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    Royal Tartan TAILORS

    Apr 17, 2020 4 minutes
    Words by JENNY ROWE

    It is not easy to earn a Royal Warrant, yet Kinloch Anderson currently holds not one, two but three. In fact it is the only Scottish company with all three Royal Warrants of Appointment as Tailors and Kiltmakers to HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Prince of Wales (granted in 1953, 1956 and 1980 respectively), which more than justifies its claim to be the foremost expert in tartan and Highland dress.

    Royal Warrants were first introduced in the 15th century, when those who supplied goods or services to the Royal Household were formally appointed as Royal Tradesmen in writing by the Lord Chamberlain (though the final decision

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