"A former senior judge has been given Scotland's highest honour.Lord Cullen of Whitekirk has been appointed a Knight of the Thistle on St Andrew's Day.
He led inquiries into the Pipa Alpha disaster and the Dunblane shootings, and in March 2002 led the five-judge tribunal which heard the failed appeal of the Lockerbie bomber.
The Order of the Thistle represents the highest honour in Scotland, and is second only in precedence in the UK to the Order of the Garter.
It honours Scottish men and women who have held public office or who have contributed in a particular way to national life."
See http://www.midlothianadvertiser.co.uk/latest-scottish-news/Highest-honour-for-Lord-Cullen.3546370.jp
This story, which I could not previously find on any other Scottish or UK news website, has now (2 December) been picked up by Scotland on Sunday:
http://scotlandonsunday.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=1883612007
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