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Gathering in New York from all over the United States for the annual Tartan Week festivities, members of Bruce Family International attended the official Observance Day ceremony in Bryant Park on 5th April, and joined the Tartan Day Parade on 6th Avenue the following day. As an annual act of commemoration of the Declaration of Arbroath – medieval Scotland’s iconic …
Our latest newsletter features details about one of the most significant events held at Broomhall – the annual reunion for the Scots Guards Association – involved over 750 people and the appearance of HRH Duke of Kent. Indeed we have continued to raise funds for military veterans and hosted another successful car and aerospace event, The Scottish Torque Show, in aid …
Our latest newsletter features details of the unveiling of the Bruce Boulder at Faughart in County Louth to commemaorate the 705th anniversary of the death in battle of Edward Bruce, Earl of Carrick, the last High King of Ireland. You will also find out about our most successful Scottish Torque Show to date and the annual Scots Guards Association gathering …
Our Latest newsletter looks at some of our recent successful events and features this illustration of King Robert the Bruce by Andrew Jamieson who also produced the invitation to the recent coronation. It is also a highlights that Broomhall House is the perfect destination for a once-in-a-lifetime occasion, from special private parties to a memorable stop as part of a …
Following the turmoil of the Jacobite rebellion 1745-6, the coronation of King George III in 1761 at Westminster Abbey offered an opportunity for many Scottish noble families to attend and take the oath of allegiance to a new Hanoverian monarch. The Bruce family was represented by Charles 5th Earl of Elgin & 9th Earl of Kincardine. Although the 3rd Earl …
On Sunday 17th May 1590, a Danish princess was crowned as the newly wedded wife of King James VI at Holyrood Abbey. It was the last time a queen would be crowned in Scotland. Her coronation ceremony was arranged and conducted by the Rev. Robert Bruce, the Minister of St. Giles. Although James and Anne were married the previous November …
On the 25th March 1306 – the Feast of the Annunciation – Robert Bruce was enthroned as King of Scots at Scone Abbey in a ceremony shorn of traditional regalia, principally the Stone of Destiny, which had been seized in 1296 by Edward I and taken to Westminster Abbey. Surrounded by his supporters, and in the presence of four bishops …
Building on the success of the 2021 Scottish Torque Show, over 170 classic and supercars assembled at Broomhall in early September. Hosted jointly with the RAF Benevolent Fund and Driving Scotland, the annual event has become a major fundraising event for the Benevolent Fund. Amidst several military themed attractions – including a flight simulator and the cockpit of a Tornado …
On 14 October 1322, a Scottish army commanded by King Robert the Bruce won a spectacular victory on the heights of Sutton Bank in North Yorkshire, overwhelming their English foes, who thought by commanding the high ground that they would be impregnable from attack. Instead, the Scots outflanked the English and their cavalry, under the command of Walter Stewart, and …
Following a ceremony to confer the status of a city on Dunfermline, on 3rd October – the first official engagement of his reign – HM King Charles III accompanied by The Queen Consort visited the Abbey Church of Dunfermline. Lord Bruce was invited to attend the event as a Deputy Lieutenant in support of the Lord Lieutenant of Fife, Robert …
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