More than 300 items from Queen Elizabeth II’s wardrobe go on display at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, as the largest-ever exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion opens to mark the centenary of her birth.
Drawn from Queen Elizabeth’s personal fashion archive – now part of the Royal Collection – the items on display trace the evolution of her world-famous style across nearly a century of public life.
Among the exhibition’s highlights are outfits worn by the Queen for significant personal milestones. These include the dress, robe and coronet she wore as a child at her parents’Coronation; her wedding dress; a rare surviving dress from her first Commonwealth tour as Queen in 1953–4; and ensembles chosen for the weddings of her sister, Princess Margaret and cousin, Princess Alexandra.
Displayed for the first time is an evening gown discreetly tailored to accommodate her first pregnancy between 1948 and 1950. Visitors will also see garments worn at landmark moments in the nation’s history, from the Coronation dress that heralded a new Elizabethan era to the Tudor-inspired ensemble worn for Prince Charles’s investiture as Prince of Wales.
Outfits marking her Silver, Golden, Diamond, and Platinum Jubilees highlight key chapters in the Queen’s 70-year reign.
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