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† The Household Cavalry's NCOs and warrant officers are the only soldiers in the British Army who do not wear rank insignia on their full dress uniforms (although officers do). Rank is indicated by the wearing of aiguillettes. ‡ A Lance Corporal of Horse is technically an appointment rather than a rank.
The Household Division resumed wearing their scarlet and blue full dress in 1920, but for the remainder of the Army it was only worn by regimental bands, or else on certain limited social or ceremonial occasions (an example of the latter was the 1937 Coronation when mounted detachments from participating cavalry regiments were issued with full ...
† The Household Cavalry's NCOs and warrant officers are the only soldiers in the British Army who do not wear rank insignia on their full dress uniforms (although officers do). Rank is indicated by the wearing of aiguillettes. ‡ A Lance Corporal of Horse is technically an appointment rather than a rank.
In modern usage, an "aiguillette" is an ornamental braided cord with decorative metal tips worn on uniforms or as part of other costumes such as academic dress, [1] where it will denote an honour. This usage of "aiguillette" derives from lacing used to fasten plate armor together.
The modern dress uniform of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is closely based on the everyday uniforms used ... (except 2nd), Dragoon Guards and the Household Cavalry.
Full dress tunic worn by an officer. On ceremonial occasions The Life Guards wear a scarlet tunic, a metal cuirass and a matching helmet with a white plume worn bound on the top into an 'onion' shape; the exceptions to this are the regiment's trumpeters, who wear a red plume, and farriers, who wear blue tunics and have a black plume. [15]
Troopers in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment assembled in the Parade Square at Hyde Park Barracks to take part in an annual event to find the best turned out soldier and horse.
The current full dress uniform was adopted in the 1970s, patterned around the regimental uniforms of the 1920s. It is the No. 1 dress, and consists of a scarlet tunic with myrtle green facings; and a dragoon helmet with red and white plume. Its uniform is similar to those worn by the Household Cavalry in the United Kingdom, specifically the ...