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Baffled about Blair I’m intrigued about a photo on page 15 in Issue 226 of Discover Britain (Feb/Mar 22, April 2022), in Queen Victoria’s Scotland. The photo is of Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland. I see a striped flag flying at half-mast, why? In many other photos the Saltire standard is flying. Lavinia Seide, by email Blair Castle replies: We think the photo is most likely from 1996 when the 10th Duke passed away. Yellow and black are the Duke’s colours and were flown when the 10th Duke was in residence. They are flown when the current Duke visits and we fly the Union Jack on special occasions of national importance such as the coronation. Americans in East Anglia I suspect I am not the first reader to comment on the interesting article regarding The Friendly…

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Discover Britain (Digital) - 1 Issue, February - March 2024

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