Order of precedence in Scotland

The order of precedence in Scotland was fixed by Royal Warrant in 1905.^[1] Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1952, 1958 and most recently in 1999 to coincide with the establishment of the Scottish Parliament and Scottish Government.

The relative precedence of peers of Scotland is determined by the Act of Union 1707.

The orders of precedence for Gentlemen and Ladies are as follows:

Gentlemen

1. The Sovereign (The Queen)
2. Spouse of the Sovereign (The Duke of Edinburgh)
3. The Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, when it is in session (The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn)
4. Sons of the Sovereign
   1. The Duke of Rothesay
   2. The Duke of York
   3. The Earl of Wessex
5. Grandsons of the Sovereign
   1. The Duke of Cambridge
   2. Prince Harry of Wales
   3. Viscount Severn
   4. Peter Phillips
6. Brothers of the Sovereign (of which there are none)
7. Uncles of the Sovereign (none living)
8. Nephews of the Sovereign (Viscount Linley)
9. Grandsons of former Sovereigns being Dukes
   1. The Duke of Gloucester
   2. The Duke of Kent
10. Grandsons of former Sovereigns not being Dukes (Prince Michael of Kent)
11. Lords Lieutenants (see list below)
12. Sheriff Principal (during term of office and with bounds of Sheriffdom)
13. The Lord High Chancellor (Kenneth Clarke MP)
14. The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland (Rt. Rev. John Christie)^[2]
15. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury (David Cameron MP)^{[dubious – discuss]}
16. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment^{[dubious – discuss]}
17. The Speaker of the House of Commons (John Bercow MP)^{[dubious – discuss]}
18. The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords (See Order of Precedence for Ladies)^{[dubious – discuss]}
19. The President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom^[3] (Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers)
20. The Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland (Alex Salmond MSP, the First Minister of Scotland)
21. The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (Tricia Marwick MSP)
22. The Secretary of State for Scotland (Michael Moore MP)
23. The Lord High Constable of Scotland (The Earl of Erroll)
24. The Master of the Household in Scotland (The Duke of Argyll)
25. Dukes
26. Eldest sons of dukes of Blood royal
    1. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of The Duke of Gloucester
    2. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of The Duke of Kent
27. Ministers, Envoys, and other very important visitors from foreign countries^{[dubious – discuss]}
28. Lord Great Chamberlain (The Marquess of Cholmondeley)^{[dubious – discuss]}
29. Marquesses
30. Eldest sons of dukes
    1. Earl of Arundel and Surrey, eldest son of the Duke of Norfolk
    2. Lord Seymour, eldest son of the Duke of Somerset
    3. Earl of March and Kinrara, eldest son of the Duke of Richmond and Gordon
    4. Earl of Euston, eldest son of the Duke of Grafton
    5. Marquess of Worcester, eldest son of the Duke of Beaufort
    6. Earl of Burford, eldest son of the Duke of St Albans
    7. Marquess of Tavistock, eldest son of the Duke of Bedford
    8. Marquess of Hartington, eldest son of the Duke of Devonshire
    9. Marquess of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke of Marlborough
    10. Marquess of Granby, eldest son of the Duke of Rutland
    11. Marquess of Douglas and Clydesdale, eldest son of the Duke of Hamilton and Brandon
    12. Earl of Dalkeith, eldest son of the Duke of Buccleuch and Queensberry
    13. Marquess of Lorne, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll
    14. Marquess of Tullibardine, eldest son of the Duke of Atholl
    15. Marquess of Graham, eldest son of the Duke of Montrose
    16. Marquess of Bowmont and Cessford, eldest son of the Duke of Roxburghe
    17. Viscount Mandeville, eldest son of the Duke of Manchester
    18. Earl Percy, eldest son of the Duke of Northumberland
    19. Marquess of Douro, eldest son of the Duke of Wellington
    20. Marquess of Stafford, eldest son of the Duke of Sutherland
    21. Marquess of Hamilton, eldest son of the Duke of Abercorn
    22. Earl Grosvenor, eldest son of the Duke of Westminster
    23. Earl of Southesk, eldest son of the Duke of Fife
    24. Earl of Ulster, eldest son of the Duke of Gloucester
    25. Earl of St Andrews, eldest son of the Duke of Kent
    26. The Prince of Wales, eldest son of the Duke of Edinburgh
31. Earls
32. Younger sons of dukes of Blood royal
    1. Lord Nicholas Windsor
33. Eldest sons of marquesses
    1. Earl of Wiltshire, eldest son of the Marquess of Winchester
