Yesterday I travelled to Edinburgh to collect my Clan Cunningham Armiger's cap badge in sterling silver from Ian Grant.
My motto Alterum Non Laedere (Latin for "To Injure Nobody") was originally chosen by me in 1975 when I was sworn in as a Scottish Notary Public, supposedly for life. Subsequent legislative changes required me to stand down as a Notary Public when I retired from the legal profession so I decided to keep the motto when I petitioned the Lord Lyon for recognition as an Armiger. Sometimes it can be hard to live up to this motto, it is difficult to please everyone all of the time, but its certainly a goal which I continually strive towards.
The badge as fitted to my bunnet. My bunnet was made in Scotland by Robert Mackie and purchased from Freedom Kilts in Victoria BC during my recent visit there on the occasion of the launch of the Quest of the Quaich.
For the purists who may think the badge has been mounted too low on the bunnet, I did try it higher up but in the higher position it would not remain vertical.
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