We have been talking about the Duke of Rothesay in another thread, and about a certain pair of kilt hose he wears. I am a bit weary discussing them, you either like them or you don't.
However the fact that I don't, doesn't detract from my admiration of someone who wears the kilt with such aplomb, it is obvious that he enjoys wearing it, and he does at every suitable occasion. The fact that very occasionally he appears like the rest of us to get it a bit wrong is great, it proves he is human and as a public figure, he is not above criticism-no Prince or Pauper is - not in Scotland anyway..
I can't help wondering though if we are seeing the last of the Royal Males to wear the kilt, I have watched the younger Royals - especially his two sons, and have never seen them in a kilt.
Even at Balmoral, when visiting the Braemar Games they are never kilted. Charles gained his love of Scotland and the kilt from his Grandmother, who instilled an appreciation of Scotland into him and his Sister Anne especially.
I am of the opinion though, that this love has been diluted now, and the boys are unashamedly English through and through - nothing wrong with that, that is what they are, and they should be proud of it, however, I fear it is the demise of us seeing a Royal in a kilt.
I would think that even if either of them did, it will be out of a sense of duty, and as such, they will never carry it off with the same self assurance as their Father.