    2. Earl of Aboyne, eldest son of the Marquess of Huntly
    3. Viscount Drumlanrig, eldest son of the Marquess of Queensberry
    4. Earl of Shelburne, eldest son of the Marquess of Lansdowne
    5. Viscount Raynham, eldest son of the Marquess Townshend
    6. Viscount Cranborne, eldest son of the Marquess of Salisbury
    7. Viscount Weymouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Bath
    8. Earl of Yarmouth, eldest son of the Marquess of Hertford
    9. Earl of Dumfries, eldest son of the Marquess of Bute
    10. Earl of Tyrone, eldest son of the Marquess of Waterford
    11. Earl of Hillsborough, eldest son of the Marquess of Downshire
    12. Earl of Belfast, eldest son of the Marquess of Donegall
    13. Earl of Bective, eldest son of the Marquess of Headfort
    14. Viscount Loftus, eldest son of the Marquess of Ely
    15. Lord Burghley, eldest son of the Marquess of Exeter
    16. Earl Compton, eldest son of the Marquess of Northampton
    17. Earl of Brecknock, eldest son of the Marquess Camden
    18. Earl of Uxbridge, eldest son of the Marquess of Anglesey
    19. Viscount Castlereagh, eldest son of the Marquess of Londonderry
    20. Earl of Mount Charles, eldest son of the Marquess Conyngham
    21. Earl of Cardigan, eldest son of the Marquess of Ailesbury
    22. Earl of Mulgrave, eldest son of the Marquess of Normanby
    23. Earl Ronaldshay, eldest son of the Marquess of Zetland
    24. Earl of Hopetoun, eldest son of the Marquess of Linlithgow
    25. Earl of Haddo, eldest son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair
    26. Earl of Medina, eldest son of the Marquess of Milford Haven
    27. Viscount Erleigh, eldest son of the Marquess of Reading
34. Younger sons of dukes
    1. The Lord Thomas Fitzalan-Howard
    2. The Lord Philip Fitzalan-Howard
    3. The Lord Gerald Fitzalan-Howard
    4. The Lord Mark Fitzalan-Howard
    5. The Lord Charles Seymour
    6. The Lord Francis Seymour
    7. The Lord Nicholas Gordon-Lennox
    8. The Lord Charles FitzRoy
    9. The Lord Edward FitzRoy
    10. The Lord Edward Somerset
    11. The Lord John Somerset
    12. The Lord Peter Beauclerk
    13. The Lord James Beauclerk
    14. The Lord John Beauclerk
    15. The Lord Robin Russell
    16. The Lord James Russell
    17. The Lord Rudolf Russell
    18. The Lord Francis Russell
    19. The Lord Hugh Russell
    20. The Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill
    21. The Lord Charles Spencer-Churchill
    22. The Lord Hugo Manners
    23. The Lord Edward Manners
    24. The Lord Roger Manners
    25. The Lord John Douglas-Hamilton
    26. The Lord Selkirk of Douglas (as a son of a Duke of Hamilton, he ranks higher than he does through his own life peerage)
    27. The Lord Patrick Douglas-Hamilton
    28. The Lord David Douglas-Hamilton
    29. The Lord John Montagu-Douglas-Scott
    30. The Lord Damian Montagu-Douglas-Scott
    31. The Lord Colin Campbell
    32. The Lord Craig Murray
    33. The Lord Ronald Graham
    34. The Lord Donald Graham
    35. The Lord Edward Innes-Ker
    36. The Lord George Innes-Ker
    37. The Lord Robert Innes-Ker
    38. The Lord Kimble Montagu
    39. The Lord Max Percy
    40. The Lord James Percy
    41. The Lord John FitzGerald
    42. The Lord Adrian FitzGerald
    43. The Lord Richard Wellesley
    44. The Lord John Wellesley
    45. The Lord James Wellesley
    46. The Lord Henry Egerton
    47. The Lord Nicholas Hamilton
    48. The Lord Anthony Hamilton
    49. The Lord Nicholas Windsor
35. Lord Justice General (Lord Hamilton)
36. Lord Clerk Register (Lord Mackay of Clashfern)
37. Lord Advocate (Frank Mulholland)
38. Advocate General for Scotland (Lord Wallace of Tankerness)
39. Lord Justice Clerk (Lord Gill)
40. Viscounts
41. Eldest sons of earls
    1. Viscount Ingestre, eldest son of the Earl of Shrewsbury
    2. Lord Stanley of Bickerstaffe, eldest son of the Earl of Derby
    3. Lord Herbert of Cardiff, eldest son of the Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery
    4. The Honourable Charles Courtenay, eldest son of the Earl of Devon
    5. Viscount Andover, eldest son of the Earl of Suffolk
    6. Viscount Feilding, eldest son of the Earl of Denbigh
    7. Lord Norreys, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsey
    8. Viscount Maidstone, eldest son of the Earl of Winchelsea
    9. Viscount Hinchingbrooke, eldest son of the Earl of Sandwich
    10. Viscount Woodstock, eldest son of the Earl of Portland
    11. Viscount Bury, eldest son of the Earl of Albermarle
    12. Viscount Deerhurst, eldest son of the Earl of Coventry
    13. Lord Balniel, eldest son of the Earl of Crawford
