The band launched its own design of tartan in 2007 and performed for Queen Elizabeth at Balmoral Castle to celebrate its unveiling.

Most commonly associated with Glengarry and Balmoral or Tam O ' Shanter caps, they still continue to be worn by pipers of civilian and military pipe bands.

The word " bonnet " for male headgear was generally replaced in English by cap before 1700, except in Scotland, where it remains in use, now especially for military headgear, like the Feather bonnet ( not to be confused with those worn by Native Americans, for which " bonnet " was also used ), Glengarry, Kilmarnock and Balmoral.

It is normally worn as part of Scottish military or civilian Highland dress, either formal or informal, as an alternative to the Balmoral bonnet or tam o ' shanter.

Balmoral has been one of the residences of the British Royal Family since 1852, when it was purchased by Queen Victoria and her consort, Prince Albert.

The Balmoral Estate has been added to by successive members of the Royal Family, and now covers an area of about.

A house at Balmoral was built by Sir William Drummond in 1390.

Balmoral Castle, painted by Queen Victoria in 1854 during its construction

Edward VII relaxing at Balmoral Castle, photographed by his wife, Alexandra

Ownership of Balmoral, along with Sandringham House in Norfolk, was inherited by Edward VIII on his accession in 1936.

Craigowan Lodge is used regularly by the Queen's friends and family, and has also been used by the Queen while Balmoral Castle is being prepared.

* Balmoral ( play ), a 1987 play by Michael Frayn

The fashion for all things Scottish was maintained by Queen Victoria, who helped secure the identity of Scotland as a tourist resort, with Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire becoming a major royal residence from 1852.

At the outbreak of World War II, Margaret and her sister were at Birkhall, on the Balmoral Castle estate, where they stayed until Christmas 1939 enduring nights so cold that drinking water in carafes by their bedside froze.

Edward VII relaxing at Balmoral Castle, photographed by his wife, Alexandra

Sandringham House in Norfolk and Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire are privately owned by the Queen.

Queen Victoria on ' Fyvie ' with John Brown at Balmoral, by George Washington Wilson, 1863 ; medium: carte de visite, size: 9. 20 x 6. 10 cm ; from the collection of the National Galleries of Scotland

* In 2008 it was reported that an electric samovar presented to Elizabeth II in about 1968 by a Soviet aerobatic team was removed from Balmoral Castle as a security precaution amid fears that its wiring could contain a listening device.

As a result of Victoria's virtual recluse, especially at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, something initially encouraged by Brown, her popularity is failing and there is a growing rise in republican sentiment.

The pinnacle of this was a meeting on 9 April in the grounds of the Royal Agricultural Society near Balmoral, attended by seventy Unionist MPs, the Primate of All Ireland and topped by " perhaps the largest Union Jack ever made " – 48 feet by 25 feet on a flagpole 90 feet high.

According to Geoffrey Madan, although invited by Queen Victoria each year to stay at Balmoral, he never accepted.

Trips are also offered on the MV Balmoral, also owned by Waverley Excursions.

Inspired by the works of French impressionism, artists camps formed around the foreshores of Sydney Harbour in the 1880s and 1890s at idyllique locations such as Balmoral Beach and Curlew Camp in Sirius Cove.

Served by Balmoral Primary School.

Historian Michael Lynch comments that " the Scottishness of Balmoral helped to give the monarchy a truly British dimension for the first time ".

* Balmoral, British Columbia

* Balmoral Jr Secondary School, North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Balmoral Castle, the British Royal Family's holiday home, lies approximately 14 km west, and the family has visited the town frequently since the time of Queen Victoria.

Since the reign of Queen Victoria the British Royal Family have spent their summers at Balmoral Castle.

The North British Hotel, lately renamed the Balmoral Hotel, on Princes Street above Edinburgh Waverley railway station | Waverley Station.

Next to the station on its north side is the former railway hotel, previously known as the North British Hotel, latterly renamed the Balmoral Hotel, and the North Bridge which sails at high level over the station.

The North British Hotel ( now The Balmoral ) opened in 1902 as a railway hotel, and was operated as part of the station until the 1980s.

Several streets in Toronto that had previously been named for Liszt, Humboldt, Schiller, Bismark, etc., were changed to names with strong British associations, such as Balmoral.

Along with Balmoral Castle, Sandringham House is the private property of the British royal family and not part of the Crown Estate.

The British Royal Family are residents in nearby Balmoral Castle during the Summer.

Crathie Kirk is a small Church of Scotland parish church in the Scottish village of Crathie, best known for being the regular place of worship of the British Royal Family when they are holidaying at nearby Balmoral Castle.

Other notable buildings include the Assembly Rooms on George Street, the Balmoral Hotel ( formerly called the North British Hotel, after a railway company ) with its landmark clock tower above Waverley Station, and the Scott Monument.

The Balmoral is a luxury five-star hotel and landmark in Edinburgh, Scotland, known as the North British Hotel until the late 1980s.

Balmoral Castle is a large estate house in Royal Deeside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

A malt whisky distillery located on the Balmoral Estate produces the Royal Lochnagar Single Malt whisky.

He was invited to Balmoral Castle, where King Edward VII created him a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order ( CVO ).

* Lochnagar, a mountain near the Royal Castle of Balmoral in the area of Glen Muick

When the monarch is not in residence, the Union Flag is flown at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle and Sandringham House, whereas in Scotland the Royal Standard of Scotland is flown at Holyrood Palace and Balmoral Castle.

If the ancient Royal Standard of Scotland is flying above Holyrood Palace or Balmoral Castle, instead of the Royal Standard of the United Kingdom used in Scotland, this also indicates that the Queen is in residence.

Ballater is a centre for tourism in Royal Deeside, with the Cairngorms and Balmoral Castle nearby.

10 miles from Braemar it passes Balmoral Castle, holiday home of the Royal Family, then continues through Ballater, where many small local shops proudly display the Royal Warrant, Aboyne, Kincardine O ' Neil, Banchory and Peterculter before entering Aberdeen city.

He is also responsible for the property maintenance of the Occupied Royal Palaces ( such as Buckingham Palace and St James ' Palace ) and their gardens, for the financial aspects of Royal travel, for personnel matters in the Royal Household, for the Queen's private estates ( which include Balmoral Castle and Sandringham House ) and for the commercial activities of the Royal Collection Trust ( for which annual accounts are published ).

At a Sydney or local level however, landmarks are more plentiful and include: The Lane Cove Azalea Beds, Blues Point Tower, Eden Gardens, the Balmoral Rotunda, the Stanton Library in North Sydney, Lane Cove Plaza, Zenith Towers at Chatswood, Northpoint Tower in North Sydney, Cammeray suspension bridge at Cammeray, Echo Point Park in Roseville Chase, the Royal North Shore Hospital, the Hornsby Water Clock, the ' Forum ' in St Leonards and North Sydney Oval.

From there, aided by his well-developed technical and commercial acumen and a contract to photograph the Royal Family while documenting the building of Balmoral Castle in 1854-1855, he established himself as one of Scotland's premier photographers working for Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in 1860.

Other events in 1992 for the regiment included the 2nd Battalion providing the Royal Guard at Balmoral Castle, participating in the Edinburgh Military Tattoo, in which the regiment has participated in many times.

In 1880 he was called to Balmoral and taught art to some members of the Royal family including Queen Victoria.