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{{Short description|Relative preeminence of officials for ceremonial purposes}}
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{{Precedence}}
The [[order of precedence]] in [[Scotland]] was fixed by [[Warrant (law)|Royal Warrant]] in 1905.<ref name="1905Warrant">{{London Gazette |issue=27774 |date=14 March 1905 |page=2012}}</ref> Amendments were made by further Warrants in 1912,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=28600|page=2787|date=19 April 1912}}</ref> 1952, 1958,<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=17630|page=425|date=25 July 1958|city=e}}</ref> 1999 (to coincide with the establishment of the [[Scottish Parliament]] and [[Scottish Government]]) and most recently in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-10-18 |title=Table of Precedence, Ladies in Scotland - Debrett's Forms of Address, Scottish Women |url=http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/hierarchies/precedence-ladies-scotland.aspx |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018040154/http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/hierarchies/precedence-ladies-scotland.aspx |archive-date=18 October 2013 }}</ref><ref name="Burke">{{Cite web |date=2010-12-24 |title=Burke's Peerage - Article Library |url=http://www.burkespeerage.com/articles/scotland/page31a.aspx |access-date=2024-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101224203929/http://www.burkespeerage.com/articles/scotland/page31a.aspx |archive-date=24 December 2010 }}</ref>

The relative precedence of [[peers of Scotland]] is determined by the [[Act of Union 1707]].

==Gentlemen==
===Royalty, high officials, et al.===

====Royal family====
Precedence is accorded to spouses, children and grandchildren of the reigning sovereign, as well as children and grandchildren of former sovereigns.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| The sovereign (regardless of gender)
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of the United Kingdom (in Scotland).svg}} [[Charles III]]
|-
| [[Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]]<br /> {{efn|Only while the Assembly is meeting, during which they are treated as a [[regent]] and addressed as [[His Grace|'Your Grace']]}}
| ''office held by a woman'' ([[Elish Angiolini|Lady Elish Angiolini]])
|-
| rowspan=2|Sons of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Personal Banner of the Duke of Rothesay.svg}} [[William, Prince of Wales|Prince William, Duke of Rothesay]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="1539Act4">[[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539]]–[http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Hen8/31/10/section/IV House of Lords Precedence Act (31 Hen. 8. c. 10), Section 4]</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Prince_Harry,_Earl_of_Dumbarton.svg}} [[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex]]
|-
| rowspan=3|Grandsons of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Prince George of Wales]]
| rowspan=3|<ref name="primogeniture">Ordered according to the rules of [[primogeniture]]</ref>{{#tag:ref |"From [1726] onwards it has been the settled practice to place the male members of the Royal Family in the following order: the Sovereign's son, grandsons, brothers, uncles and nephews"<ref name="squibbA">{{cite book | title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales | publisher=Clarendon Press | author=[[George Drewry Squibb|Squibb, G.D.]] | chapter=General Precedence among Men since 1534 | year=1981 | location=Oxford, England | page=28}}</ref> |group=nb}}
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Prince Louis of Wales]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Prince Archie of Sussex]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Brothers of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Prince_Andrew,_Earl_of_Inverness.svg}} [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="1539Act4"/><ref name="Heraldica">{{Cite web |url=http://www.heraldica.org/topics/britain/order_precedence.htm |title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales |year=2001 |publisher=Heraldica |access-date=6 June 2013}}</ref>
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh (in Scotland).svg}} [[Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh]]
|-
| Uncles of the sovereign
| ''none at present''
| <ref name="1539Act4"/>
|-
| rowspan=2|Nephews of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[James, Earl of Wessex]]<ref>Legally HRH Prince James of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the duke's son per his parents' wishes on their [[Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones|wedding day]] and the will of the Queen.</ref>
| rowspan=2|<ref name="1539Act4"/>
|-
| [[Peter Phillips]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are dukes
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Prince_Richard,_Duke_of_Gloucester_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester]]
| rowspan=2|<ref name="Heraldica"/>{{#tag:ref |"in the outcome [in 1850] The Duke of Cambridge was not only placed in Garter's Roll above all the other dukes, but also above the Archbishop of Canterbury and the Lord Chancellor, despite his not falling within the ambit of s. 4 of the [[House of Lords Precedence Act 1539|Act of 1539]]. This precedent has been followed in all subsequent similar cases."<ref name="squibbB">{{cite book | title=Order of Precedence in England and Wales | publisher=Clarendon Press | author=[[George Drewry Squibb|Squibb, G.D.]] | chapter=General Precedence among Men since 1534 | year=1981 | location=Oxford, England | page=29}}</ref> |group=nb}}
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Prince_Edward,_Duke_of_Kent_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Prince Edward, Duke of Kent]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are not dukes
| [[David Armstrong-Jones, 2nd Earl of Snowdon]]
| rowspan=2|
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Prince_Michael_of_Kent_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Prince Michael of Kent]]
|-
|}