    14. Lord Hay, eldest son of the Earl of Erroll
    15. Lord Strathnaver, eldest son of the Earl of Sutherland
    16. Lord Aberdour, eldest son of the Earl of Morton
    17. Lord Cardross, eldest son of the Earl of Buchan
    18. Lord Montgomerie, eldest son of the Earl of Eglinton
    19. Lord Berriedale, eldest son of the Earl of Caithness
    20. Lord Doune, eldest son of the Earl of Morway
    21. Lord Glamis, eldest son of the Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
    22. Lord Dunglass, eldest son of the Earl of Home
    23. Lord Binning, eldest son of the Earl of Haddington
    24. Viscount of Maitland, eldest son of the Earl of Lauderdale
    25. Viscount of Garnock, eldest son of the Earl of Lindsay
    26. Viscount of Dupplin, eldest son of the Earl of Kinnoull
    27. Lord Bruce of Kinloss, eldest son of the Earl of Elgin
    28. Lord Neidpath, eldest son of the Earl of Wemyss
    29. Lord Ramsay of Dalhousie, eldest son of the Earl of Dalhousie
    30. Lord Ogilvy of Airlie, eldest son of the Earl of Airlie
    31. Lord Balgonie, eldest son of the Earl of Leven
    32. Lord Huntingtower, eldest son of the Countess of Dysart
    33. Lord Daer, eldest son of the Baron Selkirk of Douglas (disclaimed Earldom of Selkirk)
    34. Lord Rosehill, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk
    35. Lord Scrymgeour, eldest son of the Earl of Dundee
    36. Lord Johnstone, eldest son of the Earl of Annandale and Hartfell
    37. Lord Cochrane, eldest son of the Earl of Dundonald
    38. Viscount of Kirkwall, eldest son of the Earl of Orkney
    39. Viscount of Reidhaven, eldest son of the Earl of Seafield
    40. Lord Dalmeny, eldest son of the Earl of Rosebery
    41. Viscount of Kelburn, eldest son of the Earl of Glasgow
    42. Lord Guernsey, eldest son of the Earl of Aylesford
    43. Viscount Chewton, eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave
    44. Viscount Petersham, eldest son of the Earl of Harrington
    45. Viscount Lymington, eldest son of the Earl of Portsmouth
    46. Lord Brooke, eldest son of the Earl of Warwick
    47. Viscount Folkestone, eldest son of the Earl of Radnor
    48. Viscount Althorp, eldest son of the Earl Spencer
    49. Lord Apsley, eldest son of the Earl Bathurst
    50. Lord Hyde, eldest son of the Earl of Clarendon
    51. Viscount of Stormont, eldest son of the Earl of Mansfield
    52. Lord Porchester, eldest son of the Earl of Carnarvon
    53. Viscount Chelsea, eldest son of the Earl Cadogan
    54. Viscount FitzHarris, eldest son of the Earl of Malmesbury
    55. Viscount Dungarvan, eldest son of the Earl of Cork
    56. Lord Ardee, eldest son of the Earl of Meath
    57. Viscount Moore, eldest son of the Earl of Drogheda
    58. Viscount Forbes, eldest son of the Earl of Granard
    59. Lord Clifton of Rathmore, eldest son of the Earl of Darnley
    60. Viscount Ikerrin, eldest son of the Earl of Carrick
    61. Viscount Boyle, eldest son of the Earl of Shannon
    62. Viscount Stopford, eldest son of the Earl of Courtown
    63. Viscount Pollington, eldest son of the Earl of Mexborough
    64. Viscount Jocelyn, eldest son of the Earl of Roden
    65. Viscount Lisburne, eldest son of the Earl of Lisburne
    66. Lord Gilford, eldest son of the Earl of Clanwilliam
    67. Viscount Dunluce, eldest son of the Earl of Antrim
    68. Lord Silchester, eldest son of the Earl of Longford
    69. Viscount Carlow, eldest son of the Earl of Portarlington
    70. Lord Naas, eldest son of the Earl of Mayo
    71. Viscount Crichton, eldest son of the Earl of Erne
    72. Lord Bingham, eldest son of the Earl of Lucan
    73. Viscount Corry, eldest son of the Earl Belmore
    74. Viscount Suirdale, eldest son of the Earl of Donoughmore
    75. Viscount Alexander, eldest son of the Earl of Caledon
    76. Lord Loughborough, eldest son of the Earl of Rosslyn
    77. Viscount Cranley, eldest son of the Earl of Onslow
    78. Viscount Grey de Wilton, eldest son of the Earl of Wilton
    79. Viscount Glentworth, eldest son of the Earl of Limerick
    80. Viscount Clive, eldest son of the Earl of Powis
    81. Viscount Merton, eldest son of the Earl Nelson
    82. Lord Oxmantown, eldest son of the Earl of Rosse
    83. Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of Normanton
    84. Viscount Lowther, eldest son of the Earl of Lonsdale
    85. Viscount Sandon, eldest son of the Earl of Harrowby
    86. Viscount Melgund, eldest son of the Earl of Minto
    87. Viscount Grimston, eldest son of the Earl of Verulam
    88. Lord Eliot, eldest son of the Earl of St Germans
    89. Viscount Boringdon, eldest son of the Earl of Morley
    90. Viscount Newport, eldest son of the Earl of Bradford
