Tattoo makes record charity donations

A landmark year for the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo has been underscored with the largest charitable donations in the history of the event

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Creative director Alan Lane at The Call memorial, inspiration for 2026's show

A record-breaking total of £1.5 million will be shared by 15 military and arts charities following last August’s 75th anniversary show, The Heroes Who Made Us.

Between 2016 and 2019, the Tattoo donated £1m annually to charitable causes, before contributions were affected by the pandemic. The organisation has now achieved its ambition to return to and surpass this figure by 2025.