Kilt on Colin Firth in movie "The King's Speech"

[Sir William]

Without getting too wound up in all this, not that I don't want to, but we are a kilt forum after all! I do well remember one RAF pilot who was a South African who came to dinner with other pilots from other nations, it was something that we all tried to do to make the servicemen just that wee bit more at home, his name was "sailor" Milan. I remember him because his nickname reminded me of my father that I had not yet seen, who was a sailor.

I'm just a wee bit jealous! When I was a lad, a favorite reading topic of mine was the Battle of Britain, in which Sailor Malan, DSO & Bar, DFC & Bar, played no small part with 27 aircraft to his credit. (He got his name from serving in the merchant service).

However, to my knowledge, he never wore a kilt (just to keep to our kilt focus).

[Jock Scot]

I stand corrected. I am sorry that I don't remember much about him other than the name and I that sat on his knee as he told me about Table Mountain!

[Mike_Oettle]

Table Mountain – one of my favourite places in the world. And General Smuts’s, too. But we are getting rather far away from the topic.

[BoldHighlander]

With regard to Douglas fir: while it is a North American species, it is (as has been pointed out) grown in Britain. And it might well have been imported – timber from many parts of the world found its way to London at the height of Empire, and probably still does.

Off-topic, but from reading in The Highlander (and elsewhere):
"The common name Douglas-fir honours David Douglas, the Scottish botanist who first introduced P. menziesii into cultivation at Scone Palace in 1827. Douglas is known for introducing many North American native conifers to Europe."

[Downunder Kilt]

Well alright yes, you are "those colonial chaps" but to many of us it is a tongue in cheek term of endearment and a mark of high regard and respect.

Jock, I have no doubt that it is not used as a insulting remark by the masses, but reference my signature block, even one of their own was classed as a "colonial chap" when the proverbial hit the fan

[kiltedlady]

Back to the original point of the thread about kilts in "The King's Speech"
2 movies with kilts in them were nominated for costuming at the Academy Awards, a kilt was shown in a clip for "The King's Speech" and it won the Oscar! Regardless of whether it was complety "right", it sounds like the movie deserves the praise it has received as well as the awards!
And yes, I will see it as soon as it comes out on DVD!

[Jack Daw]

Well, there ya go - wear a kilt, win an Oscar.

[McClef]

Well, there ya go - wear a kilt, win an Oscar.

If only that were true!

I am not sure that anyone else has won best actor for a role in which they wore a kilt.

Braveheart won 5 Oscars but none of them were for acting!

[WVHighlander]

[QUOTE=What I couldn't abide is veteran Rangers, bunched up, walking through occupied territory loudly carrying on like a bunch of school kids on a Sunday lark!
Now that's FUBAR! [/QUOTE]

Oh, I don't know. All the Rangers I know walk around and carry on by a bunch of school girls on a Sunday lark...

[ohiopiper]

I sat down and watched the movie last night on DVD.

Excellent movie!