Is Stewart Royal a Restricted Tartan?

Can anyone wear Stewart Royal?
What tartans are restricted to just members of the British Royal Family?
What tartan can I wear if I'm not Scottish?
What is a universal tartan?
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[@tibulcain4904]

I have asked permission from the Chiefs of familial clans for permission to wear that clan's tartan. Wasn't needed but it was a fun little project. And as the queen is officially over the Stewart tartan I sent a letter to Buckingham Palace where a correspondent responded officially denying me permission from wearing it 🤣🤣 she said officially, no because I'm not her subject. But she's well aware it isn't going to stop a thing. I think the most scottish thing is to be told no by the queen of England and doing it anyways 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gazpal]

Lol she's also the Queen of Scotland

[@loyalsandman]

Technically the queen is german, so fuck that. She's only royal through marriage, I have more stewart blood than she does.

[@stevestuart3524]

@@loyalsandman I more than her also

[@smacwhinnie]

@@loyalsandman Queen of Great Britain by blood, not marriage. German blood on her father's side along with English, Scottish, Welsh. Her mother is Scottish

[@thonatim5321]

Are you American? If so, you are a rebel, just like the Founders.

[@geektome4781]

A Google Search yielded the following: “Despite its royal associations, the Royal Stewart Tartan can be worn by anyone, a status confirmed by the Scottish Register of Tartans, who state: ‘In the same way that clansmen wear the tartan of their chief, it is appropriate for all subjects of the Queen to wear the Royal Stewart tartan.’” I think the “everyone” is in the context of everyone who is a British subject. I was once told by an Aussie that Americans really shouldn’t wear Royal Stewart as they are not subjects of the Queen.

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

Good points! The only thing we would say is about the Aussie that said Americans shouldn't wear it: Unless they held some position of authority within the Tartans Authority and had just reason why someone shouldn't do something, their opinion (whether British, Australian, German, Japanese or Chilean) is just that... an opinion. :-)

[@geektome4781]

@@USAKiltsOfficial He wasn't telling me what to do. He was explaining that, if one really should not wear a clan tartan if not a member of that clan, then one should not wear a Royal Stewart if not a subject of the Queen because Royal Stewart is only a "universal" tartan for subjects of the British Commonwealth.

[@brianc9374]

A minority of US revolutionaries sought to restore the Stuart line.

[@straycat1674]

Yes, I dare somebody to sell all those punk rockers they can no longer wear it. That would be interesting to see.

[@KrissStewart]

I'm a Scottish Stewart, and this is fascinating.

[@thebristolianmackem2039]

Im a Stuart too I have the DNA clan and royalty markers of the Bonnie Prince house of Nassau polish royalty and aristocracy Scottish and English royalty Italian royalty ect I even look similar to Charles nice too meet you kin im also a Wallace and a Robertson

[@MarcelGomesPan]

My first kilt was actually a regimental one ( Gordon Highlanders/ Gordon Modern ). A really heavy one ( 22 oz ). Military often sell surplus stuff. I think as long as one is not wearing the whole uniform it should be fine. If you wear a uniform jacket with no isignias combined with jeans you are not passing yourself off as military. And with tartans worn by military they are often clan tartans…so worn by entire clans anyway ( like the above Gordon ). If the tartan is exclusive for a regiment/ branch or what have you, it would be another thing.

[@timothycook337]

I think if you like the colors and you spend your hard earned cash, you should be able to wear whatever tartan you want.

[@smacwhinnie]

Royal Stewart was concocted long after the Stuarts were succeeded by the Saxe-Coburgs. Like BW it's widely and commercially available, have a ball. Black Stewart is the best looking Stewart. Only Balmoral and Lord of the Isles are reserved for the members of the rf. The latter to only 1 member.

[@pipsheppard6747]

Excellent research, Erik.

[@samanthamitchellprete5646]

I looove my Mitchell Tartan 🥰 wear it in many styles with pride

[@chefkdowg]

I prefer the black stewart.

[@euan4465]

If your clan fought for bonnie Prince Charlie then you can wear the royal Stewart tartan

[@ethanstickley7487]

I only know about this tartan due to my clan, I enjoyed learning more about it

[@johntaylor1286]

Could you guys talk about the difference between Stuart of Bute and the Stewarts

[@robertlynn7332]

"Despite its royal associations, the Royal Stewart Tartan can be worn by anyone, a status confirmed by the Scottish Register of Tartans, who state: ‘In the same way that clansmen wear the tartan of their chief, it is appropriate for all subjects of the Queen to wear the Royal Stewart tartan’.". www.historyscotland.com/history/what-tartan-can-i-wear/#:~:text=Despite%20its%20royal%20associations%2C%20the,wear%20the%20Royal%20Stewart%20tartan'. So I guess it depends on whether you consider yourself a "subject of the Queen" or not

[@kevinhendryx665]

Rod Stewart will be very relieved to hear that.

[@jeroenfrankfoort1388]

Where can I buy Royal Stewart Tartan Wall Paper. It appears that my family are descendents of the Stewarts ( Trough the Scots Brigade, also referred to as the Anglo-Dutch Brigade or by Dutch historians as the Anglo-Scots Brigade, an infantry brigade in the army of the Dutch Republic. First formed in 1586, by the late 17th century it usually comprised six infantry regiments, which was abonded after the Napoleon wars.

[@zoukatron]

It is not a maybe, you will definitely still find some current or ex-servicemen who will rant at you for wearing Black Watch. Doesn't stop me though.

