Law!Watson and his posh black outfit
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victorian221bWhat does Law!Watson have in common with Czar Nicholas II and Prince Harry?
While I was reading up on the British army uniforms, this accidentally caught my eye. Prince Harry wore at his wedding the uniform of the Blues and Royals which is very similar to the uniform of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Czar Nicholas wore in Balmoral while visiting Queen Victoria. Nicholas II was appointed the first colonel-in-chief of the 2nd Dragoons (the Royal Scots Greys) in 1894. This appointment occurred during the wedding celebrations of the Czar to Princess Alix of Hesse, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. So the wedding theme is present in all three cases.
But Watson was not one of the Blues and Royals. Neither did he serve with the Royal Scots Greys. Turns out that the Northumberland (Hussars) Yeomanry also wore something of the kind:
Well, Watson was not a Hussar, but he was briefly attached to the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers before being transferred to the Berkshires. The 5th Northumberland Fusiliers had quite a different uniform, but I guess it's the word Northumberland that counts? ;)
While I was reading up on the British army uniforms, this accidentally caught my eye. Prince Harry wore at his wedding the uniform of the Blues and Royals which is very similar to the uniform of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards Czar Nicholas wore in Balmoral while visiting Queen Victoria. Nicholas II was appointed the first colonel-in-chief of the 2nd Dragoons (the Royal Scots Greys) in 1894. This appointment occurred during the wedding celebrations of the Czar to Princess Alix of Hesse, a granddaughter of Queen Victoria. So the wedding theme is present in all three cases.
But Watson was not one of the Blues and Royals. Neither did he serve with the Royal Scots Greys. Turns out that the Northumberland (Hussars) Yeomanry also wore something of the kind:
Well, Watson was not a Hussar, but he was briefly attached to the 5th Northumberland Fusiliers before being transferred to the Berkshires. The 5th Northumberland Fusiliers had quite a different uniform, but I guess it's the word Northumberland that counts? ;)
