Windsor uniform is one of two types of dress. The first, that worn by male members of the House of Windsor. The second, the ceremonial uniform worn by British officials, ambassadors, governors general and the like. The House of Windsor, previously called the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, is the Royal House of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the other Commonwealth Realms. ...

The Prince of Wales in Windsor Uniform with HRH the Duchess of Cornwall at the announcement of their engagement.

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The House of Windsor Windsor Uniform

The House of Windsor Windsor Uniform is a dark blue jacket with red at the collar and cuffs.

It is a reversal of the well known livery colours for The House of Windsor, red jacket with dark blue at the collar and cuffs. A livery is a uniform worn by a civilian person. ... In the Royal Navy this is the name given to the flag raising ceremony that happens every day when a ship is in harbour - Colours! Face aft and salute. At the end of the ceremony the order Carry on is given. ...

The Governmental Windsor Uniform

The governmental Windsor uniform is a black and gold uniform worn on ceremonial occasions mostly by British colonial officials. This Windsor uniform was once worn by British Columbia Lieutenant Governor James Dunsmuir This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This page describes uniform in the sense of clothing. ...

The uniform was created by King George III in 1777 for members of his royal court. It consists of a black button-down high-collar jacket with leafy golden embroidery on the chest, cuffs and long tails; black breeches with golden piping at each side; and a cocked hat with white ostrich plumes. Jump to: navigation, search George III (George William Frederick) (June 4, 1738 – January 29, 1820) was King of Great Britain, and King of Ireland from October 25, 1760 until January 1, 1801, and thereafter King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... 1777 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The full dress uniform of École Polytechnique of France comprises black trousers with a red strip (a skirt for females), a coat with golden buttons and a belt, and a cocked hat. ... Jump to: navigation, search Binomial name Struthio camelus Linnaeus, 1758 The ostrich (Struthio camelus) is the a flightless bird native to Africa. ...

Sir James Douglas

The uniform was worn mainly by governors and other colonial officials within the British Empire. In the 20th century it became popular among the Governors General, Lieutenant governors, ambassadors, and even Prime Ministers of Commonwealth Realm countries. The uniform was also copied by numerous other (mostly European) nations, and became the standard uniform until as late as the 1960s. Today the uniform is rarely seen. This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Sir James Douglas, born August 15, 1803 in Demerara, British Guiana – died August 2, 1877, in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, was a statesman known as the father of British Columbia. ... Jump to: navigation, search A governor is also a device that regulates the speed of a machine. ... Jump to: navigation, search The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps The British Empire was the worlds first global power, a product of the European Age of Exploration that began with the global maritime empires of Portugal and Spain... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Jump to: navigation, search Governor-General (or Governor General) is a term used both historically and currently to designate the appointed representative of a head of state or their government for a particular territory, historically in a colonial context, but no longer necessarily in that form. ... A Lieutenant Governor is a government official who is the subordinate or deputy of a Governor or Governor-General. ... For other uses, see Ambassador (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and... A Commonwealth Realm is any one of the 16 sovereign states of the Commonwealth that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their Queen and head of state. ... World map showing Europe (geographically) When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second-smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ...