Kaiser Bill!

**Galician** · 25th February 08, 01:25 PM

I believe that connection was through his mother. So why would his father be wearing a kilt?

**macwilkin** · 25th February 08, 01:51 PM

Originally Posted by Galician

I believe that connection was through his mother. So why would his father be wearing a kilt?

See my earlier post above. The Royal houses of Europe were quite "entwined" under their "grandmother" Victoria. No doubt it was during a visit to Balmoral.

T.

**Galician** · 25th February 08, 02:31 PM

Of course! I checked, and found that Wilhelm's father was almost entirely of Germanic ancestry (except for a great-grandmother who was a daughter of the Tsar). But his father's uncle was godfather to the Crown Prince of England. How's that for intertwining??!!

So if Wilhelm's father wore a kilt, it was entirely based on following local practice. Just goes to show how you don't have to be Scottish to wear a kilt!!!!