Apparel
Until 1974, on ceremonial occasions, the Lieutenant Governor wore a plumed bicorne (flat, two-sided hat), a gold braided cutaway coat, trousers with a gold braid stripe down the outside of each leg, and a court sword. Examples of this dress can be seen in the portraits of the first Lieutenant Governors that have been included in this book.
Since 1974, Alberta's male Lieutenant Governors have worn morning dress on ceremonial occasions. Morning dress consists of a top hat, a cutaway coat, and striped trousers.
In 1985, Alberta's first female Lieutenant Governor was appointed. Until 1987, The Honourable W. Helen Hunley wore a dress or suit of her choice on ceremonial occasions. On September 3, 1987, when the Legislative Assembly was celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of Alberta's Legislature Building, The Honourable David J. Carter, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, presented Her Honour with a robe-of-office on behalf of the Assembly. This cloak has a crown and the original (1907) Alberta "coat-of-arms" on the left breast. It was worn over a dress on ceremonial occasions, such as the opening of a new session of the Legislature.
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