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The '''Bearer of the National Flag of Scotland''' is one of the [[Great Officers of State|Great Officers]] in the [[Royal Household]] of [[Scotland]]. The bearer participates in royal, state, or other ceremonial events when needed.

By [[charter of novodamus]] of 1676, later ratified by the [[Parliament of Scotland]],<ref>Ratification to Charles Maitland of the Earldom of Dundee 1681 (c.72)</ref> [[Charles II of England|Charles II]] granted [[Charles Maitland, 3rd Earl of Lauderdale|Charles Maitland]] "the office of bearing our insignia within our said realm of Scotland". Maitland's descendant, [[James Maitland, 8th Earl of Lauderdale]], matriculated arms in the character of Hereditary Standard Bearer of Scotland.

In 1952, the [[Lord Lyon]] decided that the Earl of Lauderdale's right was to bear the [[Flag of Scotland|Saltire]], whereas the [[Earl of Dundee]] as [[Bearer of the Royal Banner]] bears the [[Royal Banner of Scotland]], the "[[Lion Rampant]]".

==Sources==
Stair Memorial Encyclopedia of the Laws of Scotland, Vol 7, para 826

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[[Category:Political office-holders in Scotland]]
[[Category:Lists of Scottish people]]
[[Category:Positions within the British Royal Household]]
[[Category:Ceremonial officers in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Scottish ceremonial units]]


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