Livery...

There will be much livery on display over this weekend. Livery is the uniform given (traditionally annually) to persons in One's employ. The Queen of course has many in her employ, and her livery is certainly the most splendid of all, with her royal cypher (the crowned ERII) fashioned onto many of the state uniforms. I took some photos of one of the state trumpeters getting dressed in his livery before an occasion at Westminster Abbey a few years ago when I was lucky enough to meet Her Majesty...

Trumpeters playing God Save The Queen at the Abbey for the Golden Jubilee...

Her Majesty wearing livery of sorts, her official uniform as Commander in Chief...

Her footmen wear crimson tunics with gold brocade...

Some other examples of Livery...

Henry Poole is the most renowned livery tailor in the UK. They made all of the following uniforms...

For a brilliant post about livery at Henry Poole's visit London In Sight.

Long Live The Queen!