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Why does the Queen's Sura Guard wear skirts?
It is a traditional national costume, just like Japanese wearing kimonos and Mongolians wearing Mongolian robes. It is a traditional custom.

It is made of tweed from waist to knee, featuring large plaid, formal Scottish skirts, including suits, knee-length plaid skirts, vests and tweed jackets of the same color, and long-tube knitted thick socks, including belts, hats, fur bags and daggers.

Can be traced back to16th century. It is a piece of cloth, with a width of 1.5 and a length of 6 meters. It is wrapped around the body and the waist is fixed with a belt. The upper part can be used as a cloak to keep out the cold, and the lower part is a skirt. When you put it on, you can move freely without obstacles. You can use it as a blanket. It is very practical and a traditional Scottish dress.

Different plaid patterns can also distinguish the real enemy from yourself, so as to avoid letting the enemy go and injuring friendly troops by mistake. In the past, Scottish soldiers wore this costume to fight. Soldiers are very brave, wearing this skirt, fighting the enemy on the battlefield, fearless, Scottish soldiers, brave and good at fighting, won people's praise.

This traditional dress has been left behind because of its many advantages, and it is often used as a parade dress in military parade. This time, for example, the Queen is welcome to spend her holiday in Scotland. The soldiers wore traditional Scottish military parade uniforms, and the soldiers wore green plaid skirts, which were very eye-catching. It is fashionable for soldiers to wear white boots and show red socks.

Many people are also attracted, wearing kilts to watch and appreciate the parade of Scottish style, tradition and fashion.