Princess Anne takes part in appointing first Geographer Royal since Victorian era
16th September 2015
The Royal Scottish Geographical Society has appointed the first Geographer Royal for Scotland in 118 years, and The Princess Royal was on hand for the event.
Sir Robert Sibbald, was the first Geographer Royal for Scotland, appointed 333 years ago in September 1682.
On Tuesday, Professor Charles Withers, Ogilvie Chair of Geography at the University of Edinburgh, was presented the post at a ceremony…
