Two notes, Queens own Inverness and MacKenzie tartan. Because of all the questions about Inverness and Highland regiments I thought you may find this interesting. It is from the book: Soldiers Of Scotland, Page 168, By John Baynes with John Laffin, Published by Barnes and Nobel, ISBN 0-7607-0490-2 QUEEN'S OWN HIGHLANDERS (SEAFORTH AND CAMERONS) "On 7 february 1961 the Seaforth Highlanders, (Ross-shire Buffs, The Duke of Albany's) were amalgamated with The Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders to form the new regiment named above. In a simple ceremony the officers and sergeants assembled in the Officers Mess, where the two stands of Colours were set side by side and a toast was drunk to the new regiment. That same morning the last guard mounted by the Camerons on Edinburgh Castle was relieved by the first one to be mounted by the Queen's Own Highlanders. During March 1961, the first Battalion of the regiment visited the regimental area to receive the Freedom of Inverness and Dingwall, and to march through Kingussie, Fort William, Nairn, Granton -on-Spey, Forres, Elgin, Dornoch, Wick and Thurso. HRH Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had been the Colonel-in-chief of the Camerons, became Colonel-in-chief of the new regiment, and visited it in Edinburgh on 24 March 1961. Before returning to the activities of the Queen's Own Highlanders since 1961 the stories of the two original regiments must be told; all too briefly due to space." He then goes on to talk of the regiment. While glancing at the next page I found a grand bit of trivia for the MacKenzies: The 78th Highlanders were raised by Colonel Francis Humbertson MacKenzie in 1793, ::::::: The usual uniform of the Highland regiments at that time was worn, with red jacket, kilt and belted plaid, and feather bonnet. The tartan was the government tartan, (or Black Watch), but it was overlaid with red and white stripes and this later became known as the MacKenzie tartan, and is still worn by the Queens Own Highlanders today. Hope you enjoyed: Dave