Took me 45 years...

[Alan H]

GREAT story, and welcome!

[macwilkin]

There are two tartans associated with the Netherlands, the "Dutch Mackay" tartan, which honours the connections between the Netherlands and Clan Mackay:

The Mackays of Strathnaver are especially remembered for the famous "Mackay Regiment" raised for the service of the Dutch and Swedish crowns during the 17th century. As a result of this many clansmen settled in Holland and Sweden and gave rise to a number of noble families there. In 1628, Sir Donald Mackay was raised to the peerage of Lord Reay by Charles I. His grandson, Colonel Aeneas Mackay of the Scotch-Dutch Brigade, married the heiress of the Baron van Haefton. The Mackays suffered badly in the Strathnaver clearances between 1815 and 1818 and finally in 1829 the Reay estate was sold to the Sutherland family and in 1875 the chiefship passed to Baron Mackay van Opermet who became 10th Lord Reay. His nephew Baron Aeneas Mackay, prime minister of the Netherlands was the great grandfather of the present chief.

The Clan Mackay Chiefship is vested in the Lords Reay who also hold the title Barons Van Ophemert in Holland.

-- http://www.clanmackayusa.org/Features/mkhistry.htm

The Dutch Mackay tartan may be seen here:

http://www.clanmackayusa.org/images/mktartns.jpg

And here's a web site for the new "Tartan of Holland":

http://www.wishart.org/TartanofHolland/

Another option would be to wear the tartan of one of the Scottish Regiments that liberated the Netherlands during the Second World War; I know of a couple of pipe bands in the Netherlands that do so!

Welcome and Cheers,

Todd