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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show through the years

The national show will take place at the Black Isle next month
The national show will take place at the Black Isle next month

As Scotland prepares to host the Royal Highland Show once more, the Press and Journal looks back on the event over the years.

From horse parades, cute Highland cows and appearances from the Queen, these pictures show some of the best moments from 1950 to 2014.

1) 1950

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Cattlemen at the Royal Highland Show, Paisley, 1950.

 

2) 2013

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Looking back on the Royal Highland show

The horse parade in 2013.

 

3)  2008

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Princess Anne visits the Royal Highland show in 2008 pictured with Jim Gammie, chief cattle steward.

 

4) 2011

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Textiles Scotland new Wool Mini Catwalk. Picture of Callum Casserly and Martin Johnstone modelling the clothing.

 

5) 2012

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Models Pamela Beattie, in a tartan ball gown from Obscure Couture, and Jennifer Reoch, in a Harris Tweed Hebrides skirt, waistcoat and hat by Joyce Paton, with Pedro, a three-shear Blackface ram, at the Royal Highland Show fashion parade.

 

6) 2003

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Fran and Anna at the Royal Highland Show.

 

7) 2013

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Young Farmers charity gunging. Annette Redpath, the east region chairman, gets gunged as part of a fundraising drive to raise cash for the SAYFC’s 75th anniversary Willie Davidson Fund.

 

8) 2011

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Looking back at the Royal Highland Show

A Highland cow poses for the photographers in 2011.

 

9) 2012

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

The Charolais cattle entry lines up for the parade in 2012.

 

10) 2009

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, Patron of the Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland, takes a closer look at a stand.

 

11) 2012

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Looking back on the Royal Highland Show

Royal Bank of Scotland head of agriculture Jimmy McLean, left, and judge Jim McMillan, right, of Farnell, Brechin,with the Royal HIghland Show’s cattle supreme Hafodlas Domino who was brought out by Dougie McBeath and Sarah-Jane Jessop.