Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post

to my eye, those well polished boots do look rather rustic when the importance of occasion is taken into account.
Yes to me it looks like a bit of a fashion faux pas to wear boots like that to Buckingham Palace. It puts in mind a groundskeeper or something.

Then again, people here wear cowboy boots with suits and tuxedos regardless of the level of formality.