The Royal Bank of Scotland
![Dundas House, designed by Sir William Chambers, built in 1774 for Sir Lawrence Dundas, and acquired by the bank in 1821.[3]](/Images/godic/202502/08/RBSG_HQ,_St_Andrews_Square,_Edinburgh3317.jpg")
![Branch of the Royal Bank of Scotland in Islington, London.](/Images/godic/202502/08/RoyalBankOfScotlandAngel3317.jpg")
![A van of the RBS mobile banking service](/Images/godic/202502/08/Lonely_spot_for_a_banking_service_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7813003317.jpg")
![A Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note from 1964](/Images/godic/202502/08/RBS_Bank_Note_19193317.jpg")
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (Scottish Gaelic:Banca Rìoghail na h-Alba, Scots:Ryal Baunk o Scotland, Welsh:Banc Brenhinol yr Alban), commonly abbreviated as RBS, is one of the retail banking subsidiaries of The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, and together with NatWest and Ulster Bank, provides banking facilities throughout the UK and Ireland. The Royal Bank of Scotland has around 700 branches, mainly in Scotland though there are branches in many larger towns and cities throughout England and Wales. The Royal Bank of Scotland and its parent, The Royal Bank of Scotland Group, are completely separate from the fellow Edinburgh based bank, the Bank of Scotland, which pre-dates The Royal Bank of Scotland by 32 years. The Bank of Scotland was effective in raising funds for the Jacobite Rebellion and as a result, The Royal Bank of Scotland was established to provide a bank with strong Hanoverian and Whig ties.