As the nation is in mourning people around the country have been paying their respects to the Queen, and for those lining the streets in Scotland, they may have seen a unique military troop that has played a key role in the proceedings so far. During an emotional procession, the Queen's coffin was taken along Edinburgh's Royal Mile, and while it was transported it was guarded by the Royal Company of Archers - who were dressed in long-feathered hats and armed with arrows and quivers.
The Archers have been completing 20-minute periods of standing guard at the coffin while it remains in Scotland, before it is flown back to London - which is expected to happen later today. During the flight, only the Queen's daughter, Princess Anne, will be keeping watch over the longest-serving monarch.
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The Royal Company of Archers was founded in 1676 as a private archery club but in 1704 they were taken on by Queen Anne, and soon they became the Sovereign's 'Body Guard in Scotland'.
Since then, they have been at the service of the Royal Family, sitting in at the Queen Mother's lying-in-state, and now the Queen's too. Previously, they attended Her Majesty's annual garden party at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Led by Richard Scott, the 10th Duke of Buccleuch, the ranks of the company are filled by Scotland's aristocracy and around 300 men make up the division, with only a handful of them being under the age of 70.
They dress in dark green with black facings, alongside a Balmoral bonnet with the company's badge and an iconic eagle feather stuffed into their cap.
At their headquarters, in Archers' Hall on Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh, they practice with their bows and arrows and some members are said to be first-class shots.
Sir Malcolm Rifkind, a company member, spoke to The Times and said there were "general principles of how you comport yourself", and added: "The primary requirement is to ensure the Archers know how to march, and stand to attention and so forth."
He added that equipment in the company is slightly different to other military ranks, and that: "We do have bows."
The Royal Company of Archers were the Queen's official bodyguards whenever she was in Scotland, and now they will continue their duties but with King Charles as their primary responsibility.
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