Lanark Lanimers 2025: Queen Elect Maisey and court announced
Lanark’s Lanimer court for 2025 has been chosen – with Maisey Talbot from Lanark Grammar School being selected as this year’s Queen.
Fellow pupil Ajay Shearer is the 2025 Lanimer champion, and Queen Maisey will be assisted in her duties by chief maids Paris Fletcher and Casey Shaw.
Selections for the court roles were made this week at schools across the town, with court members now looking forward to an exciting period of preparations ahead of Lanimer day on Thursday, June 12.
Also chosen from Lanark Grammar were ladies in waiting Ava Kearney, Georgia McMillan and Casey Wilson, and respective first and second lords Jai Teece and Daryl Faulds.
Ellis Purdie of Lanark Primary will be the proclamation bearer, and fellow pupils Oscar Dickson and Aaron Manchester will be the sceptre and sword bearers respectively, while Billy Doak of Robert Owen Memorial Primary is the crown bearer.
Joining the three ladies in waiting from Lanark Grammar will be Chloe Gardiner, Corra Neil and Poppy Ross of Lanark Primary; Elizabeth Hill from New Lanark; Aynslie Hunter, Lucy Hunter and Poppy Maule from Robert Owen Memorial; and Niome Doolan and Lily McGarvey from St Mary’s.
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The outriders will be Torin Hare and Noah Towers from Lanark Primary and Daniel Cox and Jude Lindsay of Robert Owen Memorial Primary.
Robert Owen pupils Jayden Girvan and Matthew MacDonald are this year’s heralds, and classmates Leonard Aidoo and Owen Clark will be yeomen of the guard.
Charles Cunningham and Bobby Reid of St Mary’s Primary will be the pages, and Harris Docherty of Stanmore House will be the flower bearer.
The selection of the 2025 Lanimer court follows last week’s announcement of Edward Pringle as Lord Cornet for this year’s festivities.
A spokesperson said: “The Lanimer Committee would like to congratulate all of our vourt on their selection and wish them a happy Lanimers.”
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