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    Quote Originally Posted by Silmakhor View Post
    That's a great royal sporran there!
    Yes, one that was worn by his grandfather. And by Edward VIII too. Here they are in 1907.

    1907 - Princes Albert and Edward (Duke of Rothesay).jpg
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    Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
    Yes, one that was worn by his grandfather.
    No surprises there then.
    " Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

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    Tartans of kilts in which HRH King Charles III has appeared

    Can anyone tell me the tartan of the kilt that His Majesty King Charles is wearing? Thank you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MacConnachie View Post
    Can anyone tell me the tartan of the kilt that His Majesty King Charles is wearing? Thank you.
    Duke of Rothesay Hunting (the simplified form as discussed at the bottom of p.8 - http://www.scottishtartans.co.uk/Duk...ay_Tartans.pdf).

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    Rothesay Hunting or Prince of Wales possibly.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hexdef101 View Post
    Rothesay Hunting or Prince of Wales possibly.
    If you mean the tartan worn by both boys in the first photo, no, it's the Duke of Rothesay.

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    Purely out of interest Peter, is there actually a Prince of Wales tartan? I fully understand that a Prince of Wales, could wear many tartans if he wished.
    " Rules are for the guidance of wise men and the adherence of idle minds and minor tyrants". Field Marshal Lord Slim.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
    Purely out of interest Peter, is there actually a Prince of Wales tartan? I fully understand that a Prince of Wales, could wear many tartans if he wished.
    Jock,

    Only insofar as Viyella woven the Duke of Rothesay tartans incorrectly and so sold them under the name Prince of Wales for a while. Both versions are nowadays sold as Duke of Rothesay and the King wears the hunting version due to Kinloch Anderson using the wrong tartan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by figheadair View Post
    Yes, one that was worn by his grandfather. And by Edward VIII too. Here they are in 1907.

    1907 - Princes Albert and Edward (Duke of Rothesay).jpg
    Thanks for posting that!

    It's a clearer image of Edward's sporran (in its original state) than I had seen.

    Interesting how that sporran was modified over the years, first by having all five of the cords supporting the tassels bobbed, lastly by having two of the five tassels removed.



    Charles' sporran seems to have undergone only cord-shortening, and a new centre knob.

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