[@flairball]

Except it was clan Campbell before it was used my the Blackwatch, so....

[@timothycook337]

I don't get why people get offended by wearing different clans. I don't think the ancient highlanders would have family tartans. I am willing to bet that you got your 9 yards of single width fabric from the mill, chopped in half, and sewed the two pieces side by side to make double width and 4.5 yards of fabric for your great kilt. So by that logic, you would probably inherit Dad's great kilt, til it was so worn that it was used as other cloth, while you go back to the mill for new fabric in whatever colors you want or can afford.

[@tawnymacleod4022]

So as a Stewart my line is of Walter 8th Baron of kincordin Walter Stewart my 5 grt grandfather one of FrizAlen would the Stewart Tartan be worn only by Stewart’s? Why would the Queens family use Stewart’s Tartan! My family where early Tennesee Virginia & North Carolina settlers! So I don’t clam to know the proper protocol for Tartans! Please advise! Thanks y’all!

[@alandoods]

Am stewart from Scotland Highlands Inverness and I say you can put my kilt on

[@smacwhinnie]

Current royal family are a branch of the previously reigning House of Stuart. That's the short answer

[@aomaintenance]

Hepburn muted? Royal stewart. Different colors?

[@mxferro]

Why wear the Stuart if your family isn't part of it AND there are so MANY other tartans to pick from or have your very own design created and produced?

[@TadTheTinker]

Hmmm... Because it is a good looking tartan and there is pretty much nothing preventing me, or anyone else, from wearing it.

[@kevinhendryx665]

Civilian pipers and pipe bands have been imitating military fashion since the 19th century, so naturally once the Royal Stuart (or Royal Stewart, one sees both usages) sett became identified as a "musician's tartan" for pipers and bandsmen in the Scottish regiments, it was widely taken up by organizations who wanted that same smart look and identified with those military traditions. The British monarch has in the past "bestowed" the "honor" of wearing the Royal Stuart tartan on various bands or units as a symbolic mark of favor (the Royal Scots and Cameron Highlanders pipers were so blessed in the 20th century; previously, they'd worn the same tartan as the other ranks) but this custom has no legal standing or weight. The Balmoral tartan is a special case, as briefly noted in this video. That one does seem to belong exclusively to the Royal Family; I'm not sure outsiders could get the material easily or obtain a kilt made in this without jumping thru some very small hoops.

[@kevinhendryx665]

PS: The Black Watch tartan (aka Government tartan; Universal tartan) seems to derive from an old Argyllshire pattern widely worn by Clan Campbell, hence Campbells to this day will wear this tartan as a clan tartan, as well as the other setts now named "Campbell". The Duke of Argyll typically wears the "Black Watch" tartan in a lighter hue ("ancient" or "muted" or whatever they now say) as his personal tartan. And I believe some clans wear the Black Watch sett as their official "hunting" tartan.

[@nq6417]

Where do we submit questions for the videos?

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

maybe send them a email,might work.

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

You can tune in live when we do the session (First Friday of the month at 3 pm Eastern) or you can send an email to [e-mail] with your question. :-)

[@hootmanwillie]

I doubt the English had anything to do with tartan after all they were the ones that banned wearing the kilt

[@maximilianolimamoreira5002]

it's a complicated question,Bob,it was not banned to wear a kilt to everyone,just allowed to be worn if you was in a army regiment,and even then,it was completely disregarded by people that had more money,they could get away for wearing something that was restricted.

[@kingkev645]

My great grandfather was a Stewart and a Duncan what tartan can I ware

[@la_old_salt2241]

Both

[@kennethcameron20]

First here

[@kennethcameron20]

How much do you charge for a tartan

[@USAKiltsOfficial]

Depends on what you need. Drop an email to [e-mail] and we'll be happy to help!

[@erichammond9308]

Royal Stewart is a statement - since there's not a Stewart on the throne!

[@EscanV]

Clansman of Clan Stewart here! Clan Stewart... isn't officially recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms as a "clan"... ever since Culloden, it's a tradition that we shall never be recognised and we are one of the few clans who don't have a Chieftain as well, because we lead the rebellion!

[@erichammond9308]

@@EscanV Stewart on my mother's side and Craig (another ancient yet chief less clan) we were just all around rebellious!

[@BrettLeMans]

What about the Prince Charles Edward Stuart tartan....?

[@thebristolianmackem2039]

I personally think the blazer vest shirt and tie dont suit the kilt i prefer the way their clothes where during wallaces time or the last jacobite rebellion with the traditional clothes and the tartan over the shoulder then you look like a real highlander

[@alfonsolabaiadeltabacco7459]

A Stewart prince in 1877 give the Italians the right to wear... The kilt in Stewart royal tartan...

[@timmycook6708]

"The leather neck tartan is not really a universal tartan and should only be worn by leather necks."

[@joemacdonald2494]

A load of rubbish!

[@antonanderson6213]

The people of England 🤮, no tartan is for the people of England. Personally I don’t believe military kilts should be worn by anyone other who have earned the right. Or have a next of kin right

[@rickmoore3730]

Many military tartans are in fact clan tartans . I have a kilt in the MacGregor modern ( my mothers family is McGregor ) . A regiment in Ontario ,Canada uses the same tartan . My friends father was in the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa . I have a kilt in the same tartan , the Cameron of Erracht tartan . Black Watch is the Campbell tartan . A lot of regimental pipers wear the Royal Stewart tartan , The " universal tartan discussed in the video . There is next to no restriction for wearing "regimental " tartans