====High Officers of State, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Title !! Holder !! Ref
|-
| [[Lord-lieutenant|Lord-Lieutenant]]s
| ''see [[#Local precedence|list below]]''
| <ref>during term of office and within bounds of counties and cities</ref><ref name="1905Warrant"/><ref name="Burke"/>
|-
| [[Sheriff principal|Sheriffs Principal]]
| ''see [[Sheriff principal#Current sheriffs principal|list here]]''
| <ref name="1905Warrant"/><ref name="Burke"/>
|-
| [[Lord Chancellor|Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain]]
| ''office held by a woman''
| <ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
| [[Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland]]
| ''office held by a woman''
| <ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/about_us/how_we_are_organised/moderator/current_moderator | title=The current Moderator
| date=2025-06-27}}</ref>
|-
| [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
| Sir [[Keir Starmer]]
| 
|-
| [[Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland]] ([[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]])
| [[John Swinney]]
| <ref>Scotland Act 1998, [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/46/section/45 Section 45(7)]</ref><ref name="Burke"/><ref>[[Ex officio member|Ex officio]] held by the [[First Minister of Scotland]] since 1999</ref>
|-
| [[Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament|Presiding Officer]]
| ''office held by a woman''
| <ref name="Burke"/>
|-
| [[Secretary of State for Scotland|Secretary of State]]
| [[Ian Murray (Scottish politician)|Ian Murray]]
| 
|-
| [[Lord High Constable of Scotland|Lord High Constable]]
| [[Merlin Hay, 24th Earl of Erroll]]
| <ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
| [[Master of the Household of Scotland|Master of the Household]]
| [[Torquhil Campbell, 13th Duke of Argyll]]
| <ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
|}

===Nobility, et al.===
====Dukes, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation 
| rowspan=6|<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| [[Maurice FitzGerald, 9th Duke of Leinster]]
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| Eldest sons of royal dukes<br>who are not already ranked higher
| [[Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster]] (son of the Duke of Gloucester)<br>[[George Windsor, Earl of St Andrews]] (son of the Duke of Kent)
|-
|}

====Marquesses, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| [[Christopher Paulet, Earl of Wiltshire|Marquess of Winchester]]
| rowspan=6|<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Eldest sons of dukes]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Earls, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
| rowspan=8|<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to the [[Decreet of Ranking of 1606]] according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| Younger sons of royal dukes<br>who are not already ranked higher
| [[Lord Nicholas Windsor]] (second son of the Duke of Kent)
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Heirs apparent|Eldest sons of marquesses]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of dukes in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of dukes]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

====Judiciary, et al.====
#[[Lord Justice General]] ([[Paul Cullen, Lord Pentland]])<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Lord Clerk Register]] ''(office held by a woman)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Lord Advocate]] ''(office held by a woman)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Advocate General for Scotland]] ''(office held by a woman)''
#[[Lord Justice Clerk]] ([[John Beckett, Lord Beckett]])<ref name="1905Warrant"/>

#[[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Viscounts]]
#Eldest sons of earls<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Lord Frederick Windsor]] (only son of Prince Michael of Kent)
#Younger sons of marquesses<ref name="1905Warrant"/>

====Viscounts, et al.====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Note !! Ref
|-
| {{flagicon|England}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|England]] 
| [[Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford]]
| rowspan=7|<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
|-
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Scotland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Great Britain}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Great Britain]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Ireland]] 
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[List of viscounts in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]]
| Ordered according to date of creation
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of earls in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Heirs apparent|Eldest sons of earls]] according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
| colspan=2|[[List of marquesses in the peerages of Britain and Ireland|Younger sons of marquesses]] ordered according to the precedence of the peerage holders
|-
|}

