Royal Visit to the USA

[Mael Coluim]

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I recall this is the same young prince that piloted helicopters off the stern of British cruisers to draw the Argentinean Exocet missiles from them in Falklands War.
My bonnet is off to him!

[BEEDEE]

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I recall this is the same young prince that piloted helicopters off the stern of British cruisers to draw the Argentinean Exocet missiles from them in Falklands War.
My bonnet is off to him!

I believe that was his brother Andrew.

Brian

[Jock Scot]

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I recall this is the same young prince that piloted helicopters off the stern of British cruisers to draw the Argentinean Exocet missiles from them in Falklands War.
My bonnet is off to him!

Actually it was Prince Edward's elder brother, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York who did that. Too damn right, he was as brave as anyone else in that war.

[Lallans]

Actually it was Prince Edward's elder brother, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York who did that. Too damn right, he was as brave as anyone else in that war.

If I may be presumptuous enough to assign roles to the Royal Family, in that generation Andrew is the action-oriented daring-do stud "with the Robert Redford good looks" (quote from Prince Charles) and Edward is the late-life baby brother of the family who sort of never had a role if only because they were all taken. He is probably the least known of all of them. Don't want to give the impression I'm a close follower of the whole show, but I'm actually glad to hear he's getting out a bit.

[McClef]

Whilst it is common to see the Dukes of Rothesay and Edinburgh kilted I cannot remember seeing (m)any of either the Duke of York or the Earl of Wessex so attired.

But as it is a highland games event one would hope that the Earl does attend kilted and I am sure that this would be very well received.

As for William and Harry, they currently appear to be lost causes for kilts, don't think I have seen kilted pictures of them since they were little.

William may well have to think again when he becomes Prince of Wales and Duke of Rothesay because he will then be more subject to protocol than he is now.

[macwilkin]

Correct me if I am wrong, but as I recall this is the same young prince that piloted helicopters off the stern of British cruisers to draw the Argentinean Exocet missiles from them in Falklands War.
My bonnet is off to him!

And it appears his nephew Prince Harry has taken up his mantle during his service in Afghanistan with the Blues & Royals, where he served as a Foward Air Controller, calling in air strikes with the USAF, and served with the Gurkhas.

T.

[Downunder Kilt]

Brian K is absolutely correct re the Balmoral Tartan being restricted to the Royal family. I believe that even members of that family have to get the Queens permission to wear it. To my knowledge the only outsider that has been given permission by the Queen to wear it, is her personal piper

[Jock Scot]

Sandy, is there any chance that you could post those pictures of Prince Edward over to the thread where highlanders are discusing highland attire(some thing like that !)? These pictures illustrate perfectly the way that we wear the kilt over here in that situation. I must say, for a part time kilt wearer the Prince wears the kilt well.

[JSFMACLJR]

Sandy, is there any chance that you could post those pictures of Prince Edward over to the thread where highlanders are discusing highland attire(some thing like that !)? These pictures illustrate perfectly the way that we wear the kilt over here in that situation. I must say, for a part time kilt wearer the Prince wears the kilt well.

Done!

[Jock Scot]

Done!

Thank you Sandy and for those other super pictures that you posted. They make me almost wish I lived a bit nearer Oban!