British Army Uniform - Uniform Numbers - No. 1: Temperate Ceremonial Uniform

No. 1: Temperate Ceremonial Uniform

No. 1 Dress, sometimes referred to as "blues", is a universal ceremonial uniform which is almost consistent throughout the British Army. No. 1 Dress is only worn on ceremonial occasions, and, in some regiments, by the duty officer. It is also regularly required to be worn by a short list of other units, senior staff officers (above the rank of Major-General), and officers appointed as aides to the Royal Family. The order is not generally issued to all units, with the khaki No. 2 Dress functioning as the main parade uniform.

For most regiments and corps No. 1 dress consists of a dark blue tunic and trousers (or skirt) with a coloured peaked cap. Females should wear normal dark coloured tights when needed. Different units are distinguished by the colouring of the cap, piping on the tunic and of the welts or stripes on the trousers, as well as badges. There are some exceptions: the tunic and trousers of The Essex Yeomanry, The Rifles and Royal Gurkha Rifles are rifle green, while the Royal Dragoon Guards and the King's Royal Hussars wear dark green and crimson trousers respectively. Cavalry regiments wear shoulder chains in place of shoulder straps. Officers may wear a waist sash of crimson, silver and crimson silk, or a cross belt depending on the their regimental dress regulations and whether or not they are carrying a ceremonial sword. Other ranks wear a white buff or black leather belt with a regimental pattern locket, with a bayonet frog if carrying arms.

The peaked cap is not worn by all regiments; berets are worn in lieu by the Royal Tank Regiment, Army Air Corps, Parachute Regiment, Special Air Service and Intelligence Corps. Berets are also worn by officers and other ranks of the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers and other ranks of the Royal Welsh in which feather hackles are displayed, recalling the plumes formerly worn on the full dress busby. The Royal Regiment of Scotland wear a regimental glengarry with cockfeathers taken from the former ceremonial uniform of the Royal Scots and the King's Own Scottish Borderers, the Royal Irish Regiment wear the caubeen, while the Brigade of Gurkhas wear a round Kilmarnock cap.

The Royal Regiment of Scotland has a completely different No.1 pattern of tunic known as a "doublet" in Archer Green, worn with a kilt in regimental tartan.

Related to No. 1 Dress is the 'Frock Coat' sometimes worn by senior officers (of Lieutenant-General rank and above, or holders of certain Royal appointments) and some bandmasters etc. This is usually worn with the peaked cap, but on occasion it is worn with the British Army cocked hat.

• Various patterns of No.1 dress being worn at the presentation of new colours to the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst

• Soldiers of the Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters Regiment in No.1 dress

• A private of the Royal Regiment of Scotland wearing the Scottish version of No.1 dress.

• Major-General Sir Evelyn John Webb-Carter in the No.1 dress uniform of the Duke of Wellington's Regiment

• The Bermuda Regiment has added red cuffs and collar to the No. 1 tunic.

• General officer wearing Frock coat

• Frock coat worn with cocked hat by the Queen's representative in Jersey.