was well liked by everyone". An Assistant Vice-President with Merrill Lynch from 1983 to 1989, Bruce remained a reservist. In 2004, he took command of the reserve unit, Media Operations Group, co-ordinating media representation of military activity. In the same year, he was mobilised on active operations in Iraq, serving in Operation TELIC. He was promoted Colonel in the Territorial Army, and became the Equerry to Prince Edward. In 2008, Bruce was appointed a Knight of St John (OStJ (1991); CStJ (1997)), and in 2010, became OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours for "services to the Territorial Army". He was Deputy Commander of 3rd Division and Colonel of the London Scottish Regiment. In 2019, Bruce succeeded Major General Michael Riddell-Webster as Governor of Edinburgh Castle and was promoted to the rank of Major General. In 2020, Bruce was appointed Honorary Colonel of 5 Military Intelligence Battalion; and in 2021, as Honorary Colonel of Tayforth Universities Officers' Training Corps. Officer of Arms The Queen appointed him as one of her heralds on 7 October 1998 as Fitzalan Pursuivant, and he has been a member of the Royal Company of Archers, the Queen's ceremonial bodyguard in Scotland, since 1990. Television, film and publications Historian Bruce has worked as a historical advisor to Oscar-winning films such as The King's Speech (2010) and The Young Victoria (2009), and the BAFTA-winning television series Downton Abbey (2010–2015) in which he provided historical accuracy as far as possible while balancing this with the need not to slow down the story unduly. He also advised on the minutiae of early 20th-century society protocol, in such subjects as dress, posture, the serving of food and even on matters that might initially appear trivial, such as the use of vocabulary or the correct way to step out of a car. Bruce has written many books, and worked with several independent production companies in the preparation of television documentaries which are regularly aired on the BBC, America's PBS network, Discovery Channel and A&E channels. Among these are Nicholas and Alexandra, Victoria and Albert (2001) and Days of Majesty. Royal documentary In 2017 Bruce recorded a conversation with Queen Elizabeth II for the BBC: the Queen spoke about her coronation, more than 60 years earlier, in a programme entitled The Coronation. Academia Bruce has lectured widely throughout Britain, Europe and the United States; his subjects range from the last Tsars of Russia