During her tour of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx, Melania told reporters, "I wish people would focus on what I do, not what I wear," following backlash for wearing a white pith helmet.

Unlike other naval personnel, they remained ashore, and they were dressed in khaki with slouch hats or pith helmets. They named their camp Kangaroo Beach. The unit performed roles such as equipment ...

The UDF was originally designed along predominantly British Army cultural and organisational lines. For example, its khaki uniforms and pith helmets could for many in the still war-shocked Afrikaner ...