Patrons of Our Society

The Duke of Argyll, the Society’s current Grand Master, is Hereditary Master of the King’s Household in Scotland, Admiral of the Western Coasts and Isles, and Chief of Clan Campbell. The Duke of Argyll is also a member of the Worshipful Company of Distillers. Until 2007, he was Commercial Manager of Chivas Brothers' interests in Australasia and Asia Pacific. Inveraray Castle, his ancestral estate in Argyll, is one of Scotland's top visitor attractions.

The Earl of Elgin is Chief of the name of Bruce a Member of the King's Bodyguard in Scotland (The Royal Company of Archers), Honorary Colonel of the Elgin Regiment of Canada, and a former Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Lord Elgin served as Grand Master of the Keepers of the Quaich from 1990-92.

The Earl of Erroll. MacGaradh Mor, is Chief of Clan Hay, Hereditary Lord High Constable of Scotland, and a Member of the King's Bodyguard in Scotland (The Royal Company of Archers). Lord Erroll is also a Lieutenant in The Atholl Highlanders. He served as Grand Master of The Keepers of the Quaich from 2001-03.

Sarah Troughton is the half-sister of the late Iain, 10th Duke of Atholl. She is an accomplished artist with a degree in Modern Art from Chelsea School of Art. Sarah owns part of the Blair Atholl estate and is a Senior Trustee of the Blair Charitable Trust, which owns Blair Castle. She served as the Society's 21st Grand Master, 2016-17.

After a career as General Manager of the Hotel Lancaster in Paris, Founder General Manager of Cliveden, and Managing Director of the Champany Group, Lord Thurso was elected Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross from 2001-2015. He served as Grand Master of the Keepers of the Quaich from 2008-11 and is Chairman of Visit Scotland.

Lord Dalhousie is Chief of Clan Ramsay, President of the Caledonian Club and the British Deer Society. A Brigade Commander of the King's Bodyguard in Scotland (The Royal Company of Archers), he was appointed Lord Steward of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth's Household in 2009. He served as Grand Master of the Keepers of the Quaich between 2014-15.

The Earl of Hopetoun is Chairman of Hopetoun Estates and a trustee of the Hopetoun House Preservation Trust. He lives with his family at Hopetoun House, his family's ancestral home near Edinburgh. He is Chairman of the Historic Houses Association of Scotland. Out with his family interest The Earl has an established career in physics and engineering, as a nuclear physicist.

Bruce George Ronald Murray, 12th Duke of Atholl, is a resident of South Africa. He is Chief of Clan Murray and holds a voluntary commission in the Transvaal Scottish Regiment. He is also Colonel-in-Chief of The Atholl Highlanders which has its headquarters at Blair Castle (also headquarters of the Keepers of the Quaich).

The Duke of Fife is the great-grandson of John Dewar, founder of John Dewar & Sons. Following a career in Corporate Finance, he acquired a land management diploma from the Royal College of Cirencester and manages his family Kinnaird Castle in Angus. In addition, he is a director of the Elsick Development Company, which is creating the new town of Chapelton near Aberdeen.

The Earl of Moray was educated at Loretto School in Scotland and University College London. He is Chairman of Moray Estates, which is currently developing a housing community for 14,000 people at Tornagrain, seven miles from Inverness. Moray Estates are significant producers of malting and barley, suppliers to the Scotch Whisky industry.