Editing Blues and Royals (section)

==Uniform==
The Blues and Royals wear their chin strap under their chin, as opposed to the [[Life Guards (United Kingdom)|Life Guards]], who wear it below their lower lip. On service dress, the Blues and Royals wear a blue lanyard on the left shoulder, as well as a [[Sam Browne belt]] containing a whistle. In most dress orders, the [[French Imperial Eagle|Waterloo Eagle]] is worn on the left arm as part of dress traditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://householdcavalry.info/uniforms.html|title=Household Cavalry - Uniforms And Components|publisher=Householdcavalry.info|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203075245/http://householdcavalry.info/uniforms.html|archive-date=3 February 2014|url-status=dead|access-date=2014-05-03}}</ref> The Blues and Royals, as part of the Household Division, does not use the [[Order of the Bath]] Star for its officer rank "pips", but rather the [[Order of the Garter]] Star.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.victorianstrollers.co.uk/stevesuniforms/ranks.html|title=Ranks and Insignia for Infantry Officers through out the Victorian Era|publisher=Victorian Strollers|access-date=29 July 2016}}</ref>

[[Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex|Prince Harry]] wore the uniform at the [[Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton|wedding of his brother, Prince William, to Catherine Middleton]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Royal wedding: Prince William wears RAF wings on Irish Guards tunic|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/prince-william/8483015/Royal-wedding-Prince-William-wears-RAF-wings-on-Irish-Guards-tunic.html|work=The Daily Telegraph|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502030526/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/royal-wedding/prince-william/8483015/Royal-wedding-Prince-William-wears-RAF-wings-on-Irish-Guards-tunic.html|archive-date=2 May 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=29 April 2011|first=Thomas|last=Harding|date=29 April 2011}}</ref> Both Prince Harry and [[William, Prince of Wales|Prince William]] also received permission from the Queen to wear the frock coat version of the uniform to [[Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle|Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/meghan-and-harry-royal-wedding-fashion-1.4670809 |title=Meghan's wedding dress, Prince Harry's military uniform and what the guests wore |publisher=CBC News |date=2018-05-19}}</ref>

The modern [[mess dress]] worn by officers of the regiment reflects the traditions of the Royal Dragoons and includes a scarlet jacket with dark blue [[Facing colour|facings]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://goldings.co.uk/product-category/regiments/the-blues-royals/|title=The Blues & Royals &#124; Badges & Buttons|publisher=Goldings.co.uk|date=2014-06-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001316/https://goldings.co.uk/product-category/regiments/the-blues-royals/|archive-date=5 March 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=2016-10-15}}</ref>