He is the “bonnie prince” of popular legend, celebrated in many songs and poems. Visit Scotland today, and you’ll find his green tartan-clad image everywhere, from T-shirts to shortbread tins, and his name on menu items from French Toast to Beef Wellington. You can even order a Bonnie Prince Charlie at the bar and enjoy a Scotch-based cocktail. Yet, the beloved Prince lived most of his life outside of Scotland. Quite the Looker Prince Charles Edward Stuart was given the nickname of bonnie—the Scots word for pretty—for his boyish good looks. He was also known as “the Young Pretender” and “the Young Chevalier,” but those didn’t quite stick. The populace does love a handsome prince, after all. He was the grandson of King James VII. Raised in exile in Rome, his desire for military success and belief in his family’s right to the throne led him to plan an invasion of England. And it was perhaps his charm and good looks that helped him sway the Highlanders to join him.
BY MARI DE ARMAS
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