Hector Seymour Peter Monro,Baron Monro of Langholm,AE,PC,was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party politician. He was Member of Parliament for Dumfriesshire for over 32 years,from 1964 to 1997,and then a life peer in the House of Lords.
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders (Princess Louise's) is a light infantry company (designated as Balaklava Company,5th Battalion,Royal Regiment of Scotland) and was a line infantry regiment of the British Army that existed from 1881 until amalgamation into the Royal Regiment of Scotland on 28 March 2006.
The Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons),officially abbreviated "QO HLDRS," was an infantry regiment of the British Army,part of the Scottish Division. It was in existence from 1961 to 1994.
This is a list of people who have served as Lord Lieutenant of Moray,Scotland. Until 1928 the office was known as Lord Lieutenant of the County of Elgin.
Robert Monro,was a famous Scottish General,from the Clan Munro of Ross-shire,Scotland. He held command in the Swedish army under Gustavus Adolphus during Thirty Years' War. He also fought for the Scottish Covenanters during the Bishop's Wars in Scotland and commanded the Scottish Covenanter army during the Irish Confederate Wars. He was the author of a diary recounting his military experiences during the Thirty Years' War,published as Monro,His Expedition With the Worthy Scots Regiment Called Mac-Keys.
Colonel Sir Hector Munro was a Scottish chief and military officer. He was the 32nd Chief of the Scottish Highland Clan Munro,29th Baron and 11th Baronet of Foulis.
David Wigley Nickson,Baron Nickson,is a British businessman,a former crossbench peer and a former President of the Confederation of British Industry. He was Chairman of the Clydesdale Bank,Scottish &Newcastle,Scottish Enterprise and the Government's Senior Salaries Review Body.
The Highland Society of London is a charity registered in England and Wales,with "the view of establishing and supporting schools in the Highlands and in the Northern parts of Great Britain,for relieving distressed Highlanders at a distance from their native homes,for preserving the antiquities and rescuing from oblivion the valuable remains of Celtic literature,and for promoting the improvement and general welfare of the Northern parts of Great Britain".
The Royal Households of the United Kingdom are the collective departments that support members of the British royal family. Many members of the royal family who undertake public duties have separate households. They vary considerably in size,from the large household that supports the sovereign to the household of the Prince and Princess of Wales,with fewer members.
Clare Nancy Russell CVO is a Scottish Landowner,the Lady Laird of Ballindalloch Castle on Speyside and has been Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire since 2002.
Clan Munro is a Highland Scottish clan. Historically the clan was based in Easter Ross in the Scottish Highlands. Traditional origins of the clan give its founder as Donald Munro who came from the north of Ireland and settled in Scotland in the eleventh century,though its true founder may have lived much later. It is also a strong tradition that the Munro chiefs supported Robert the Bruce during the Wars of Scottish Independence. The first proven clan chief on record however is Robert de Munro who died in 1369;his father is mentioned but not named in a number of charters. The clan chiefs originally held land principally at Findon on the Black Isle but exchanged it in 1350 for Estirfowlys. Robert's son Hugh who died in 1425 was the first of the family to be styled "of Foulis",despite which clan genealogies describe him as 9th baron.
The plan of raising a fencible corps in the Highlands was first proposed and carried into effect by William Pitt the Elder,in the year 1759. During the three preceding years,both the fleets and armies of Great Britain had suffered reverses,and it was thought that a "home guard" was necessary as a bulwark against invasion.
The Queen's Birthday Honours 1995 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.
Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia,Canada,New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary,both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are formally conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement,particularly for those service people on active duty.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Queen's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer the award of the Order of the Garter,Order of the Thistle,Order of Merit,Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John. Life peerages are at times also awarded as special honours.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative,operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
As part of the British honours system,Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative,operational honours,political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.
Major General James Scott-Elliot,was a senior British Army officer.
William Mackintosh,15th of Mackintosh was the chief of the Clan Mackintosh,a Scottish clan of the Scottish Highlands. He was also chief of the confederation of clans that was known as the Clan Chattan.
Brigadier Sir Henry Walter Houldsworth,DSO KBE was a British soldier.