#[[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Barons and Lords of Parliament]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of viscounts<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Younger sons of earls<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of barons<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Companion of the [[Order of the Garter]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights of the [[Order of the Thistle]]<ref name="Burke"/>
#[[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Counsellors]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Senator of the College of Justice|Senators of the College of Justice and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Younger sons of viscounts<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Younger sons of barons<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Sons of [[List of law life peerages|law life peers]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Baronet]]s<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights of the [[Order of St Patrick]] ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Bath]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
#Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#[[Solicitor General for Scotland]] ''([[Ruth Charteris]] – see Order of Precedence for Ladies below)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Lord Lyon King of Arms]] ([[Joseph Morrow (officer of arms)|The Revd Canon Joseph Morrow]])<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Barons in Scotland|Scottish Baron]]s<ref>Stair Memorial Encyclopedia,vol.16,2013</ref>
#[[Sheriff principal|Sheriffs-Principal]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Knight Bachelor|Knights Bachelor]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Sheriff]]s<ref name="1905Warrant"/> as amended by<ref name="Burke"/>
#Companions of the Order of the Bath<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Companions of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
#Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
#Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
#Companions of the [[Distinguished Service Order]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Officers of the Order of the British Empire
#Companions of the [[Imperial Service Order]]
#Eldest sons of younger sons of peers<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of baronets<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of Knights of the Order of the Thistle<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of Knights of the Order of St Patrick ''(none, order dormant)''<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)'' 
#Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Members of the Royal Victorian Order
#Members of the Order of the British Empire
#Younger sons of baronets<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#Younger sons of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
#Younger sons of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
#Younger sons of Knights of the Order of St Patrick ''(none, order dormant)''
#Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)'' 
#Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#[[King's Counsel]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/> as amended by<ref name="Burke"/>
#[[Esquire]]s<ref name="1905Warrant"/>
#[[Gentleman|Gentlemen]]<ref name="1905Warrant"/>

==Ladies==
===Royal Family===
The order of precedence accorded to women of the royal family:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Position !! Holder
|-
| Consort of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of Queen Camilla (in Scotland).svg}}<ref>{{Cite tweet |author=Alastair Bruce |user=AlastairBruce_ |number=1827325213559636083 |title= The Queen's arms and scottish banner (standard) hung St. Giles Kirk.}}</ref> [[Queen Camilla]]
|-
| Queens Dowager
| ''none at present''
|-
| rowspan=2|Daughters-in-law of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Catherine, Princess of Wales|Catherine, Duchess of Rothesay]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Meghan, Duchess of Sussex|Meghan, Countess of Dumbarton]]
|-
| Daughters of the sovereign
| ''none at present''
|-
| Wives of grandsons of the sovereign
| ''none at present''
|-
| rowspan=2|Granddaughters of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015)|Princess Charlotte of Wales]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Princess Lilibet of Sussex]]
|-
| Sisters-in-law of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh]]
|-
| Sisters of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Princess_Anne,_Princess_Royal_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Anne, Princess Royal]]
|-
| Wives of uncles of the sovereign
| ''none at present''
|-
| Aunts of the sovereign
| ''none at present''
|-
| Wives of nephews of the sovereign
| ''none at present''
|-
| rowspan=4|Nieces of the sovereign
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Princess_Beatrice_of_York_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Princess Beatrice]], Mrs Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Princess_Eugenie_of_York_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Princess Eugenie]], Mrs Jack Brooksbank
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Lady Louise Mountbatten-Windsor]]<ref>Legally HRH Princess Louise of Edinburgh according to the 1917 Letters Patent as a male-line grandchild of a monarch, but styled as the Duke's daughter per her parents' wishes on their [[Wedding of Prince Edward and Sophie Rhys-Jones|wedding day]] and the will of the Queen.</ref>
|-
| [[Zara Tindall]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are dukes
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Katharine, Duchess of Kent]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Wives of grandsons of former<br>sovereigns who are not dukes
| [[Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal Standard of members of the British Royal Family_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Princess Michael of Kent]]
|-
| rowspan=2|Granddaughters of former sovereigns
| [[Lady Sarah Chatto]]
|-
| {{flagicon image|Royal_Standard_of_Princess_Alexandra,_The_Honourable_Lady_Ogilvy_(in_Scotland).svg}} [[Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy]]
|}

