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The regiments also differ in how they wear the helmet's chin strap. The Blues and Royals wear it under the chin while the Life Guards wear it under the lower lip. The helmet is now in white metal for all ranks and the same helmet plate is worn by both regiments (they were different historically).
247:. The plume is 20 inches (51 cm) long and made from horsehair or nylon for other ranks in both regiments. For Life Guards officers the plume is of horsehair and measures 18 inches (46 cm), Blues and Royals officers wear a yak hair plume 17 inches (43 cm) long.
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