Dunvegan Hotel & Bar Taxi?
The St. Andrews University students are providing a different mode of transport for the patrons and caddies of the Dunvegan Bar here in St. Andrews, situated 120 yards from the Old Course, for one day only !...?...
The reason for the horse & cart carriage today was the historic St. Andrews University 'Kate Kennedy Parade', the official history and description follows:
Each year thousands of students and citizens gather on the cobbled streets of St Andrews to watch Scotland’s oldest historical pageant. At 2pm on Saturday 12th April, the annual Kate Kennedy Procession will leave the medieval gates of St Salvator’s College.
The Procession traces its origins to the adoration by students of the niece of Bishop Kennedy, the founder of St Salvator’s College, the oldest in the University. This niece was Lady Katharine Kennedy, affectionately known as Kate, the fairest and most beautiful woman in her day. The part of Kate is traditionally played by a first year male student, whose identity is a well guarded secret until the Procession begins.
The crowd’s anticipation builds outside St Salvator’s Quad as over a hundred colourfully draped characters from the history of St Andrews march out of the medieval gate– characters as diverse as Robert the Bruce and John Cleese, Mary Queen of Scots and Rudyard Kipling—all culminating with the unveiling of Kate.
Horsedrawn coaches, the jester entertaining local children, the Pipe and Military Bands filling the streets with melodies, and Kate’s shield bearers charming the crowds by handing out daffodils are just a few of the happenings that make the Kate Kennedy Procession a special day for town and gown alike.
Proudly organised by the Kate Kennedy Trust and the Kate Kennedy Club
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| Carriage harking back to years gone by |
Each year thousands of students and citizens gather on the cobbled streets of St Andrews to watch Scotland’s oldest historical pageant. At 2pm on Saturday 12th April, the annual Kate Kennedy Procession will leave the medieval gates of St Salvator’s College.
The Procession traces its origins to the adoration by students of the niece of Bishop Kennedy, the founder of St Salvator’s College, the oldest in the University. This niece was Lady Katharine Kennedy, affectionately known as Kate, the fairest and most beautiful woman in her day. The part of Kate is traditionally played by a first year male student, whose identity is a well guarded secret until the Procession begins.
The crowd’s anticipation builds outside St Salvator’s Quad as over a hundred colourfully draped characters from the history of St Andrews march out of the medieval gate– characters as diverse as Robert the Bruce and John Cleese, Mary Queen of Scots and Rudyard Kipling—all culminating with the unveiling of Kate.
Horsedrawn coaches, the jester entertaining local children, the Pipe and Military Bands filling the streets with melodies, and Kate’s shield bearers charming the crowds by handing out daffodils are just a few of the happenings that make the Kate Kennedy Procession a special day for town and gown alike.
Proudly organised by the Kate Kennedy Trust and the Kate Kennedy Club
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