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Vice-Regal Uniform
Civil Uniform, Second Class
The official uniform of the Lieutenant Governor is the Civil Uniform, Second Class. Following Canada's Confederation in 1867, Lieutenant Governors have worn the Civil Uniform, Second Class, also referred to as the Vice-Regal Uniform, on formal occasions to denote their status and responsibilities as the Crown's representative. Traditionally, it is worn on major occasions including Swearing-In ceremonies, the Opening of the Legislature, and the New Year's Day Levée. More recently, Lieutenant Governors may choose to wear the uniform at military or other formal functions if appropriate.
The Full Dress uniform features a dark blue, single-breasted coat with a stand collar. The coat has nine gold-gilt buttons bearing the provincial coat of arms, elaborate gold embroidered oak leaves around the collar, sleeves, across the chest and down the back to the end of the tails. The original breeches and white silk hose have been replaced by wool trousers with a gold-threaded decorative strip down each leg. The hat is made of beaver fur with a row of ostrich plumes along the top seam. A gold braid wraps around the sword, which has a gold-gilt handle with crown design.
The Undress uniform, or Mess Kit, does not have the elaborate embroidery across the chest, but rather on the collar, cuffs, pocket flaps and between the buttons at the waist behind. The trousers, boots, and hat are the same as in the Full Dress uniform.
Vice-Regal Uniform of former Lieutenant
Governor Iona Campagnolo
When former Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo became British Columbia's first female Lieutenant Governor in 2001, she wore a version of the "Short Black and Stripes" for her Swearing-In ceremony and for the opening of the Legislative Assembly. However, she soon made it a priority to design a new Vice-Regal uniform, one that would be appropriate for a woman holding the Office and that reflected the unique character of the province.
The military doe skin jacket, consisting of a short, midnight blue, single-breasted jacket with a stand collar, features an embroidered yoke of silver dogwood flowers, extending from the front of each shoulder around the back. The dogwood flowers are coupled with two silver embroidered Aboriginal figures, one placed on each side of the upper front yoke, below the collar, denoting First Nations names that have been accorded to the former Lieutenant Governor. Rather than the gold embroidered oak and palm clusters of the traditional Civil Uniform, the cuffs and collar of this suit are etched with the image of the great pacific red cedar.
The uniform also includes an ankle-length, midnight-blue skirt with an open seam extending up to the knee. A midnight-blue hat with a round brim bent upward, with white ostrich plumes extending backwards, completes the uniform.
Flag
The Lieutenant Governor’s Flag is a royal blue flag with the shield of arms of British Columbia in its centre, surrounded by a circlet of 10 gold stylized maple leaves representing the 10 Provinces of Canada. Above the shield is a St. Edward’s Crown, signifying the Sovereign’s representative in the Province.
The flag was approved by the Governor General on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen on February 1, 1982.
When the Lieutenant Governor is present, the flag is flown at public buildings, Canadian Forces’ establishments, the Parliament Buildings, on Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships and at Government House.
Note: In order to use the Lieutenant Governor’s Crest in any media format, you must first obtain permission from Government House Communications. See the “Lieutenant Governor’s Crest” section below for further information.
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Lieutenant Governor’s Crest
In order to use the Lieutenant Governor’s Crest in any media format, you must first obtain permission from:
Government House Communications
Phone: (250) 356-9499
Email: ghinfo@gov.bc.ca.
Once permission has been granted you will be provided access to download the following images.
| Colour EPS 2,633KB |
Crest and Specifications in PDF Format |
Black and White EPS 2,483KB |
| Colour TIFF 6,379KB |
Black and White TIFF 1,203KB |
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