rethinking "traditional" dress and the Hire impact

[Jock Scot]

It must be noted that it is necessary for the Royal Family (and, to a lesser extent, the general aristocracy) to appear "old fashioned" in public to underline descent from a ancient royal past. Without public recognition of that, the right to be head of state is on shaky ground. (I think Meghan M. finds this a very difficult concept as do many of her compatriots.) Thus, HRH must wear a pocket watch strung across his waistcoat as a reflection of a past era even though he is also wearing a modern wrist watch but this affectation has nothing to do with Highland dress.

Alan

I must admit that I had not noticed that HRH wears a wristwatch and a pocket watch at the same time, something that I personally think is best avoided. A faux pas? Hummmm , probably not. Unnecessary? Probably. Personal flair? Possibly. Did he just forget to take the wristwatch off? He could well have done, I have! Is there a pocket watch on the end of the chain? I have no idea. A chain by itself does add positively to the look though and personally, I like having my pocket watch along for the ride when appropriate.

An after thought.

I do know that The Royals are fanatical about time and rightly so. So perhaps two time pieces assist in keeping them on Schedule? Bad form to be late. To be fair, they rarely are and I wish more people were as keen with their time keeping!