The military use of 'Colours' derives from banners once used to rally soldiers on the battlefield. In ancient times, they were often the site of fierce battles to protect them.

The most recently retired Colours are the Regiment's second set, presented by Princess Margaret on November 2, 1990. The original Colours were presented in 1965 upon the formation of the Regiment.

The new Colours, which are venerated as among the most significant items within the Regiment, were funded by the Bermuda Regiment Charitable Trust and the retired Colours have been presented to the National Museum of Bermuda.

The modern practice of using Colours dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th Century when the coloured flags of a battalion would be affixed to a pike, and held above the confusion of battle as position markers.

A unit's Colours are also seen as memorials to the fallen, and became emblematic of the pride of the soldiers in the unit.

By the 18th Century, it was regulated that each Regiment would carry only two Colours: the King's or Queen's Colour, and the Regimental Colour.

The carrying of Colours into battle ended at Laing's Neck in 1881, when the Colours of the 58th Foot (Northamptonshire) became the last carried into action by a British Regiment.

The old 58th Foot now forms part of the Royal Anglican Regiment to which Bermuda's Regiment is affiliated.

As the Senior Colour, the Queen's Colour is carried on the right hand side: a Union flag with the symbol of the crown and emblazoned with the words Bermuda Regiment.

The Regimental colour is carried on the left, with a motif similar to the Regimental Badge, with crossed gun barrels beneath a Maltese Cross, surrounded by a garland of thistles and roses.