Royal Scots

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.