Privy Councillor
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wool, gold braid, silk ribbon and ostrich feather
Measurements
210 x 100 x 500 mm
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Chartwell, Kent
NT 1102771.2
Caption
Sir Winston Churchill wore this ‘cocked hat’ which was part of the state dress for members of the Privy Council to which he was appointed in 1907. The Privy Council is one of the oldest functions of the UK Government and is made up of around 500 Privy Councillors who have reached high public office. Members include all the Parliamentary Cabinet, past and present, the Speaker of the House of Commons, the leaders of all the main political parties, Archbishops and several senior judges and public figures. Today the Councillors’ main role is to advise the Queen. In fact the only time the full council meets is to announce the accession of the heir when a monarch dies, or to proclaim the marriage of a king or queen.
Summary
Privy Councillor, full dress cocked hat with white ostrich feather, displayed with tailcoat (1102771.1) 1969 Schedule P.123