    91. Viscount Encombe, eldest son of the Earl of Elden
    92. Viscount Curzon, eldest son of the Earl Howe
    93. Viscount Durwich, eldest son of the Earl of Stradbroke
    94. Lord Langton, eldest son of the Earl Temple of Stowe
    95. Viscount Newry, eldest son of the Earl of Kilmorey
    96. Viscount Northland, eldest son of the Earl of Ranfurly
    97. Viscount Anson, eldest son of the Earl of Lichfield
    98. Viscount Granville, eldest son of the Earl Granville
    99. Lord Howard of Effingham, eldest son of the Earl of Effingham
    100. Lord Ducie, eldest son of the Earl of Ducie
    101. Lord Worsley, eldest son of the Earl of Yarborough
    102. Viscount Coke, eldest son of the Earl of Leicester
    103. Viscount Campden, eldest son of the Earl of Gainsborough
    104. Viscount Enfield, eldest son of the Earl of Strafford
    105. Viscount Dangan, eldest son of the Earl Cowley
    106. Viscount Ednam, eldest son of the Earl of Dudley
    107. Viscount Tarbat, eldest son of the Earl of Cromartie
    108. Viscount Carlton, eldest son of the Earl of Wharncliffe
    109. Viscount Garmoyle, eldest son of the Earl Cairns
    110. Viscount Wolmer, eldest son of the Earl of Selborne
    111. Lord Medway, eldest son of the Earl of Cranbrook
    112. Viscount Errington, eldest son of the Earl of Cromer
    113. Viscount Hawkesbury, eldest son of the Earl of Liverpool
    114. Viscount Borodale, eldest son of the Earl Beatty
    115. Viscount Dawick, eldest son of the Earl Haig
    116. Viscount Asquith, eldest son of the Earl of Oxford
    117. Viscount Jellicoe, eldest son of the Earl Jellicoe
    118. Viscount Clanfield, eldest son of the Earl Peel
    119. Lord Irwin, eldest son of the Earl of Halifax
    120. Viscount Ruthven of Canberra, eldest son of the Earl of Gowrie
    121. Viscount Gwynedd, eldest son of the Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor
    122. Lord Romsey, eldest son of the Countess Mountbatten of Burma
    123. Viscount Linley, eldest son of the Earl of Snowdon
    124. Viscount Macmillan of Ovenden, eldest son of the Earl of Stockton
42. The Lord Frederick Windsor
43. Younger sons of marquesses
44. Barons and Lords of Parliament
45. Eldest sons of viscounts
46. Younger sons of earls
47. Eldest sons of barons
48. Knights of the Garter
49. Knights of the Thistle
50. Knights of St Patrick (none, order dormant)
51. Privy Counsellors
52. Senators of the College of Justice and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
53. Younger sons of viscounts
54. Younger sons of barons
55. Sons of Law Life Peers
56. Baronets
57. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
58. Knights Grand Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
59. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
60. Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
61. Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
62. Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
63. Knights Commanders of the Order of the Bath
64. Knights Commanders of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
65. Knights Commanders of the Order of St Michael and St George
66. Knights Commanders of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
67. Knights Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
68. Knights Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
69. Solicitor General for Scotland (Lesley Thomson - see Order of Precedence for Ladies below)
70. Lyon King of Arms (W David H Sellar)
71. Sheriffs-Principal
72. Knights Bachelor
73. Sheriffs
74. Companions of the Order of the Bath
75. Companions of the Order of the Star of India (none, order dormant)
76. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
77. Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire (none, order dormant)
78. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
79. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
80. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
81. Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
82. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
83. Companions of the Imperial Service Order
84. Eldest sons of younger sons of peers
85. Eldest sons of baronets
86. Eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
87. Eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
88. Eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
89. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
90. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
91. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
92. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
93. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
94. Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
95. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
96. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
97. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
98. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
99. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
100. Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
101. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
102. Members of the Order of the British Empire
103. Younger sons of baronets
104. Younger sons of Knights of the Garter
105. Younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
106. Younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
107. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
108. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
109. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
110. Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
111. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
112. Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
113. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
114. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
115. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
116. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
117. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
118. Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
119. Queen's Counsel
120. Esquires
121. Gentlemen

Ladies

1. The Queen
2. Queens dowager (none living; ordered according to husband's death, earliest first)
3. Daughters-in-law of the Sovereign
   1. The Duchess of Rothesay
   2. The Countess of Wessex
4. Daughters of the Sovereign
   1. The Princess Royal
5. Granddaughters-in-law of the Sovereign
   1. The Duchess of Cambridge
   2. Autumn Phillips
6. Granddaughters of the Sovereign
   1. Princess Beatrice of York
   2. Princess Eugenie of York
   3. Lady Louise Windsor
   4. Zara Phillips, MBE
7. Sisters-in-law of the Sovereign (none)
8. Sisters of the Sovereign (none living)
9. Aunts (by marriage) of the Sovereign (none living)
10. Aunts (by blood) of the Sovereign (none living)
11. Nieces (by marriage) of the Sovereign (Viscountess Linley)
12. Nieces (by blood) of the Sovereign (Lady Sarah Chatto)
13. Granddaughters-in-law of former Sovereigns (whose husbands are Dukes)
    1. The Duchess of Gloucester
    2. The Duchess of Kent
14. Granddaughters-in-law of former Sovereigns (whose husbands are not Dukes)
    1. Princess Michael of Kent
    2. The Countess of Harewood
15. Granddaughters of former Sovereigns
    1. Princess Alexandra, The Hon Lady Ogilvy
16. Lords Lieutenant (see list below)
17. Sheriff Principal (during term of office and with bounds of Sheriffdom)
18. Commonwealth Prime Ministers, while visiting the UK, in order of appointment^{[dubious – discuss]}
19. Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival^{[dubious – discuss]}
20. The Lord Speaker of the House of Lords (The Baroness D'Souza)^{[dubious – discuss]}
21. Duchesses
22. Countess of Ulster, wife of the Earl of Ulster
23. Countess of St Andrews, wife of the Earl of St Andrews
24. The Lady Davina Windsor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
25. The Lady Rose Gilman, younger daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
26. The Lady Helen Taylor, eldest daughter of the Duke of Kent
27. Marchionesses
28. Wives of dukes' eldest sons
29. Daughters of dukes not married to peers
30. Countesses
31. Wives of marquesses' eldest sons
32. The Lady Gabriella Windsor
33. Marquesses' daughters not married to peers
34. Wives of dukes' younger sons
35. Viscountesses
36. Wives of eldest sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
37. Earls' daughters not married to peers
38. Sophie Winkleman, wife of Lord Frederick Windsor
39. Wives of marquesses' younger sons
40. Baronesses, wives of Lords of Parliament and female holders of Lordships of Parliament
41. Wives of viscounts' eldest sons
42. Viscounts' daughters not married to peers
43. Wives of younger sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
44. Wives of eldest sons of barons or baronesses
45. Daughters of barons or baronesses
46. Ladies of the Garter
    1. The Princess Royal
    2. Princess Alexandra, the Honourable Lady Ogilvy
    3. The Baroness Thatcher
    4. The Lady Soames
47. Ladies of the Thistle
    1. The Princess Royal
    2. Lady Marion Fraser
48. Wives of Knights of the Garter
    1. The Queen
    2. The Duchess of Cornwall
    3. The Duchess of Cambridge
    4. The Duchess of Gloucester
    5. The Duchess of Kent
    6. The Duchess of Grafton
    7. The Lady Richardson of Duntisbourne
    8. The Lady Carrington
    9. The Duchess of Wellington
    10. The Lady Bramall
