Royal Company of Archers
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The Royal Company of Archers, The King's Bodyguard for Scotland, is a ceremonial unit that serves as the Sovereign's bodyguard in Scotland—a role it has performed since 1822 during the reign of King G
Members of the company on parade at the landing of King George IV at Leith in 1822. Detail from a painting by Alexander Carse
The Royal Company of Archers outside Edinburgh Castle
Entrance to Archer's Hall, Edinburgh, by Arthur Forman Balfour Paul (1875–1938)
One of the current standards of the Royal Company of Archers
James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose,, styled Earl of Kincardine until 1954 and Marquess of Graham between 1954 and 1992, is a Scottish hereditary peer, hill farmer and former Conservative politician in
Royal Company of Archers
…David Ogilvy, 13th Earl of Airlie 2004–2006 James Graham, 8th Duke of Montrose 2006–2014 Richard Walter John Montagu Douglas Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch, 12th Duke of Queensberry 2014–present…
Official portrait, 2018