On June 29, 2021, The Earl and Countess of Wessex, named as the Earl and Countess of Forfar in Scotland, visited St James Quarter shopping district for a tour of the new area developed by Nuveen Real Estate which has transformed the east end of Edinburgh. St James Quarter is a retail, lifestyle and residential development in the centre of Edinburgh, Scotland. The Countess wore a pleated silk midi skirt by Valentino.