Thanks davidlpope - you should be known as Hawkeye for that -

I can understand the connection with all of those tartans - Charles is Duke of Rothesay when in Scotland and is Lord of the Isles as well. But I wonder what the Gordon connection is? Perhaps he was Colonel of the Regiment (an honourary title) before the Gordon Highlanders vanished.

You just know he wouldn't wear something he wasn't entitled to in some way.

And, unlike various 3rd world dictators, every medal or star a member of the Royal Family wears has been earned or given legitimately. They just don't wear a bunch of gongs they've taken from a drawer at the palace to dress up their uniforms.

To link back to The King's Speech - George VI wears medals including WW1 medals. He saw action at Jutland. The current Duke of York - Prince Andrew, saw combat in the Falklands. These guys don't run for safe jobs when hard and dangerous ones need doing. And if William doesn't fly his helo right, it crashes. End of story.
Now, does anyone know what kilt was worn by Colin Firth in the movie? There must be several members of the forum who specialize in picking these things out.