By cuckooshoe
We know prior to the Treaty of Union, Orkney and Shetland were Crown Dependencies of Scotland.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1669_Act_for_annexation_of_Orkney_and_Shetland_to_the_Crown
“The 1669 Act of Annexation was a Parliamentary Act passed by the Parliament of Scotland to establish Orkney and Shetland’s status as Crown Dependencies following a legal dispute with William Douglas, 9th Earl of Morton, who held the estates of Orkney and Shetland.”
And
https://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/england-scotland-and-treaty-union-1706-08
“The finalized ‘Articles of Union’ were signed at Whitehall on 22 July 1706 and formally presented to Queen Anne the following day. They were considered by the Scottish Parliament during October 1706-January 1707, and an Act was then passed declaring Scotland’s assent.”
On the 12th February 1707 the Crown Dependancies of Orkney and Shetland reverted back –
” Act of dissolution of the lands of Orkney and Shetland from the crown in favour of [James Douglas], Earl of Morton”
If it will be King Charles III’s decision on Orkney becoming a Crown Dependancy, would Westminster need to devolve powers to Holyrood to enable the Scottish Parliament to pass an Act of Annexation?
Also, does Orkney and/or Shetland becoming Crown Dependencies (again) pave the way for an end to the Act of Union or even a new Acts of Union?
Talking-up Scotland 'Albatraz' 
This is interesting since it kind of parallels the 1603 takeover of the English crown by Scots and similarly reference the political union of 1707. Note how the king of Norway and Denmark acted in his capacity as King of Norway( alone) pledged Orkney and Shetland as a dowry payment.
Absorption by Scotland
Edit
A picture on a page in an old book. A man at left wears tights and a tunic with a lion rampant design and holds a sword and sceptre. A woman at right wears a dress with an heraldic design bordered with ermine and carries a thistle in one hand and a sceptre in the other. They stand on a green surface over a legend in Scots that begins “James the Thrid of Nobil Memorie…” (sic) and notes that he “marrit the King of Denmark’s dochter”.
James III and Margaret of Denmark, whose betrothal led to Shetland passing from Norway to Scotland.
In the 14th century, Orkney and Shetland remained a Norwegian possession, but Scottish influence was growing. Jon Haraldsson, who was murdered in Thurso in 1231, was the last of an unbroken line of Norse jarls,[68] and thereafter the earls were Scots noblemen of the houses of Angus and St Clair.[69] On the death of Haakon VI in 1380,[70] Norway formed a political union with Denmark, after which the interest of the royal house in the islands declined.[63] In 1469, Shetland was pledged by Christian I, in his capacity as King of Norway, as security against the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret, betrothed to James III of Scotland. As the money was never paid, the connection with the Crown of Scotland became permanent.[Note 7] In 1470, William Sinclair, 1st Earl of Caithness, ceded his title to James III, and the following year the Northern Isles were directly absorbed by the Crown of Scotland,[73] an action confirmed by the Parliament of Scotland in 1472.[74] Nonetheless, Shetland’s connection with Norway has proved to be enduring.[Note 8]
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Cancel the Ferries. They want to build their own and give up the Oil & Gas rights in Scottish waters.
They want to go to Uni in Norway, They want to go for healthcare in Norway. Pay higher taxes to Norway.
Maybe not.
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I suppose if Norway was to make good on the promised dowry the islands would revert to them.
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That was put forward last time round with QE 11 cousin the Queen of Denmark having suddenly found a document which allowed them to do just that, the Queen of Denmark apparently lost interest after a NO vote.
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