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The 'Royal Scots Borderers' is the name given to the 1st Battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. The battalion was formed in August 2006 by the amalgamation of the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers.
The name dates from Options for Change when it was announced that the Royal Scots and King's Own Scottish Borderers would amalgamate. This amalgamation was recinded and the loss of a battalion transferred to the Queen's Division.
The Royal Regiment of Scotland is unique in the British Army in that the names of the regiments that were amalgamated to form it have been retained, with their battalion numbers used as subtitles. Two of the initial six regular battalions, the Royal Scots Battalion and King's Own Scottish Borderers Battalion were amalgamated in August 2006 - upon their amalgamation, the new battalion took the name Royal Scots Borderers, 1st Battalion Royal Regiment of Scotland. The current commendant is Lt. Colonel Bob Bruce, formerly of the Royal Scots.
The battalion wears a flat black hackle behind the Royal Regiment of Scotland cap badge on the TOS (Tam O' Shanter) to distinguish itself as the Royal Scots Borderers. It recruits its soldiers from Edinburgh, the Lothians, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway and Lanarkshire with its battalion home headquarters based at Edinburgh Castle. A Company of 52nd Lowland, 6th Battalion, The Royal Regiment of Scotland maintains an affiliation to the 1st Battalion.

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Alliances

Alliances

★ - The Canadian Scottish Regiment (Princess Mary's)

★ - The Royal Newfoundland Regiment

★ - 1st Battalion, The Royal New Brunswick Regiment (Carleton and York)

★ - 25th/49th Battalion, The Royal Queensland Regiment

★ - 5th Battalion, The Royal Malay Regiment

★ - The Witwatersrand Rifles

★ - HMS ''Edinburgh''