During the '45, and all the preceding Jacobite uprisings, each regiment of the Royal Army had its own standard. Sadly few of these survive today, however the Circle of Gentlemen maintains this old tradition through our own colourful banner, above. But whilst we have no plans to take-up arms, we still believe that having a standard to rally under is important, and we proudly marched at Culloden in 2009 behind ours for the first time.

The design incorporates two main elements: the colours and the rose. The gold represents the Stuart crown, whilst the claret is also an ancient regal colour, but today symbolises our loyalty to the Auld Cause. After all, what better way is there to toast the King o'er the water than with a fine claret?

The stylised white rose at its heart is the emblem of the entire Jacobite movement, and followers continue to wear it in the form of a white cockade to this day. King James is represented by a gold star which all loyal to him will follow; the circle at its centre needs no explanation. Having this white rose so prominent on our standard leaves no-one in any doubt as to where the Circle of Gentlemen's loyalties lie.

Lastly, the motto "Age Quod Voles" pays homage to the Circle's ancient roots, and we'll leave it for Latin scholars to work out what it means and why it's there.