14 Facts About Diplomatic uniform

Diplomatic uniform rank was distinguished by the amount and quality of the embroidery.

Military Diplomatic uniform was worn instead of court Diplomatic uniform by military officers and by those political figures who were reserve officers, which included most diplomats: it was practically impossible under the Empire for one to be a civil servant or a state secretary of ministerial rank without being a reserve officer.

The basic Diplomatic uniform was of dark turquoise, except for the hot-weather Diplomatic uniform, which was white.

Therefore, it is not clear whether the diplomatic uniform is in force or not, since the 1948 presidential decree has not been repealed.

The Diplomatic uniform coat was worn with a wool vest in black or dark gray or in navy blue, with wool trousers in the same colors, again corresponding to category.

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The matter of an updated Diplomatic uniform bearing the new national symbols not having been issued shortly following the revolution had been noticed as early as 1911, when Manuel Teixeira Gomes, the first Minister Plenipotentiary to be sent to the Court of St James's by the republican government, had to present his credentials to King George V in "evening dress with trousers".

Diplomatic uniform, as described in the 1913 decree, comprised "dark blue gold-striped cloth trousers and a single-breasted coatee of the same cloth with a stand collar".

The Diplomatic uniform was worn with a cocked hat with a black feather border.

The decree stipulated the diplomatic uniform was to be worn during ceremonies and "in those countries in which the use of a diplomatic uniform is deemed necessary".

Regulations introduced in 1904 specified six variations of the dark green Diplomatic uniform, depending on the nature of the occasion for which it was worn.

The everyday Diplomatic uniform was grey and the dress Diplomatic uniform, which included a dagger, was black.

In 2001 a black diplomatic uniform was re-introduced resembling the former Soviet model except for new insignia and blue-green collar patches.

Diplomatic uniform is typically worn by Swedish officials accompanying foreign ambassadors to their presentation of credentials ceremony in Stockholm.

British diplomats wore the official court Diplomatic uniform consisting of a dark blue button-down high-collar jacket with gold oak-leaf embroidery on the collar, chest, cuffs and long tails; white breeches were worn, or else dark blue trousers with gold stripes, and a cocked hat edged with white ostrich plumes.