#OTD 28th November 1834
The wearing of the ‘Flash’ first sanctioned
In 1808 the pigtail was abolished in the army. Its implementation in the
Regiment was very unpopular. The officers, as a mark of protest, took to
wearing the ribbons from the queue bag and formed them into a ‘flash’ slang for a wig & attached it to the collar of their coats.
In 1834, when the Regiment returned from abroad, they were ordered to be
removed. An appeal was made to William IV who gave his approval ‘as a
peculiarity to mark the Dress of that distinguished Regiment’.
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