The facings worn on the red coats of the regiment were green by 1742, when they were illustrated in "A Representation of the Clothing of His Majesty's Household and all the Forces upon the Establishments of Great Britain and Ireland", commissioned by the Duke of Cumberland. Nine years later a royal warrant was issued on 1 July 1751 regulating the ""Colours, Cloathing &c. of the Marching Regiments of Foot"" where the facings were confirmed as green. The 1751 warrant and subsequent regulations also set out the design of the colours of the regiment: the first or King's (or Queen's) colour being the grand union with the regimental number in the centre in Roman numerals and the second or regimental colour being of the facing colour with the regimental number and title in the centre.