Chelsea Pensioner
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A Chelsea Pensioner, or In-Pensioner, is a resident at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, an Old Soldiers' retirement home and nursing home for former members of the British Army located in Chelsea, London.
Chelsea pensioners in scarlet coats and tricorne hats at the Founder's Day parade in the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Sergeant William Hiseland, an English Civil War cavalier and one of the first pensioners to be admitted to the Royal Hospital in London
A ward within the Royal Hospital Chelsea
Marjorie Cole, middle, one of few female Chelsea Pensioners at the Royal Hospital
Tricorne
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The tricorne or tricorn is a style of hat in a triangular shape, which became popular in Europe during the 18th century, falling out of style by the early 1800s. The word "tricorne" was not widely use
Chelsea Pensioner
…they should wear the distinctive scarlet coats instead of the blue uniform. The scarlet coats are also worn for ceremonial occasions, accompanied by tricorne hats. At other times a peaked hat, known as a shako, is generally worn. In uniform, the pensioners wear their medal ribbons and the insignia of the…
Italian tricorne hat, mid-18th century
French Musketeers of the Guard wearing tricorne hats in 1688
Horse Guard of the Guardia Civil wearing a stylized tricorne during a ceremony in Madrid, Spain