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Household Uniform (1937 pattern)

Full dress was worn at Courts, Evening State Parties, Drawing Rooms, State Balls, State Concerts, etc. Full dress coat was worn with trousers at special occasions. Leve dress was worn at leves, and other ceremonies where full dress was not worn. Neither were worn after retirement, without special permission. Officers in possession of superior military, naval or air force uniform may wear this as an alternative.

Full Dress

Coatee- (Privy Counsellor, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd classes) dark blue cloth, single-breasted, stand collar. The collar and gauntlet are of scarlet cloth, and the pocket flaps of blue cloth. Nine buttons up the front, showing between the two embroidered edges (which are made to hook), two at the waist behind, and two at the bottom of the back skirts. White silk linings. A white collar may be worn inside the collar of the coat.

Gold oakleaf embroidery on the fronts as follows- Privy Counsellors not more than 5" wide at the base of each front; 1st class, not more than 4"; 2nd class, not more than 4"; and 3rd class, not more than 3", but to spread across the chest according to figure.

The collar, pocket flaps, back, skirts, back skirts, and side edges are also embroidered.

The embroidery on the cuffs should not exceed the following widths- Privy Counsellors 5"; 1st class, 4"; 2nd class, 4"; 3rd class, 3". Privy Counsellors have purl edging, 1st class wavy edging worked with rough purls, 2nd and 3rd class saw edging.

Full dress coatee is optional. Leve coat may be substituted for it, at the choice of the wearer.

Buttons- gilt, mounted, the Royal Arms with supporters.

Coatee for 4th, 5th classes as leve.

Breeches- white kerseymere , with three covered buttons at the knee.

Hose- white silk.

Shoes- black patent leather.

Hat- Privy Counsellors- Black beaver cocked hat, black silk cockade , treble gold bullion loop and tassels, with hangers (these by 1912 no longer hang, and now take the form of ornaments fixed on the top of the tassels, which do not hang). White ostrich feather border. 1st class- as above, but without hangers to the tassels. 2nd class- as above, with double gold bullion loop, gold tassels without hangers. 3rd, 4th and 5th classes- as above, with plaited gold bullion loop, and black ostrich feather border. No tassels.

Sword- of regulation pattern with black scabbard and gilt mountings.

Sword knot- gold lace strap with bullion tassel.

Sword belt- white web, with white cloth frog. Blue cloth frog in leve dress.

Buckles (knee and shoe)- gilt, rose, shamrock, thistle pattern (by 1912).

Gloves are not worn.

Leve Dress

Coatee- dark blue cloth, single-breasted, stand collar. The collar and gauntlet are of scarlet cloth, and the pocket flaps of blue cloth. Nine buttons up the front (which button), two at the waist behind, and two at the bottom of the back skirts. Black silk linings. A white collar may be worn inside the collar of the coat.

Privy Counsellors, 1st class, 2nd class, 3rd class, gold oakleaf embroidery on the collar, cuffs, pocket flaps, and between the buttons at the waist behind, the same as the full dress coat.

The 4th and 5th classes have embroidery on the collar, cuffs, back and pocket flaps. The embroidery for both classes is the same on cuffs and pocket flaps, 1" wide, within a saw edge. The back embroidery is also identical in both classes. The collar of the 4th class have saw edge and front embroidery 3" long, and that of the 5th class a saw edge only.

Buttons- gilt, mounted, the Royal Arms (without supporters) surmounted by the imperial crown.

Trousers- dark blue cloth, with stripes of gold oakleaf lace on the side seams. The width of lace as follows:- Privy Counsellor, 1st class, 2nd class 2" wide. The 3rd class 2" wide. The 4th and 5th classes 1" wide.

Boots- plain military, patent leather.

Hat, Sword, Sword knot as full dress.

Sword belt- white web, with blue cloth frog.

Gloves are not worn.

Great coat or cloak- dark blue cloth of any substance.

Viceroys

Viceroys and some colonial postings continued to use the uniform into the 20th century. The practice has gradually phased out, however, and office holders have opted to wear business suits instead.

In Canada:

Roland Michener was the last Governor General (1967-1974) to wear the Windsor uniform.

George Francis Gillman Stanley was the last Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick (1982-1987) to wear the Windsor uniform.

Grant MacEwan was the last Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (19661974) to wear the Windsor uniform.

William Ross Macdonald was the last Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1968-1974) to wear the Windsor uniform.

Frank Bastedo was the last Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan (1958-1963) to wear the Windsor uniform.

Onsime Gagnon was the last Lieutenant Governor of Quebec (1958-1961) to wear the Windsor uniform.

James Duncan McGregor was the last Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (1929-1934) to wear the Windsor uniform.

Frank Richard Heartz was the last Lieutenant Governor of Prince Edward Island (1924-1930) to wear the Windsor uniform.

Steven Point, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia continues to wears the Windsor uniform at state occasions.

In the United Kingdom

David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn was the last Governor of Hong Kong (1987-1992) to wear the uniform

External links

gov.uk page describing Windsor uniform

Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society

Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia

First Nations drums welcome B.C.'s new lieutenant-governor, Lt Governor of British Columbia wearing said uniform on 1 October 2007

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