Exactly when or indeed why the decision was taken to replace the regiment's colours is not known. Perhaps they were not grand enough for The Queen Consort's Regiment of Foot or perhaps they had simply "worn out" six years is a long time for a Stand of seventeenth century colours to be in issue [5] three years was apparently the norm during the English Civil Wars. [6]

Anyway, the new colours were certainly to be grander - at a time when a regiment's colours Were Costing around six to ten pounds each [7] the Queen Consort's Regiment's cost over twenty pounds each! [8]

a- Major's Company colour White field with an overall red cross and five black eagles beaked and legged gold in each cantou. Red pile wavy.

b- Captain's Company colour. Colouring as for Major's but omitting the pile wavy. Additionally the Queen's cypher and crown in gold at the centre of the cross. Apparently there was no further differencing between the various Captains.

Colonel's Company (not illustrated): Plain white with the Queen's cypher and crown (as in b) at the centre.

Lt. Colonel's Company (not illustrated): Exactly as the Major's Company but without the pile wavy.