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    Quote Originally Posted by jsrnephdoc View Post
    And who is the guy with the braided stuff over his R shoulder? I see that he has a bow or rosette on his kilt; I assume he's an assistant to the King.
    He's Major Jonathan Thompson of 5th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland, in their uniform.

    His title is Equerry.

    The braided thing is called an Aiguillette. They're common in many militaries including those in the USA.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguillette
    Last edited by OC Richard; 22nd August 25 at 07:18 PM.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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