Kilts Collection

Princess Alexandra with her five children
Princess Alexandra of Wales (1844 1925) (later Queen Alexandra consort) of Edward VII, photographed with her five children (left to right) Princess Victoria, who remained single

King George V in Scottish dress
King George V chats to the Duchess of York, whilst the Duke of York brings up the rear. They have been taking part in the Balmoral Garden Fete. Date: 1927

A group of Cameron Highlanders
A group of Queens Own Cameron Highlanders

Highland Fling by Florence Hardy
Two children, dressed in traditional costume, dance an energetic Highland fling

Advert for Castle Lager
Advertisement for Castle Lager featuring two Scottish soldiers in kilts - Sure we can take it....any " given" quantity

Recruitment poster for the British Army, showing four laughing and smiling soldiers marching along in their kilts, with rifles over their shoulders. Line up, boys! Enlist today

Cameron Highlanders
The Queens own Cameron Highlanders. Date: circa 1910

German cartoon on British recruitment techniques
A cartoon from the German satirical magazine, Lustige Blatter reproduced in The Tatler suggesting that the famous recruitment posters did not persuade men to join up and that instead

Gordon Highlanders making kilts in the open air
A group of soldiers from the Gordon Highlanders, some smoking pipes, sit outdoors making kilts. One of them is using a sewing machine

Events / Culloden / 1746
Charles Edward Stuart in action on the battlefield

Chitral Combat 1895
The Chitral expedition - from a sketch by. Mr. A.D Greenhill Gardyne. Officers and men struggle against the enemy 100 yards from the point of the cliff at Chitral

Events / Culloden / Iln
A scene from the Battle of Culloden

Five of the children of King George V: (from left) Prince George, Prince Albert (later King George VI) Princess Mary, Prince Edward - Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and Prince Henry

The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 10 June 1719, part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, an attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart

Lochiels charge at the Battle of Killiecrankie, Perthshire, Scotland, 27 July 1689, part of the Jacobite Rising of 1689. Sir Ewen Cameron of Lochiel was fighting on the Jacobite side. Date: 1689

Four old ladies chat in Abbey Gardens, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk. Two of the women are dressed identically and look like twins. They stand in the same attitude and carry handbags the same way

George, Prince of Wales (later King George V), as Colonel of the Cameron Highlanders in costume, at Dublin Castle. Appointed colonel-in-chief of the Camerons in November 1902. Date: 1905

Duke and Duchess of York with their six children, taken at Abergeldie, (left to right) Duke of York (later George V), (1865 - 1936), Princess Mary, later Viscountess Lascelles, (1897 - 1965)

Representing the tailors of the regiment making kilts for the Gordon Highlanders in the barrack-yard at Aberdeen. Date: circa 1902

HUNTING AT BALMORAL 19C
Evening at Balmoral: it has clearly been a successful day's hunting, as two magnificent stags lie dead on the ground. Date: circa 1853

The Salute at the Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745, during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748). Date: 1745

Advance of the Highlanders at the Battle of Prestonpans (or Battle of Gladsmuir), East Lothian, Scotland, 21 September 1745, during the Jacobite Rising. Date: 1745

Comic postcard, Policeman and fainting woman Date: 20th century

Comic postcard, Free samples of fruit salts, and the result Date: 20th century

Charge of the Highlanders in Bengal, Indian Mutiny Date: 1857

H Company, 79th Highlanders, Parkhurst Barracks, 1878

Queen Victoria inspecting Scottish troops, 1873

Comic postcard, Four assorted pairs of Scottish legs, with tartan kilts and socks Date: 20th century

92nd (Gordon) Highlanders, kilts, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland
Vintage 19th century photograph: 92nd (Gordon) Highlanders in kilts, Edinburgh Castle, Scotland

Sketches by Bryan de Grineau of Fettes College, Edinburgh. The top picture shows the study rooms in Kimmerghame House leading off from a central common room with armchairs, piano and billiard table

Scottish soldiers preparing to journey to France, Sept 1939
Scottish soldiers shown lining up and preparing their kit before they go off to fight in France, shortly after the outbreak of war. 1939

Scottish soldiers leaving for war in France, Sept 1939
" The kilted regiments" photographed boarding a train to France to fight against Germany shortly after the outbreak of war, September 1939

Canadian regiment with its colours, WW1
Canadian regiment with its colours during the First World War. 1914-1918

Halls North of England Cricket Eleven in kilts. 1896

Duke and Duchess of York with their six children
Date: 1906

SCOTS STONE THROWING
A kilted Scotsman throws a stone whilst his competitors, and a few bonnie wee lassies, look on. Date: 1848

BAYONET DRILL / WW1 / 1918
Highlanders practising bayonet drill, World War One. Date: 1918

OLYMPIC PARADE 1928
Athletes taking part in the parade during the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Date: 1928

King Edward VII and Scottish soldiers, 1905
King Edward VII(1841-1910) reviews a Highland regiment. Date: October 1905

People wearing Cornish tartan, Cornwall
Four people wearing Cornish tartan, kilts and sporrans in a grassy area during a Cornish wrestling event, Cornwall. Date: circa 1970s

Duke and Duchess of York with their six children, taken at Abergeldie, (left to right, top to bottom) Duke of York (later George V), (1865 1936), Duchess of York

The Royal Family at a garden party at Balmoral Castle
The Silver Jubilee of King George V. The Royal Family at a garden party at Balmoral Castle on September 10th 1927. The two future Kings

Natives in kilts at a ngoma, Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa
Natives in Scottish kilts at a ngoma (traditional music and dance festival) in Mombasa, Kenya, East Africa. 1924

Petticoats, soldiers in kilts, WW1 silhouette postcard
First World War postcard. Petticoats, part of the Camp Silhouette series showing soldiers from a Highland regiment, with their kilts looking very similar to the skirts of their female companions

Edward VIII as Colonel-in Chief of the Guards regiments
Edward VIII (1894 1972), shortly after his accession to the Throne, King Edward assumed the ranks of Admiral of the Fleet and Field-Marshal

Parisian woman admiring a Highlanders kilt, WW1
A French woman stands admiring the kilt worn by a soldier from a Highland regiment. The appearance of men in such garments in Paris in 1914 caused a sensation

Scottish troops on New Years Day, WW1
Scottish troops enjoying a sing-song on the Western Front on New Years Day, World War One. Several of the men are playing bagpipes. Date: circa 1916

Five of the children of King George V: (from left) Prince George, Prince Albert (later King George VI) Princess Mary, Prince Edward - Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII), and Prince Henry

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