Order of the Thistle

The Order of the Thistle represents the highest honour in Scotland.

After he won the battle, Achaius established the Order of the Thistle.

(Previously, only the collar of the Order of the Thistle had appeared on the arms).

The motto appears in conjunction with the collar of the Order of the Thistle, which is placed around the shield.

Charles' Catholicism and his naming Charlotte to the Order of the Thistle are suggested as evidence.

The Order of the Thistle, which covers to Scotland, is the second-most senior in precedence.

The star of the Order of the Thistle is used by the Scots Guards.

From the eighteenth century to 1946, appointments to the Order (and to the Order of the Thistle) were made on advice from government.

It is used by the Order of the Thistle and on later versions of the Royal coat of arms.

The Princess Royal was invested in the Order of the Thistle in June 2001.

Formerly, many, but not all, Knights elevated to the senior Order would resign from the Order of the Thistle.

He resigned from the Order of the Thistle and was created a Knight of the Garter in 1793.

It is the symbol of the Order of the Thistle, a high chivalric order of Scotland.

He wore a cuirass of polished steel, over which were drawn the insignia of the ancient Order of the Thistle.

Order of the Thistle (Also awarded to Australians, New Zealanders, etc.)

- Latin for "No-one provokes me with impunity", the motto of the Order of the Thistle.

Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT)

In 1963 Menzies was invested as the only Australian Knight of the Order of the Thistle.

It is surrounded by a heraldic strap and buckle bearing the regiment's name, all on the Star of the Order of the Thistle.

Before leaving, he confers on himself the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle.

The sword was subsequently used in the ceremonial connected with the Order of the Thistle, until the 300th anniversary of the Order in 1987.

Chaplain to The Queen in Scotland and Dean of the Order of the Thistle.

Sir Robert Menzies is the only Australian ever appointed a Knight of the Order of the Thistle.

On 30 November 2007 Morrison was appointed to the Order of the Thistle by Queen Elizabeth II.

The motto of the Order of the Thistle, Nemo me impune lacessit, appears on a blue scroll overlying the compartment.