Kilts at the Royal Hospital Chelsea

[David Dalglish]

Great photos--no Comments on the girls uniform

[dwg]

PPS: Now I know who to be looking out for at the Harpenden Highland Gathering on 16th July!!

Me to Ham

Derek

[Freelander Sporrano]

Great pictures David. You looked great too. Was that a regimental tie I saw you wearing ?

[Pour1Malt]

guid oan ya David!

luv the piccies!

slainte mhath!

[An t-Ileach]

I think it's the hose and flashes that's the problem with the girls' uniform.

auld argonian:
no, actually the day was quite hot. Apparently it's never rained on Founders' Day. There's always a medical emergency team standing by, but parading is the pensioner's decision. The oldest guy on parade was 101. Several who couldn't march, drove their "go carts" in double file at the rear of the march past. The uniforms are those of Marlborough's Army, apparently. Your point about the monarchy is well taken: I think it was the Victorian commentator Walter Bagehot who remarked on this advantage too.

bubba:
Thanks for the steer on the Account Option. I've sorted it out now. I've got a few more to upload today.

Freelander:
No, actually Sod's Law came into play - I couldn't find my regimental tie (it should have been in my tie drawer and for all I know it still is, along with handerchiefs, passport, braces, and the usual odds and ends that get stuffed into places out of the way), so I wore an Army and Navy Club striped tie.

On an irritating partisan note, before the Fanfare, the band played "Lutzow's Wild Hunt" (the regimental march of the King's Royal Rifle Corps - 60th Rifles - passing into oblivion as 3rd Bn Royal Green Jackets) but being a Guards' band they didn't sound it with silver bugles and played it too slow - there were several agonised faces among the Light Infantrymen and Rifles in our stand.

[An t-Ileach]

Cajunscot pointed out something I got wrong and should have got right with the first picture, and so I've amended it accordingly. My excuse is that the guy went past me quite quickly - to be honest, I was surprised some of the pictures came out in focus and not blurred.

He's from the Black Watch not the Argylls. I'll amend the caption and picture file name accordingly.

Thanks, Todd.

[cajunscot]

On an irritating partisan note, before the Fanfare, the band played "Lutzow's Wild Hunt" (the regimental march of the King's Royal Rifle Corps - 60th Rifles - passing into oblivion as 3rd Bn Royal Green Jackets) but being a Guards' band they didn't sound it with silver bugles and played it too slow - there were several agonised faces among the Light Infantrymen and Rifles in our stand.

The Gurkhas were probably none to happy about it either! The version I have of it on a CD of regimental marches is played very fast.

Cheers,

Todd

[cessna152towser]

Great photos; nice to see some kilts appearing at a London based event.