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December 30, 1893
The Ketchum Keystone
Ketchum, Alturas County, Blaine County, Idaho
What is this article about?
The recently deceased Countess of Rothes held the hereditary privilege of removing the Scottish sovereign's boots and providing slippers upon return from hunts at Falkland Palace. She exercised this during Queen Victoria's first visit to the Tay Bridge in Fife, where a platform was built for the ceremony.
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The Hereditary Bootjack.
The venerable countess of Rothes
who has just died, had the right to
perform a ceremony on any occasion
when the sovereign of Scotland visited
the kingdom of Fife which might
have given her the title of 'hereditary
grand bootjack.' By an old feudal
custom the head of the Rothes family
when the king returned to Falkland
palace from the hunt had to pull off
the royal boots and invest the royal
feet in ease-giving slippers. Royalty
does not often visit Fifeshire nowa-
days, but when the queen paid her
first visit to the Tay bridge the countess
claimed and was allowed her ancient
privilege. A small temporary plat-
form was erected by the side of the
railway a few miles from Coupar Fife.
and here the royal train stopped for a
few minutes. Her majesty shook
hands with the countess and the lat-
ter handed a pair of sewed slippers to
the queen, the act of taking off the
royal boots being understood to be
covered by the presentation of the
slippers.
The venerable countess of Rothes
who has just died, had the right to
perform a ceremony on any occasion
when the sovereign of Scotland visited
the kingdom of Fife which might
have given her the title of 'hereditary
grand bootjack.' By an old feudal
custom the head of the Rothes family
when the king returned to Falkland
palace from the hunt had to pull off
the royal boots and invest the royal
feet in ease-giving slippers. Royalty
does not often visit Fifeshire nowa-
days, but when the queen paid her
first visit to the Tay bridge the countess
claimed and was allowed her ancient
privilege. A small temporary plat-
form was erected by the side of the
railway a few miles from Coupar Fife.
and here the royal train stopped for a
few minutes. Her majesty shook
hands with the countess and the lat-
ter handed a pair of sewed slippers to
the queen, the act of taking off the
royal boots being understood to be
covered by the presentation of the
slippers.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Social Manners
What keywords are associated?
Hereditary Bootjack
Countess Of Rothes
Feudal Custom
Royal Slippers
Tay Bridge Visit
What entities or persons were involved?
Countess Of Rothes
Queen
Where did it happen?
Kingdom Of Fife, Falkland Palace, Tay Bridge, Coupar Fife
Story Details
Key Persons
Countess Of Rothes
Queen
Location
Kingdom Of Fife, Falkland Palace, Tay Bridge, Coupar Fife
Story Details
The Countess of Rothes exercised her family's ancient feudal custom by presenting slippers to Queen Victoria during the royal visit to the Tay Bridge, symbolizing the removal of the royal boots.