Gents, forgive the new boy here for speaking his mind without being introduced, but Prince Charles WAS wearing a regimental tartan that day -- the Stewart Hunting tartan is the regimental tartan of the Royal Scots Regiment, and one territorial battalion of the Royal Scots, the 9th, otherwise known as the "Dandy Ninth" did wear the kilt, as opposed to the rest of the regiment's battalions, who wore trews in the days of the First & Second World War. Princess Anne is their colonel-in-chief.


Granted, he should have worn the Government tartan that day, but at least he was wearing the tartan of a regiment, and the oldest regiment of the British line to boot -- "Pontious Pilate's Bodyguard" is their nickname, first organised in 1633 by Sir John Hepburn under a warrant from Charles I.

And to the monarchists on this board, take heart: I am a Yank, but a Yank monarchist!

Cheers!

T.