The Gentleman Usher of the Black Rod, Air Chief Marshal Sir John Gingell

Ede and Ravenscroft provides and maintains the ceremonial dress worn at one of the world’s greatest annual events: The State Opening of Parliament.  

Parliamentary officers together with peers, bishops, judges and heralds all of whom are smartly dressed in court dress and robes await the arrival of the Sovereign. 

Parliamentary robes and uniforms, with their attendant regalia and fabric trimmings are handmade using time-honoured techniques and traditional materials at Ede and Ravenscroft’s London workshops. 

Ede and Ravenscroft proudly supplies legislative assemblies and attendant ceremonials throughout the Commonwealth and the world.  We make ceremonial dress for parliamentary officers in locations as diverse as Victoria, British Columbia, and Maseru, Lesotho.

For more information please contact our office on: ceremonialspecialist@edeandravenscroft.com