#[[Lord-lieutenant|Lord-Lieutenants]] ''(see [[#Local precedence|list below]])''
#[[Sheriff principal|Sheriffs-Principal]] (during term of office and with bounds of [[Sheriffdom]])
#[[List of Commonwealth of Nations prime ministers|Commonwealth Prime Ministers]], while visiting the UK, in order of appointment{{dubious|dubious|date=February 2011}}
#Ambassadors of foreign countries and High Commissioners of Commonwealth countries according to date of arrival{{dubious|dubious|date=February 2011}}
#Duchesses
#Countess of Ulster, wife of Earl of Ulster
#[[Sylvana Tomaselli]], Countess of St Andrews, wife of Earl of St Andrews
#[[Lady Davina Windsor]], elder daughter of the Duke of Gloucester
#Lady Rose Gilman, younger daughter of the  Duke of Gloucester
#[[Lady Helen Taylor]], only daughter of the Duke of Kent
#Marchionesses
#Wives of dukes' eldest sons
#Daughters of dukes not married to peers
#[[List of Earls in order of precedence|Countesses]]
#[[Lady Nicholas Windsor]], wife of Lord Nicholas Windsor
#Wives of marquesses' eldest sons
#[[Lady Gabriella Kingston]], only daughter of Prince Michael of Kent
#Marquesses' daughters not married to peers
#Wives of dukes' younger sons
#Viscountesses
#Wives of eldest sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
#Earls' daughters not married to peers
#[[Lady Frederick Windsor]], wife of Lord Frederick Windsor
#Wives of marquesses' younger sons
#[[List of barons in the peerages of Britain and Ireland#Order of precedence|Baronesses, wives of Lords of Parliament and female holders of Lordships of Parliament]]
#Wives of viscounts' eldest sons
#Viscounts' daughters not married to peers
#Wives of younger sons of earls or of countesses in their own right
#Wives of eldest sons of barons or baronesses
#Daughters of barons or baronesses
#Ladies Companion of the [[Order of the Garter]]
##[[Lady Mary Fagan]]
##[[Lady Mary Peters]]
#Ladies of the [[Order of the Thistle]] ''(all rank higher)''
<!--##Lady [[Elish Angiolini]]-->
#Wives of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter ''(all rank higher, except)''
##June, Lady [[Edmund Hillary|Hillary]]
##Jennifer, Lady [[Antony Acland|Acland]]
##Dame [[Norma Major|Norma, Lady Major]]
##[[Cherie Blair|Cherie, Lady Blair]]
#Wives of Knights of the Order of the Thistle ''(all rank higher, except)''
##Lady (Helen) [[Ian Wood (businessman)|Wood]]
##Lady (Daphne) [[George Reid (Scottish politician)|Reid]]
##Lady (Margaret) [[Geoff Palmer (scientist)|Palmer]]
#Wives of Knights of the [[Order of St Patrick]] ''(none, order dormant)''
#[[Privy Council (United Kingdom)|Privy Counsellors]]
#[[Senator of the College of Justice|Senators of the College of Justice]]
#Wives of viscounts' younger sons
#Wives of younger sons of barons or baronesses
#Wives of baronets
#Dames Grand Cross of the [[Order of the Bath]]
#Dames Grand Cross of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]]
#Dames Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]]
#Dames Grand Cross of the [[Order of the British Empire]]
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of Knights Grand Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]] ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Dames Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#[[Solicitor General for Scotland]] ([[Ruth Charteris]])
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Companions of the Order of the Bath
#Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
#Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Companions of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of Companions of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Companions of the [[Distinguished Service Order]]
#Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
#Officers of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Officers of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Senators of the College of Justice
#Wives of [[Knight Bachelor|Knights Bachelor]]
#Companions of the [[Imperial Service Order]]
#Wives of Companions of the Imperial Service Order
#Wives of the eldest sons of sons of peers
#Daughters of sons of peers
#Wives of the eldest sons of baronets
#Daughters of baronets
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights of the Order of St Patrick ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of eldest sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Daughters of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
#Daughters of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
#Daughters of Knights of the Order of St Patrick ''(none, order dormant)''
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)'' 
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Daughters of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Daughters of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
#Daughters of Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire
#Members of the Royal Victorian Order
#Members of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of Members of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of Members of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of younger sons of baronets
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Companion of the Order of the Garter
#Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Order of the Thistle
#Wives of younger sons of Knights of the Order of St Patrick ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire ''(none, order dormant)''
#Wives of younger sons of Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

