Originally Posted by
gilmore
There is precedent for this. It is said that George IV wore pink tights under his kilt during his famous visit to Edinburgh that was coordinated by Sir Walter Scott and lead to the revival of the wearing of the kilt and of Highland dress.
On Saturday afternoon, 17 August (1822), the King attended a short Levee at Holyrood Palace, where the great and good queued to be greeted by George in his Highland outfit complete with pink pantaloons to conceal his bloated legs, described as "buff coloured trowsers like flesh to imitate his Royal knees". When someone complained that the kilt had been too short for modesty, Lady Hamilton-Dalrymple wittily responded "Since he is to be among us for so short a time, the more we see of him the better."
Sir David Wilkie's flattering portrait, painted in 1829, of King George IV in kilt during the visit to Scotland in 1822 with lighting chosen to tone down the brightness of his kilt and his knees shown bare, without the pink tights he wore at the event.
Contemporary caricature of King George IV in kilt during the Visit of King George IV to Scotland in 1822.
Image & above text from The King's Jaunt, John Prebble, Birlinn Limited, Edinburgh 2000, ISBN 1-84158-068-6
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[SIZE="1"]"Ah, here comes the Bold Highlander. No @rse in his breeks but too proud to tug his forelock..." Rob Roy (1995)[/I][/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE]
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