Governors of British Ceylon
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The governor of Ceylon was the representative in Ceylon of the British Crown from 1795 to 1948. In this capacity, the governor was president of the Executive Council and Commander-in-Chief of the British Forces in Ceylon. The governor was the head of the British colonial administration in Ceylon, reporting to the Colonial Office.
Image: James Stuart Soldier
Image: 5th Earl Of Guilford
Image: John Hoppner (1758 1810) Portrait of Sir Thomas Maitland (1760 1824)
Aide-de-camp
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An aide-de-camp is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank, usually a senior military, police or government officer, or to a member of a royal family or a head of state.
Aide-de-camp Colonel Jean-Claude Cloutier with Lise Thibault, lieutenant governor of Quebec in 2006
Royal Canadian Navy shoulder boards worn by honorary aides-de-camp to the lieutenant governors of British Columbia (left) Quebec (centre), and New Brunswick (right)
Jakaya Kikwete, president of Tanzania, with his aide-de-camp (right) at Walter Reed Army Research Institute in May 2009