Royal Order of Scotland

He was installed as Deputy Grand Master & Governor (the administrator) of the Royal Order of Scotland at Edinburgh on 1 July 2022.

He was installed as Deputy Grand Master & Governor (the administrator) of the Royal Order of Scotland at Edinburgh on 3 July 2009.

The order has existed since at least 1741, based on records in the archive of the Grand Lodge demonstrating activity in London, with a further charter being granted in 1750 to work the degree at The Hague.

Activity appears to have dwindled, with the Order nearing extinction in the early 19th century, but a resurgence culminated in the establishment of further Provincial Grand Lodges by 1843.

By 1819, the order was on the verge of extinction, but was "resuscitated" in 1839 by Houston Rigg Brown, a coach maker from Edinburgh, and George A. Walker Arnott, a renowned botanist.

The essential and universal qualifications for applicants are membership of the three degrees of Craft Freemasonry, five years or more continuous subscription to a St John's Lodge as a Master Mason, and profession of the Trinitarian Christian faith, these requirements cannot be altered by any Province.

Within the British Federation of Le Droit Humain, an applicant must hold the 18th degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, Sovereign Prince of Rose Croix of H.R.D.M.

Breast Star of a member of the Royal Order of Scotland.
The regalia of the Royal Order of Scotland, as worn by a Chaplain of the Order.
The position of the Royal Order of Scotland among the Masonic appendant bodies in England and Wales
Position of the Royal Order of Scotland among the Allied Degrees of British Le Droit Humain