The Scotsman, Friday, 10 December 1875

LOCAL BENEFACTRESS WEDS HIGHLAND CHIEFTAIN

Yesterday in St. Mary’s Church, Dalkeith, Lady Margaret Elizabeth Montagu Douglas Scott was married to Donald Cameron, MP, 24th Lochiel of Clan Cameron. The ceremony was a private affair, witnessed by a small gathering of close family which included the bride’s parents, the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch; and her eldest sister, Lady Victoria Kerr, Marchioness of Lothian. Lady Mary Montagu Douglas Scott served as the chief bridesmaid, while the bride’s close friend, Her Royal Highness Princess Louise, was her matron of honour.

The public service record of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch is well-documented and most laudable. Both have held prominent positions within Her Majesty’s Court in the past, and continue to serve on countless Committees and Boards, and to provide patronage to numerous charitable institutions. While their second daughter has inherited this same public spiritedness, she has chosen to demonstrate it in a very different manner. The Edinburgh Children’s Sanctuary, which Lady Margaret opened last year, was built on a model she had previously established in the slums of New York city. The Sanctuary is, unusually, open to every and any child, regardless of their circumstances or parentage. The success of the Edinburgh institution has been such that Lady Margaret is now overseeing the establishment of another in Glasgow.

We are delighted to report the newlyweds intend to remain in Scotland and will set up home in the Clan seat of Achnacarry. We await with interest further developments, both domestic and professional, in the lives of this well-matched and intriguing duo who are a credit to their homeland.