Bruce is of Scottish descent and a direct descendant of Robert the Bruce, and is related to Andrew Bruce, the 11th Earl of Elgin and 15th Earl of Kincardine, who is the current Earl.
In 2005 the new crossing was given the go-ahead, and construction began in June 2006, with the sod-cutting ceremony performed by the Scottish Transport Minister, Tavish Scott, accompanied by the Earl of Elgin who as a boy had performed the ceremony for the Kincardine Bridge.
The present-day 11th Earl of Elgin (born 1924) is her great-great-great-grandson.
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