Royal Scots Club Edinburgh

The Royal Scots Club Edinburgh is a private members' club located in the New Town, Edinburgh at 29-31 Abercromby Street, Edinburgh, EH3 6QE Scotland. The current Patron of the club is Her Royal Highness Anne, Princess Royal.

History

Formed in 1919 by Lord Henry Scott after World War I for all ranks of the Royal Scots the club commemorates the 11,162 Royal Scots killed in the war. The first Patron of the club was Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood. Originally an all-ranks military club it is now open to wider membership, with preferential membership rates for military and ex-military personnel.

The club currently has over 2000 members. The current Chairman of Trustees is Brigadier George Lowder MBE and the Board of Directors is chaired by Mr Norman Soutar. The Club Committee is chaired by Mr Guy Richardson. Chairman of the Membership Committee is Mr Guy Richardson and Regimental Secretary, Secretary to the Trustees, Board of Directors and Membership Committee is Lieutenant Colonel David Jack.

In 2019 the club honoured the Irish soldier and Royal Scot Joseph Prosser VC a hero of the Crimean War. The club is used as a venue for plays during the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Duncan Macdougall A History of the Royal Scots Club : On the Occasion of the 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Club J. R. Reid, Glasgow
Robert H. Paterson Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard Royal Scots History Committee, Edinburgh
Roddy Martine Not For Glory Nor Riches: One Hundred Years of the Royal Scots Club Birlinn, Edinburgh