Harry in 1953 and 2017

Birthday boy Harry leads the way

NEWS Monday 29th September 2025, 1:57pm

by Mike Hunter

  Edinburgh Monarchs

The Edinburgh Stellar Monarchs wish a happy 95th birthday today to a Monarch of some time ago, Harry Darling. Harry rode for the Monarchs 69 times from 1952 to 1954 and still has many friends amongst our support. He used to run supporters buses on away trips in his working days, and continued to follow the team. He was a regular attender at the Scottish Veteran dinners run by Jim Henry until a few years ago, and currently lives in Peebles.