#nosilk

Courtiers used to ask me which colours and fabrics I preferred for royal events.

My answer. Wool. Grey. Practical.

While other kings dressed in silk and jewels, I wore a simple military coat and boots. Easier to inspect troops. Harder to trip over nonsense.

If an outfit could not survive a walk through the barracks, it did not belong in my palace.

A king should be ready for drill at any moment, not a fashion show.