Representatives from the The Pipes and Drums of the1st Battalion Royal Scots and the Royal Marines launch the 56th Edinburgh Tattoo programme. Representatives from the The Pipes and Drums of the 1st Battalion Royal Scots and the Royal Marines launch the 56th Edinburgh Tattoo programme on board HMS Edinburgh July 26, 2005. This year's Tattoo, which runs from the 5th to 27th August, has a 1,000-strong line up which includes acts from Russia, Norway, South Africa and Trinidad and Tobago. REUTERS/Jeff J Mitchell