Outcome
While the King's one kilted appearance was to be ruthlessly caricatured creating a memorable image of "our fat friend" being hoisted onto a horse, the effect of the event wryly described as "one and twenty daft days" was an increase in goodwill and a new-found Scottish national identity uniting Highlander and Lowlander in sharing the iconic symbolism of kilts and tartans. The pride of the Clan chieftains in their heritage was reinvigorated, but there was no check in the progress of the Highland Clearances.
Additionally, the next Duke of Rothesay, The Prince Albert Edward was the first duke to make use of that title since the Union of the Crowns. The use of that title in Scotland has continued ever since — The Prince of Wales is known there today as HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay. Equally, the Duke's wife has since been known in Scotland as Duchess of Rothesay — for instance The Duchess of Cornwall is known in Scotland as HRH The Duchess of Rothesay.
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