BALMORAL KILMARNOCK BONNET

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Badged with a red Hackle (As worn by the Royal Highlanders BLACK WATCH on active service)

made of finer dark blue cloth, A regimental or clan badge is worn on the left-hand side, affixed to a silk or grosgrain ribbon cockade in black. with the bonnet usually worn tilted to the right to display this emblem and hackle. The centre of the crown features a red toorie.

The Balmoral bonnet is a traditional Scottish hat that can be worn as part of formal or informal Highland dress. Developed from the earlier blue bonnet, dating to at least the 16th century, it takes the form of a knitted, soft wool cap with a flat crown. It is named after Balmoral Castle, a royal residence in Scotland..

Code: 55438