The Very British do enjoy some pomp and circumstance, and the 1937 Coronation was clearly the only excuse needed for a collective deep dive into the Royal and Imperial "dressing up box":
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| Every English County has a Lord Lieutenant, and every Lord Lieutenant (usually a civilian, although Head of the County Territorial Association) has a smart scarlet and blue uniform (with cocked hat and ostrich feathers, naturally). Lord de Braose, the VBCW Lord Lieutenant of Herefordshire (and Governor of the Marches) no doubt turned up to the 1937 Coronation in just this type of outfit. |
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| Court dress for foreign Ambassadors - frock coat with lots of gilt, cocked hat and white knee breeches. |
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| Who knew that even Cabinet Ministers could dress up? This is Cabinet "Levee Dress", as clearly modelled by, of all people, Sir Samuel Hoare, aka "Slippery Sam", unfortunately one of the most untrustworthy and unpopular Members of the inter war House of Commons. |
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| Back to scarlet and blue with a cocked hat - a Military Knight of Windsor (part of the Order of the Garter). |
Comparisons with the 2023 Coronation can be made after Saturday (replies on the back of a postcard rather than back of a cigarette card, obviously.....)
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