Queen Camilla marked the Edinburgh garden party on July 1 by wearing Queen Mary's Diamond Thistle Brooch, a historic piece of ...

England has a rose, Wales a daffodil, Ireland a shamrock and Scotland the purple, prickly but proud thistle which has been our national emblem for centuries, here’s why.

Buckingham Palace unveiled King Charles’ new emblem Friday, just four months ahead of his historic coronation. The design, which features a blue crown entombed within a field of red, stylized ...

A campaign has been launched to introduce a new national symbol for Scotland – away from the unicorn or thistle. A petition has been launched to the Scottish Parliament for MSPs to consider ...

England has a rose, Wales a daffodil, Ireland a shamrock and Scotland the purple, prickly but proud thistle which has been a national emblem for centuries, here’s why.

How did the thistle become the unlikely emblem of Scotland? There are many stories and theories about how this happened, but the most popular is this: According to legend, an invading Norse army ...