Lord-lieutenant
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A lord-lieutenant is the British monarch's personal representative in each lieutenancy area of the United Kingdom. Historically, each lieutenant was responsible for organising the county's militia. In
Reflecting the military origins of the lieutenancy, lord-lieutenants – here Lord Crathorne – wear uniform on formal occasions. The uniform of an English lord-lieutenant includes a rose-and-crown badge on the cap and braided shoulder knots.
The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury in full-dress uniform as Lord-Lieutenant of Belfast, 1900s.
Lord Tollemache presenting medals in November 2012, as Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk.
Lord Crathorne in uniform as Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire, 2014.
Deputy lieutenant
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In the United Kingdom, a deputy lieutenant is a Crown appointment and one of several deputies to the lord-lieutenant of a lieutenancy area – an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scott
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…their jurisdiction including the counties corporate within the parent county. For example, lieutenants of Devon in the 17th and 18th centuries appointed deputy lieutenants to the City of Exeter, and were sometimes described as the "Lieutenant of Devon and Exeter". The one exception was Haverfordwest, to which a lieutenant…
Harry Verelst in the uniform of a deputy lieutenant for the West Riding of Yorkshire in the early 20th century
Colonel John S. Wilson, OBE, DL, Vice Lord-Lieutenant of Derbyshire, wearing his uniform in 2020