No I can't Laxton. There's such a thing as being correctly attired for an occasion ... especially this one.
My point is that of all the 'wreath layers', he was the only one not to wear a black overcoat. I'm sure he could afford one don't you?
Could it be he was 'spinning an image' of being one of the downtrodden workers eh? In my opinion he did it on purpose for his so called 'image' which is soaked up by so many. Steptoe .... Yes, A statesman ... never while he has a hole in his arse.