Where was the Highland Dress on Remembrance Day?

On November 11, 2021, King’s-Edgehill School attended the Remembrance Day ceremony in the town of Windsor. Our students were dressed in #1 School uniform for this event. We have received a number of queries regarding the way we were dressed, and in particular, the absence of the traditional Black Watch Highland dress, the ceremonial garb of the 254. We have received the queries via telephone, social media and in person. The answer is very simple. The safest organization in the country is the Canadian Cadet organization. Serving staff and officers of the various units have one thing on their minds, the safety of their cadets. This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, cadet units nation wide were not permitted to march as formed units for Remembrance Day. Just as my cadets respond to my orders, I respond to the orders from the chain of command. Select cadets were permitted to dress in cadet uniform if requested by the Royal Canadian Legion or a township to perform a specific duty in support of the ceremonies. We received those requests, and I forwarded them through the Organization for approval. Each and every request from the 254 was approved without hesitation. Our 254 had wreath bearers in Highland dress.  We also provided a flag party to the town of Hantsport. They were splendidly garbed in Highland dress and proudly carried the national and the provincial flags.

King’s-Edgehill School is an oasis of good health; mentally and physically. We wear our masks, wash our hands and respect social distancing. The School enjoys a long and warm relationship with the town of Windsor and with the entire county.  We will always look for ways to strengthen and shore up that bond.  Our Headmaster asked me to prepare the School to march as a student body to Windsor fully masked and wearing #1 School dress.  We did this task with all of the pomp and ceremony that these fine young men and women are capable of producing. They were excellent. They looked straight to the front, stood straight and tall and did not fidget about. They bowed their heads for the prayers and showed the veterans on parade their respect and admiration.