==Local precedence==
#[[Lord-lieutenant|Lord-Lieutenants]] of the [[Lieutenancy areas of Scotland|lieutenancy areas]] (the [[Lord provost|Lord Provost]] is Lord Lieutenant in the four largest cities):
#*[[Lord Provost of Aberdeen]] (Dr David Cameron)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire]] ([[Sandy Manson]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Angus]] ([[Patricia Ann Sawers]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Argyll and Bute]] ([[Jane Margaret MacLeod]]  )<ref name="gov.uk_AB">{{cite web|title=Lord-Lieutenant for Argyll and Bute: 14 July 2020|website=gov.uk|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-argyll-and-bute-14-july-2020|access-date=23 August 2020}}</ref>
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Ayrshire and Arran]] (Iona McDonald)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Banffshire]] ([[Christopher Andrew Crawford Simpson|Andrew Simpson]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Berwickshire]] ([[Jeanna Swan]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Caithness]] ([[John Thurso]], 3rd Viscount Thurso)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire]] (Johnny Stewart)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Dumfries]] ([[Fiona Armstrong]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire]] ([[Jill Williamina Young]])<ref>{{cite web|title=Lord-Lieutenant for Dunbartonshire: 12 August 2020 |website=gov.uk|access-date=13 August 2020|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/lord-lieutenant-for-dunbartonshire-12-august-2020}}</ref>
#*[[List of Lords Provost of Dundee|Lord Provost of Dundee]] (Bill Campbell)<ref>[https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/dundees-civic-history/lord-provost-of-dundee Lord Provost of Dundee]</ref>
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of East Lothian]] ([[Roderick Urquhart]])
#*[[Lord Provost of Edinburgh]] (Robert Aldridge)<ref>[https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/news/article/13480/edinburgh-appoints-new-lord-provost Edinburgh appoints new Lord Provost]</ref>
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Fife]] ([[Robert William Balfour]])
#*[[Lord Provost of Glasgow]] (Jacqueline McLaren)<ref>[https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=29339 New Lord Provost of Glasgow announced]</ref>
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Inverness]] ([[James Wotherspoon]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Kincardineshire]] (Alastair Macphie)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Lanarkshire]] ([[Susan Haughey]], Baroness Haughey)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Midlothian]] ([[Sarah Barron]])<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/news/appointment-of-lord-lieutenant-for-midlothian-21-february-2025 Appointment of Lord Lieutenant for Midlothian]</ref>
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Moray]] (Major-General [[Seymour Monro]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Nairn]] (George Russell Asher)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Orkney]] ([[Elaine Grieve]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Perth and Kinross]] ([[Stephen Leckie]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire]] (Colonel Peter McCarthy)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Ross and Cromarty]] (Joanie Whiteford)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale]] ([[Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Shetland]] ([[Bobby Hunter|Lindsay Tulloch]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Stirling and Falkirk]] ([[Alan Simpson (Lord Lieutenant)|Colonel Charles Wallace]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Sutherland]] (Major-General [[Patrick Marriott]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Kirkcudbright|Lord Lieutenant of The Stewartry of Kirkcudbright]] (Lord Sinclair)
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale]] ([[Catherine Maxwell Stuart, 21st Lady of Traquair]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of the Western Isles]] ([[Iain Macaulay]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of West Lothian]] ([[Moria Niven]])
#*[[Lord Lieutenant of Wigtown]] ([[Aileen Brewis]])
#The [[Provost (civil)|Provost]]
#The Deputy Provost
#[[Justice of the peace|Justices of the peace]]
#The [[Chief constable|Chief Constable]]

==Notes==
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<references group="lower-alpha" />16. The scales annexed to the royal warrant of 1905, unfortunately, are not exhaustive of all rights of precedence, and appear to have been drawn up without a proper consideration of the Scots law of precedence. Where a person has been omitted from the scales, but has an undoubted precedence by the law of Scotland (such as barons, ambassadors and Irish peers created prior to 1801), the Lord Lyon, in seeing that the warrant is observed and kept, has a duty to give that person an appropriate place in the order of precedence on the appropriate occasion.

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20130827092526/http://www.debretts.com/forms-of-address/hierarchies/precedence-gentlemen-scotland.aspx The Scale of General Precedence in Scotland]

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