Final preparations are being made at a Highland castle for the annual parade of Europe's last private army which was created during Queen Victoria's travels to Scotland in 1844.The Atholl Highlanders ...

Currently in the midst of an 11-day tour of the United States, Britain's only private Regiment, The Atholl Highlanders, raised and commanded by the Dukes of Atholl, and based at their ancestral home ...

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The 11th Duke of Atholl, who has died aged 83, held a unique place in military annals as colonel-in-chief of the only private army in Europe. From Blair Castle, Perthshire, he held an annual ...

With their Lee-Metford rifles, broadswords and daggers in their socks, they look like men you would not want to get on the wrong side of. And that's no surprise, because Scotland's Atholl Highlanders ...

Europe’s last remaining private army is searching for new recruits. The Atholl Highlanders, who are based at Blair Atholl north of Pitlochry, are opening up their ranks to younger members. The ...