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The Gathering 2009

 

Clan Hunter Reception,
Holyrood Palace (Saturday)
The Parade,
Holyrood Palace (Sunday)
and
Hunterston (Monday)

Interview with Madam Pauline*

*(n.b. STV advert is shown before video)

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Clan Hunter Reception

1/2 size verion of Madam Pauline's official Pinsel

Madam Pauline's Clan Flag

UK and Canadian members of "The Edinburgh" Hunter family

Crissy Ball (Cdn), Alex and Meagan Lloyd (UK)

Alex and Meagan Lloyd (UK)

Lynn Ball (Cdn) and Susan Lloyd (UK)

Edith Lamb (UK) and Lizz Thibodeau (Cdn)

Andrew and Lizz Thibodeau (Cdn)

Andrew Thibodeau and Crissy Ball (Cdn)

Madam Pauline welcomes the gathering

Madam Pauline welcomes the gathering

Madam Pauline presents "The Order of the Royal Huntsman" to William Hunter (UK)

Bill shows off his plaque.

Chief elect of the Muirheads makes a presentation.

Robert Hunter accepting a presentation from Chief of Clan Muirhead

Ken and Marie Hunter (Cdn)

UK and Canadian members of "The Edinburgh" Hunter family

Members of the USA team. David, Mel and Richard Hunter and ?

John and Lianne Hunter (Cdn) with ?? (UK)

Tom and Joyce Hunter with Ken and Marie Hunter (all Cdn)

UK and Canadian members of "The Edinburgh" Hunter family

Happy gathering of Clan Muirhead and Clan Hunter (UK,Cdn & USA)

Some serious discussions between the UK and USA teams

Head Table

Crissy Ball shows off her medieval dress

The "Edinburgh Hunter" ladies

Crissy, Meagan, Alex and Christine

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Holyrood Palace (Saturday)

James Hunter, author, with Tom Hunter Canadian Clan Officer with Madam Pauline in the Parliament Building

Prince Charles and Camilla arrive to open the Games.

Prince Charles and Camilla arrive to open the Games.

Prince Charles and Camilla arrive to open the Games.

The tent city

visiters at the Clan Hunter tent

massed pipe and drums

The Clan tents with Holyrood Palce as background

The Thibodeaus (Cdn) with Madam Pauline

Crissy and Lynn Ball (Cdn) with Madam Pauline

Meagan, Alex & mother Susan Lloyd (UK) with Madam Pauline

Sisters Lynn & Lizz (Cdn)

Beautiful background to The Gathering

Lizz and Isla Thibodeau (Cdn)

Isla Thibodea (Cdn) shows off her Canadian badge and Scottish broach

The Clan Hunter tent

A busy tent

Canadians Ken and Marie Hunter and Tom and Christine Hunter pose with Madam Pauline in front of the new Canadian Banner.

Our own Andrew Thibodeau taking care of business at the Ross tent

Beatifull view of Salsbury Crags and Clan village.

Heavy Events with Giant screen in the background

Arthur Seat and Salsbury crags act as backdrop to the clan village

The new Canadian Banner

Capercaillie in concert on the main stage.

Lizz and Isla Thibodeau (Cdn)

Hanging out at the Cla Hunter tent

The Red Hot Chili Pipers in concert on the main stage

Full house at the Clan Hunter Tent

Tom and Pauline stand with the three clan crest banners commissioned by David Hunter of Montlaw (deceased)

Crissy Ball (Cdn) show off her new kilt in the new "Gathering" tartan

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The Parade

Preparing for the Parade

What a muddle

Oh the excitement

Are we sure this is the right spot?

Mustering the troops

The Alba group prepare to lead the way out.

Here we come out of the Palace Gates

The Andersons

The Campbells

The Hunters

The Hunters

The Hunters

The Hunters

Some of the USA team enjoying the excitement

The Canadians

The Canadians

The Canadians

The Ross Clan

It's getting a bit crowded out there

What a reception.... this is great

That's a pretty steap hill

The Scott Clan

Hi Daddy... I made it all the way up

Such enthusiasm

Getting close to St Giles High Kirk

Pretty close to 3/4 of the way up.

It's the Clan Ross again

spectators on the City Chambers

Crossing over George IV bridge/ the mound

What a lovely greeting

All the Hunters in a row.

Preparing the esplanade with a tartan base.

Old style housing peek throught the stands

Waiting for the start of the pageant

Dusk begind so settle over the esplanade and Castle

David Hunter USA waits patiently for the show to start

The show begins

Scenes from the show

Scenes from the show

Scenes from the show

Scenes from the show

Scenes from the show

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Holyrood Palace (Sunday)

Special Maori ceremony

Special Maori ceremony

Special Maori ceremony

Special Maori ceremony

Special Maori ceremony

Oh I just can't keep it in anymore

Little Isla Thibodeau walks over the huge map of Scotland

Torry Thibodeau and her mother Lizz, look for towns on the giant floor map of Scotland

Torry tries her hand at climbing in the childrens area

Well maybe a little hoist up would help

Just move this foot over here

This can't be so hard... lets try again

Do you have any crazy glue?

Hey Papa, do you have any candy in there?

This has been a long day.

Well we are just going to sit here for a while.

Lizz and Isla

It's a McHaggis

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Hunterston (Monday)

The Standard on Hunterston Castle

Presentation of the Canadian Banner to Madam Pauline

Madam Pauline welcomes everyone to Hunterston

Listening to Madam Pauline

Crissy Ball visits "her" castle

I'm so excited to be here

Lizz and Crissy sit one out with Isla

Everybody does this, don't they?

Yeh we're up here

So are we

Yep that's us up there

Canadian Banner has made it to the castle, its new home

Torry enjoys a ride with Papa

The whole crew

The Canadians with Madam Pauline and Sonia madam Hunter of Hunterston

The USA group

Torry exploring the castle ramparts

Crissy from the top of the castle

The beautiful walled garden at Hunterston

The "Edinburgh Hunters" gather by the statue in the walled garden

Lizz and Isla in the walled garden

Brian and Alicia in the walled garden

Sisters, edith Lamb and Janet Greenan enjoy a stroll through the walled garden

Grouse in the enclosure at Hunterston

Grouse in the enclosure at Hunterston

Getting ready for lunch

Crissy and mother lynn on top of the castle

Waiting for lunch

I am upset

Isla visits with David from USA

Pauline visits with new members Janet Greenan and Edith Lamb

Browsing through the photo album

Canadian Clan Officer Tom Hunter with his wife Christine present Madam Pauline with a Canadian Banner to be displayed in the Castle

The list of Clan Hunter recipients of the "Order of the Royal Huntsman

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