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English: A scarlet tunic on the left and a Great Coat on the right.NO MORE SEEING RED IN THE MORNINGYou might be gaining an extra hour of sleep this Sunday, but it means saying goodbye to the scarlet tunics of the Household Division as we revert to Greenwich Mean Time. It’s a Guard Change which happens only twice a year as troops on public duties will officially switch to Winter Order. The other time is after the last Sunday in March when the clocks go forward and Guardsmen once more don their summer uniforms and we revert to British Summer Time.WINTER ORDERWinter Order will see a sea of red replaced with Athol Grey. Ceremonial soldiers sport a single-breasted greatcoat, whilst officers and warrant officers wear a double-breasted version.Greatcoats have been worn by the military since Napoleonic era in an attempt to protect against the worst that Winter weather has to offer. The military greatcoat remained standard issue for frontline British soldiers up until the 1950s but are now only worn on ceremonial duty.For members of The Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment the mirrored sheen of their cuirasses, the technical term for their polished breastplates, will be replaced by warm woollen cloaks. Whilst the Guardsmen will be uniform in their grey greatcoats, the Cavalry will still display a splash of colour: red cloaks for the Life Guards and dark blue for the Blues and RoyalsBRITISH SUMMER TIMEYou need never forget again, just see what the soldiers on Public Duties are wearing.It’s very simple:Tunics&Cuirasses = British Summer TimeGreatcoats&Cloaks = Winter Order