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No, nothing to do with with royal family. Towns and villages in Scotland have a day a year called a gala day (or fair in the case of Bo'ness where this happened). There's usually a parade and some entertainment in the local park. One of the girls of the town is usually chosen to be the gala...

If you've got the collar on, you don't wear the riband for that order, but can wear another order's ribband. If you look at Anne, she's wearing the Thistle collar and the Garter riband. The reverse is true with William, he's wearing the Garter mantle, collar, and the Thistle riband.

It's because the two Earldoms are of equal rank. Whereas the Prince of Wales and Dukedoms are of higher rank. Peers (whether Royal or not) always use their highest title and if they have two of the same rank they use both. For example the Duke of Buccleuch is also the Duke of Queensberry so is...