Quote Originally Posted by CDNSushi View Post
Wikipedia is an interesting source -- very helpful but often not very authoritative. According to an article stub on the Royal Stewart tartan, it says that the Royal Stewart is the personal tartan of Queen Elizabeth II.
The red Stuart tartan has always been regarded as the one that can be worn if you have no affiliation to any other tartan. In recent years, however, there has been an explosion of district,corporate, association, Irish, Welsh, Uncle Tom Cobley and all tartans so the choice is now much wider (and more confusing). Take it from me there is no reason whatsoever why anyone cannot wear this tartan and, if you are Scottish, there is no such person as Queen Elizabeth II. The English had a Queen Elizabeth I a few hundred years ago when our Queen was Mary, Queen of Scots.