Kilts at the Royal Wedding today?

[OC Richard]

But its David bloody Beckham...he can do what ever he feels like doing

except make Galaxy win the league...

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Sorry, I don't know who they are

You should thank your lucky stars you don't!

This is the perfect example of "when kilts go wrong"--

1) The Prince Charlie coatee is absolutely 100% inappropriate for day wear, and in this instance it is made worse by wearing it with a four-in-hand tie.

2) The jacket does not fit. It is too wide in the shoulders and too long in both the sleeves and the body. Whoever rented/sold him the jacket did him no favours.

3) The kilt is either too long, or it is being worn too low; either way it looks like a rather matronly skirt of the sort one sees in twee National Trust for England tea rooms every fall.

4) Not only are the (rented?) socks white, they are worn too high, really giving the outfit a "parochial school girl" look.

5) The shoes. Ghillies are not formal footwear, they are an out of doors shoe, and while fine (for those who like them) when tramping around at the local Highland games-- or worn as part of a piper's uniform/costume-- they fall waaay short of the mark for any sort of formal event.

The contrast between this get up and the wee fellow well turned out in the tweed Argyll jacket seen elsewhere, is the difference between chalk and cheese, and a rather smelly cheese at that!

[Tim Little]

I thought I caught a glimpse of another kilted gent as the guests departed Westminster (though I can't be sure of the exact timing; it was on the TLC broadcast )

[Zardoz]

Question about David Beckham and his OBE.... worn on the right ? shouldn't it have been on the left as it was awarded to him? Please correct me if I am misunderstanding the protocol.

I saw some shots of him and Posh inside the church, and he had moved his OBE to the left at some point.

[theborderer]

Question about David Beckham and his OBE.... worn on the right ? shouldn't it have been on the left as it was awarded to him? Please correct me if I am misunderstanding the protocol.

ANNEX D TO
AP 1358 CHAP 8 states that the Full size medal is worn on the left breast.

[Mike_Oettle]

Mike (Downunder Kilt), those are two very nice pictures of men in kilts. But I only see two kilted guys. The third piece of tartan (behind the army captain with the red top on his cap) is much longer, and is doubtless a skirt.
I did see two gents in kilts, but neither of them are the chaps in these pictures. Glad to know there were more!
Regards,
Mike

[Jock Scot]

Mike look at the Satellite dish picture(the one without the short kilted fellow) look directly over the tall Sarn't Major's right shoulder and just to his front there is a chap wearing glasses who is also wearing the kilt and er well white hose.

[McClef]

It was so good to see pictures of some kilted guests that I think they deserve to be saluted rather than anything else.

[wepollard]

If there was a guest in a kilt I missed it!

I too was looking for kilted gentlemen. The Brits do know how to put on a great show. The uniforms on the men and the hats on the ladies were spectacular. I did expect to see kilts on some of the participants and was disappointed.

[WVHighlander]

It was so good to see pictures of some kilted guests that I think they deserve to be saluted rather than anything else.

Agreed. It was nice to see the United (stressed) Kingdom out for this very potential matrimony. I think the future of the UK monarchy has a bright future.