Quote Originally Posted by davidlpope View Post
Jeannie and I saw this movie yesterday afternoon and it was wonderful. I was really taken by Colin Firth's ability to play someone who stammers so convincingly. He and Geoffery Rush had a convincing on-screen friendship and other roles, such as Helena Bonham Carter's and the actress portraying Wallis Simpson, were well done.

I took special note during the Balmoral scenes and am convinced that the tartan that Colin Firth is wearing is County Kerry. He also appears to be wearing a basic Charcoal tweed kilt jacket/waistcoat, a modern seal dress sporran, dark kilt hose (black?) and ghillie brogues. The rest of the costuming, though, seemed to be very well thought out and Guy Pierce's tweed suit during these scenes looks very much like that the the Duke of Windsor wore.
Funny how we note the same things, David. I wasn't so much bothered by the tartan as I was the sporran, tweed kilt jacket, and hose. No Royal gentleman would have worn such a jacket. And the sporran! I guess those are pretty popular today, but in 1936 they were unheard of amongst the Highland grandees! The Duke of York would NEVER have worn a sporran with a cantle like that.