Keepers of the Kingdom

[JSFMACLJR]

A wonderful book, Keepers of the Kingdom, by Alastair Bruce, contains many wonderful photographs of the ancient officeholders of the United Kingdom. For your interest, I scanned a few of the relevant Scottish ones!

The Marquess of Huntly, "Cock O' The North":


Former Lord Lyon Robin Blair as Pursebearer to the Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland:


The late Sir Donald Cameron of Lochiel, KT:


The Earl of Erroll as Lord High Constable of Scotland:


The late Sir Fitzroy Maclean of Dunconnel, KT:


The Duke of Atholl inspecting the Atholl Highlanders:

[Highland Logan]

Great pictures Sandy. Thanks for sharing.

Frank

[McMurdo]

You've done it again Sandford, I love the yellow hose and garter look, I'll have to try that out. what a great bunch of photos what really strikes me is how the entire matching idea in Highland wear, is a greatly North American one.

[pdcorlis]

Yellow tie, brocade vest, yellow hose and garter ties - the The Marquess of Huntly looks quite handsome!

[JSFMACLJR]

The picture which I find the easiest to criticize is the one of the Earl of Erroll. I think Lord Erroll must have been rushed: he forgot to put on a waistcoat, which really ought to be worn if one is wearing a jabot; and his hose need to be turned down a little bit more so that the "stripes" line up (it could be that the hose are too small). Ah, but he sure has a wonderful doublet!

[JSFMACLJR]

Yellow tie, brocade vest, yellow hose and garter ties - the The Marquess of Huntly looks quite handsome!

His jacket appears to be made of velvet, although it could be moleskin, or even corduroy.

[pdcorlis]

Could you provide an approximate date for these photos please?

[macwilkin]

Yellow tie, brocade vest, yellow hose and garter ties - the The Marquess of Huntly looks quite handsome!

He is the "Cock o' the North" after all!

Todd

[thescot]

Thanks for some really great photos.

Boy, that Huntley knows how to mix and match items. I would never have thought of something that . . . bright . . . but he shows how good it actually looks. Maybe we could take up a collection and get him a really tall feather! As Todd points out, he really is quite the Cock o' the North!

Sir Donald gets my vote for the absolute best looking of the lot although the Duke strikes quite a good pose as well.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Could you provide an approximate date for these photos please?

The photos were taken, as I recall, within the last ten years.