Editing Livery (section)

=== United Kingdom ===
At the British royal court, scarlet state livery is still worn by [[footmen]], coachmen and other attendants on state occasions. The full-dress scarlet coats are handmade, and embroidered in gold braid with the [[royal cypher]] of the monarch. Gold buttons and other trimmings are of designs and patterns which date from the 18th century, and the full state dress worn by footmen includes scarlet breeches, stockings and a sword. On other formal occasions, a 'semi-state' dress is worn: a scarlet tail coat, black trousers and a white stiff shirt and bow tie. Normal day-to-day dress (as worn by footmen on duty in the palace, except on special occasions) consists of a black tail coat and trousers, white shirt and black tie and a scarlet waistcoat with gold trimming.{{r|royal-encyclo|pp=313–314}} Pages wear similar daily, semi-state and (very occasionally) state liveries, but in dark blue rather than scarlet. The uniform clothing issued to full-time royal staff is tailor-made, but the seldom-worn full-state dress is not [[bespoke]]; the usual practice is to select individuals whose height fits the existing ceremonial coats held in storage.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.permanentstyle.co.uk/2011/01/livery-at-henry-poole.html|title=Permanent Style|access-date=21 January 2018}}</ref>

[[Pages of Honour]] to the king wear scarlet (or, in Scotland, green) frock coats with blue velvet cuffs, edged all round with gold lace, with white breeches and hose, a short sword and other accoutrements.<ref name="archive.org">{{cite web|url=https://archive.org/stream/dressinsigniawor00greauoft#page/8/mode/2up |title=Dress and insignia worn at His Majesty's court, issued with the authority of the lord chamberlain |website=Archive.org |access-date=2016-03-30}}</ref> 

Scarlet is the livery colour of the sovereign and of the royal court. Elizabeth II also had a family livery colour, however, known as 'Edinburgh Green', which she and the Duke of Edinburgh chose in 1948. Five years later, at her coronation, while the Queen's attendants wore scarlet the page in attendance on the Duke wore a green livery edged in silver. Subsequently, Edinburgh Green became the colour used for their private cars and carriages (whereas the official vehicles are painted in a royal livery colour of maroon (or '[[claret]]') and black).{{r|royal-encyclo|p=153}} The Queen, the Duchess of Cornwall, the Princess Royal, the Queen of Spain and Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands wore outfits with the shades of Edinburgh Green at a [[Death_and_funeral_of_Prince_Philip,_Duke_of_Edinburgh#Thanksgiving_service|thanksgiving service]] for the duke in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-60904990 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=22 September 2024 |title=As it happened: Queen joins royals for Prince Philip's memorial service}}</ref>

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File:State Opening of Parliament 2008 I (3082920424).jpg|Coachman and footmen in state livery for the State Opening of Parliament
File:Royal carriage.JPG|Coachman and footmen in semi-state livery for the Queen's Birthday Parade
File:Trooping the Colour 2006 - P1110120 (169159219).jpg|Outriders from the Royal Mews, wearing scarlet livery
File:HRH Lowther 2005 horse driving.jpg|The Duke of Edinburgh chose green pullovers for his team's uniform during [[Combined driving|cross-country driving competitions]].{{r|hrh30yrs|p=7}}|alt=Photo of the Duke of Edinburgh and his team in a carriage wearing matching green pullovers
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