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Lt Col Donald James Charles Wickes LVO, Soldier and member of the Royal Household. Born: 17 February, 1928 in Edinburgh Died: 10 November, 2021 in Edinburgh, aged 93
A remarkable document showing the gift of lands in Dundee to a faithful standard-bearer of the King of Scotland went under the hammer.
THE co-founder of Dirleton’s former art gallery quietly celebrated her 100th birthday in lockdown this week. Elizabeth Maclean Munro, who has lived in the village since 1985, reached her centenary on Tuesday and planned to spend the day celebrating with her son Neil and chatting with family via online video calls – slightly more low key than her action-packed life so far. Born in Perth in 1921, to Perthshire Advertiser journalist Catherine Duff McLeish and businessman David Herdman Campbell, Elizabeth was the second of three children. Elizabeth attended Perth Academy and, at the s...
Roderick Urquhart, of Samuelston, has been appointed to the role by Her Majesty The Queen. He was previously named a Deputy Lord Lieutenant in March 2016 alongside Pauline Jaffray. The Lord Lieutenant is the Queen’s representative in East Lothian. His deputies are there to step in when he is unavailable. Mr Williams retires from the post on March 15 after eight years’ service. Lord Lieutenants and their deputies must retire when they reach the age of 75. Mr Urquhart said of his new role: “It is a great honour and a privilege to be appointed as Her Majesty’s Lord Lieutenant...
Royal Engineers Museum, Gillingham, secure items belonging to Rorke's Drift hero John Chard VC | Updated: 13:46, 18 December 2020 A museum has won its bid to secure a set of artefacts belonging to a man portrayed in the classic war film Zulu. The Royal Engineers Museum, Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham, purchased three items from a collection owned by Lt John Chard VC at an auction in London yesterday. Lt. Col. John Chard VC. Picture: RE Museum The first lot secured was a set of surveying and drawing instruments enclosed in a wooden case, owned by John Chard which relate to his time in Chat...