    11. The Viscountess Ridley
    12. The Lady Sainsbury of Preston Candover
    13. The Lady Ashburton
    14. The Lady Kingsdown
    15. Lady Hillary
    16. Lady Mary Colman
    17. The Duchess of Abercorn
    18. The Lady Inge
    19. Lady Acland
    20. The Duchess of Westminster
    21. The Lady Butler of Brockwell
    22. The Lady Morris of Aberavon
    23. Lady Major
    24. The Lady Bingham of Cornhill
49. Wives of Knights of the Thistle
    1. The Queen
    2. The Duchess of Cornwall
    3. The Countess of Wemyss
    4. The Duchess of Buccleuch
    5. The Countess of Elgin
    6. The Lady Thomson of Monifieth
    7. The Countess of Airlie
    8. The Lady Margaret Tennant
    9. The Viscountess of Arbuthnott
    10. The Countess of Crawford
    11. The Lady Macfarlane of Bearsden
    12. The Lady Mackay of Clashfern
    13. The Lady Wilson of Tillyorn
    14. The Lady Steel of Aikwood
    15. The Lady Robertson of Port Ellen
50. Privy Counsellors
51. Senators of the College of Justice
52. Wives of viscounts' younger sons
53. Wives of younger sons of barons or baronesses
54. Wives of baronets
55. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
56. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
57. Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
58. Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
59. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
60. Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India
61. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
62. Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
63. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
64. Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
65. Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath
66. Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
67. Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
68. Dames Commandes of the Order of the British Empire
69. Solicitor General for Scotland (Lesley Thomson)
70. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
71. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
72. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
73. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
74. Wives of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
75. Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
76. Companions of the Order of the Bath
77. Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
78. Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
79. Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
80. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Bath
81. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Star of India
82. Wives of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
83. Wives of Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire
84. Wives of Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
85. Wives of Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
86. Wives of Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
87. Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
88. Officers of the Order of the British Empire
89. Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
90. Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
91. Wives of Senators of the College of Justice
92. Wives of Knights Bachelor
93. Companions of the Imperial Service Order
94. Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
95. Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers or peeresses
96. Daughters of sons of peers or peeresses
97. Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
98. Daughters of baronets
99. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Garter
100. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Thistle
101. Wives of eldest sons of Knights of St Patrick
102. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
103. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
104. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
105. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
106. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
107. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
108. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
109. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
110. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
111. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
112. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
113. Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
114. Daughters of Knights of the Garter
115. Daughters of Knights of the Thistle
116. Daughters of Knights of St Patrick
117. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
118. Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
119. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
120. Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
121. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
122. Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
123. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
124. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
125. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
126. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
127. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
128. Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
129. Members of the Royal Victorian Order
130. Members of the Order of the British Empire
131. Wives of Members of the Royal Victorian Order
132. Wives of Members of the Order of the British Empire
133. Wives of younger sons of baronets
134. Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Garter
135. Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Thistle
136. Wives of younger sons of Knights of St Patrick
137. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
138. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India
139. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
140. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
141. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
142. Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
143. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
144. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India
145. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
146. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
147. Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Local Precedence

1. The Lord Lieutenant of the lieutenancy areas (the Lord Provost is Lord Lieutenant in the 4 largest cities):
   • The Lord Provost of Aberdeen (Peter Stephen)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire (James Ingleby)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Angus (Georgiana Osborne)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute (Patrick Stewart)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran (John Duncan)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire (Clare Russell)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire (Alexander Richard Trotter)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Caithness (Anne Dunnett)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire (George Reid)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries (Jean Douglas Tulloch)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire (Michael Gregory)
   • The Lord Provost of Dundee (John Letford)
   • Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian (Garth Morrison)
   • The Lord Provost of Edinburgh (George Grubb)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Fife (Margaret Dean)
   • The Lord Provost of Glasgow (Robert Winter)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Inverness (Donald Cameron)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire (Carol Kinghorn)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire (Gilbert Kirkwood Cox)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian (Patrick Prenter)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Moray (Grenville Johnston)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Nairn (Ewen Brodie)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Orkney (Anthony Trickett)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross (Melville Stewart Jameson)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire (Guy Clark)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty (Janet Bowen)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale (Gerald Maitland-Carew)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Shetland (John Hamilton Scott)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk (Marjory McLachlan)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland (Monica Main)
   • Lord Lieutenant of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright (Sir Malcolm Ross)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale (David Bingham Younger)
   • Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles (Alexander Mathisson)
   • Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian (Isobel Brydie)
   • Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown (Marion Brewis)
2. The Provost
3. The Deputy Provost
4. Justices of the Peace
5. The Chief Constable

References

1. ^ Warrant of 9 March 1905
2. ^ http://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/organisation/orgmoderator.htm
3. ^ http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/59201/pages/page.htm

External links

• The Scale of General Precedence in Scotland, Burke's Peerage