| Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment) | |
|---|---|
 Cap badge | |
| Active | 1633–2006 |
| Country |  Kingdom of Scotland (1633–1678) Kingdom of England (1678–1707) Kingdom of Great Britain (c.1707–c.1800) Kingdom of Ireland (c. 1775)[1] United Kingdom (1801–2006) |
| Branch |  British Army |
| Type | Infantry |
| Role | Line infantry |
| Part of | Scottish Division |
| Garrison/HQ | Edinburgh |
| Nickname(s) | Pontius Pilate's Bodyguard |
| Patron | HRH Mary, Princess Royal (1918) HRH Anne, Princess Royal (1983) |
| Motto(s) | Nemo me impune lacessit Latin: "Nobody harms me with impunity" |
| March | Quick March: Dumbarton's Drums Slow March: Garb of Old Gaul |
| Engagements | See Battle honours list |
| Insignia | |
| Tactical recognition flash |  |
| Royal Scots regimental badge |  |
The Royal Scots (The Royal Regiment), once known as the Royal Regiment of Foot, was the oldest and most senior infantry regiment of the line of the British Army, having been raised in 1633 during the reign of Charles I. The regiment existed continuously until 2006, when it amalgamated with the King's Own Scottish Borderers to become the Royal Scots Borderers, which merged with the Royal Highland Fusiliers (Princess Margaret's Own Glasgow and Ayrshire Regiment), the Black Watch, the Highlanders (Seaforth, Gordons and Camerons) and the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders to form the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
- ^ 1st Battalion was carried on the Irish Establishment at the time of the American Revolution. See The Organization of the British Army in the American Revolution, Illustrative Appendices to Chapter I