#westerham

Winston Churchill’s coat and ostrich-feather trimmed bicorn hat (bottom left), both forming the principal parts of his official uniform as a Privy Counsellor. 

The goldwork on the coat is made up of shiny, reflective metal pieces, not just gold thread. This uniform is no longer worn by Privy Counsellors. 

Churchill was appointed a Privy Counsellor in 1907. It is a lifetime appointment, and he died in 1965.

Photograph taken at his country house, Chartwell, Westerham, Kent, now owned by the National Trust and open to the public.