Editing Lord-lieutenant (section)

===Uniform===
[[File:LC KCVO for Wikipedia.jpg|thumb|[[James Dugdale, 2nd Baron Crathorne|Lord Crathorne]] in uniform as [[Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire]], 2014.]]
Since at least the 18th century, a military-style uniform has been worn by lord-lieutenants (appropriate to the military origins of the post). Since 1831 this has been analogous to the uniform worn by a general staff officer, but with silver lace in place of the gold worn by regular officers.<ref>Mansfield, A., ''Ceremonial Costume''. London: A & C Black, 1980.</ref> Over time, the design of the uniform changed in line with changes made to army uniform.<ref>https://archive.org/stream/dressinsigniawor00greauoft#page/56/mode/2up Uniform as worn prior to the Second World War, illustrated in ''Dress Worn at Court'', Lord Chamberlain's Office, 1921.</ref>

At present, it is a dark blue uniform in the style of a General Officer's [[British Army uniform#No.1: Temperate ceremonial|Army No. 1 dress]] (but with buttons, [[epaulette]]s, sash, etc. in silver rather than gold). A cap is worn, as well as a sword with a steel scabbard. The badge used on the uniform varies depending on where the lieutenant's county is situated – a rose is worn in England, shamrocks in Northern Ireland, a thistle in Scotland and Prince-of-Wales feathers in Wales. On the whole, the lord-lieutenant's insignia resemble a [[Lieutenant-general (United Kingdom)|Lieutenant-General of the British Army]].<ref name="Special Appointments">{{cite web |title=Army Dress Regulations: Part 12: Special Appointments |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a822c7c40f0b6230269b3a4/2017-04841.pdf |website=Ministry of Defence |date=8 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Recognising The Lieutenancy |url=https://greaterlondonlieutenancy.com/about-us/our-role/recognising-the-lieutenancy/ |website=greaterlondonlieutenancy.com |access-date=17 March 2024}}</ref>

The uniform for a vice lord-lieutenant and for [[deputy lieutenant]]s is of a similar style, but with features to distinguish it from that of a lord-lieutenant – on shoulder boards, no crown above the national symbol (rose, shamrocks, or thistle); blue cord instead of silver on the red collar patches (deputy lieutenants have a simple grey stripe); and only a single row of gold braid around the peak of the cap (deputy lieutenants have no oak leaf but simple gold tape). In addition, deputy lieutenants wear narrower shoulder boards than their superiors, and the red cap band is horizontally divided by a small grey stripe. The vice lord-lieutenant's dress resembles that of a former [[Brigadier-general (United Kingdom)|Brigadier-General of the British Army]], while a deputy lieutenant's dress resembles that of a field officer.<ref name="Special Appointments"/>

The uniform is optional for female lord-lieutenants, vice lord-lieutenants, and deputy lieutenants. If not in uniform, female appointees wear a Badge of Office featuring their national symbol (rose, shamrocks, or thistle) on a bow of white and magenta – the Lieutenancy colours.<ref name="Special Appointments"/>

====Badge====
[[File:Duchess of Northumberland, Jane Percy.jpg|thumb|[[Jane Percy, Duchess of Northumberland|The Duchess of Northumberland]] wearing her badge as [[Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland]] at a Battle of Britain commemoration in 2018.]]
In 1975 a badge was provided for female lord-lieutenants to wear as an optional alternative to the uniform. It consists of an enamel version of the uniform cap badge topped by a jewelled crown, suspended from a ribbon of the same colour as the uniform sash.<ref name="Special Appointments"/><ref name="Risk2001">{{cite book |last1=Risk |first1=James |last2=Pownall |first2=Henry |last3=Stanley |first3=David |last4=Tamplin |first4=John |title=Royal Service (Volume II) |date=2001 |publisher=Third Millennium |location=Lingfield, Surrey |pages=88–89}}</ref>