Choice of Tartan

[figheadair]

The only reason I know this, is because I read it today. It is considered acceptable to wear Stewart Black, or Stewart Hunting, but only acceptable to wear Stewart Royal, if you have permission from The Queen. It is her personal tartan! In this case, THAT guy, just may happen to be Queen Elizabeth II.

Hmmm. Considered acceptable by whom? Matt's article nicely covers the situation and correctly points out that it was widely used outside the Royal Family. The idea of restricting the tartan was HM The Queen's father, King George VI but he realised that it was imposible to do this retrospectively and that the gene was gene was well and truly out of the bottle. It was at that point that the Balmoral became restricted by dictate rather than just convention.

So if one wants to wear the Royal Stewart there is no reason not to although personally I find the Prince Charles Edward version far more pleasing.