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The 76-year-old is the 32nd chief of the MacDonalds of Keppoch, having fought for the honour over more than 30 years. But accession rarely comes without enemies, and a feud with some of his kinsmen continued last night as the ceremony to recognise the new chief took place.

The Keppoch MacDonalds were once one of Scotland’s fiercest clans, fighting for James VII at Killiecrankie and Prince Charles Edward Stuart at Culloden. In-fighting is nothing new, either. In 1663, in the Keppoch Murders, Alexander MacDonald, the young chief, and his brother Ranald were stabbed to death by rivals within the clan. Their seven killers were hunted down, killed and decapitated.

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