2026 CHIEFTAiN

Maureen beattie OBE

On behalf of the organising committee, I was absolutely thrilled to welcome Maureen to Bute Highland  Games as our 2026 Chieftain.  We are very lucky to have had Maurren join us for this year's games.

Billy Shields, Chairman

Actress and local community groups member Maureen Beattie OBE was 2026 Bute Highland Games Chieftain.

Maureen trained at what is now the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduating in 1974 with the James Bridie Gold Medal and she has been working as an actress and director ever since. She was President of Equity, the union for performers and creative practitioners, until 2022 and was made OBE in the 2020 Honours List for services to the entertainment industry.

Maureen received an Outstanding Woman of Scotland award from the Saltire Society in 2018. It was through her late father, the actor and comedian, and former Bute Highland Games Chieftain, Johnny Beattie, that her love for Bute really began and she has had a home on the island since 2004.

Maureen is proud to follow in her father’s footsteps as a member of the Winter Garden Steering Group and as a Champion of the Pavilion but most especially as Chieftain of the Bute Highland Games 2026.