Lt. Colonel Johnny Thompson of the Scots Guards and Handsome Men In Kilts **Appreciation Thread

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The King's Kilts, and the varying Tartans he has worn during his stay at Balmoral, embracing Highland dress. :heart:

Splendid pictures of the King in a variety of kilts. This is a nice article. Thank you for sharing :smile:
 
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Incase anyone hasn't seen this from a few months ago, the 2023 Mountbatten Festival of Music, with not only Jonny but the King in red mess jacket, and Jonny singing the National Anthem with gusto!


Thank you for sharing the link. I especially enjoyed watching the arrival of the Royal vehicle with Jonny and the King. And it was an opportunity to see our Jonny resplendent in his scarlet mess dress. This was an excellent concert, although ... I kept hoping for more peeks of the Royal box!

I was just looking for something in the RRS Dress Regulations manual and stopped on the "Dress Mess" page. Ooops! The RRS Dress Regulations manual describe the jacket color as "scarlet" and I have been calling it "red".
 
Jonny has yet to be seen with Aiguillette with the cypher. My guess is that he still wears his original issue from when he was appointed Equerry to the former POW. Only the Equerries to the Sovereign can wear the cypher on their aiguilette.

It’s possible to read two things into this - either he has not replaced his, or there is no point in replacing them as he wont need them for much longer. Let’s all hope it is the former!!

On the France trip, could anyone see whether Jonny was still wearing the POW's Aiguillette or whether his had been upgraded to the Sovereign's ?

Jonny has yet to be seen with Aiguillette with the cypher. My guess is that he still wears his original issue from when he was appointed Equerry to the former POW. Only the Equerries to the Sovereign can wear the cypher on their aiguilette.

It’s possible to read two things into this - either he has not replaced his, or there is no point in replacing them as he wont need them for much longer. Let’s all hope it is the former!!
 
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