Originally Posted by
MacMillan of Rathdown
But it's not required, and either is the cockade. Since cockades rarely, at least these days, denote any special allegiance, their main purpose is to supply a secure backing for the pin on the clan badge.
And you can order your Balmoral without the Petersham cockade. I had them leave it off the last one I ordered as I wanted to wear it without a badge.
Ken
"The best things written about the bagpipe are written on five lines of the great staff" - Pipe Major Donald MacLeod, MBE
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