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Queen Elizabeth II's Journey to The Throne
When it came to Queen Elizabeth II's style, it was ever a lawsuit of fashion royalty meets existent royalty.
While Her Majesty, who passed away connected Sept. 8, volition beryllium remembered for having the longest reign successful British history and a beingness dedicated to service, her bequest volition besides see her past arsenic a benignant icon. Whether she was wearing a gorgeous gown and jewel-encrusted tiara for a banquet oregon a monochromatic coat-and-hat combination for a nationalist engagement, the 96-year-old monarch caught the attraction of manner lovers crossed the globe.
"She needs to basal retired for radical to beryllium capable to accidental 'I saw the Queen,'" Sophie, Countess of Wessex, said successful The Queen astatine 90 documentary astir Her Majesty's colorful ensembles. "Don't hide that erstwhile she turns up somewhere, the crowds are two, three, four, 10, 15 deep, and idiosyncratic wants to beryllium capable to accidental they saw a spot of the Queen's chapeau arsenic she went past."
Queen Elizabeth II besides knew the value of a bully accessory and was often spotted with her signature pearls, gloves, Launer handbag and Anello & Davide shoes.
Throughout her reign, the Queen was loyal to British designers, wearing pieces by Norman Hartnell and Stewart Parvin to sanction a few. She also occasionally utilized manner to convey a subtle message, specified arsenic done the summation of a meaningful brooch oregon pieces selected to wage homage to a peculiar state she was visiting connected tour.
In Her Majesty's memory, here's a look backmost astatine her manner improvement implicit the years.
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1944
The past 18-year-old Princess wore a floral frock to contiguous a trophy cupful dainty connected the grounds of Windsor Castle successful Berkshire, England.
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1944
The aboriginal Queen delighted successful Christmas play for the family.
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1947
Princess Elizabeth sported a astute double-breasted overgarment earlier boarding a Royal Navy craft en way to South Africa.
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1947
Princess Elizabeth looked breathtaking connected Nov. 20, 1947, the time she wed the Duke of Edinburgh astatine Westminster Abbey.
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1947
The past Princess joined Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh successful a sweeping Norman Hartnell gown. The formal featured embroidered achromatic satin, agelong sleeves and a fit-and-flare silhouette.
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1947
Because England was inactive rationing covering successful 1947, Princess Elizabeth utilized ration coupons to acquisition the worldly for her dress.
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1947
The past Princess wore an embellished gown and fur stole to the Official Postal Address of Apsley House successful London.
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1948
Princess Elizabeth joined her begetter King George VI astatine the Derby astatine Epsom wearing a skirt suit, fascinator and ankle-strap pumps.
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1948
The past princess attended the International Wool Secretariat Exhibition successful London sporting a trim skirt suit, chapeau and achromatic gloves.
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1952
Queen Elizabeth II attended a Royal movie show astatine Leicester Square successful London wearing a two-tone gown and matching gloves.
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1953
Queen Elizabeth II posed successful afloat royal garb (scepter included) during her Coronation ceremonial connected June 2, 1953 astatine Westminster Abbey successful London. She was 25.
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1953
Queen Elizabeth II wore different gown by Norman Hartnell, the decorator down the royal's achromatic satin wedding dress, for her Coronation ceremony.
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1954
The Queen sported a waist-cinching achromatic lace formal to a plot enactment successful Sydney, Australia. She complemented her look with a wide-brim hat, matching achromatic gloves and parasol.
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1954
Queen Elizabeth attended an lawsuit successful Australia alongside Prince Philip wearing a peach-hued gown, crown and diamond necklace.
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1956
Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Margaret—both wearing structured fit-and-flare frocks—left St. Margaret's religion successful London aft attending a wedding for the Queen's lady-in-waiting, Kathryn Stanley.
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1957
Former President Richard Nixon, who was vice president astatine the time, escorted the Queen—who wore an embroidered gown, fur stole and achromatic gloves—to an lawsuit during her archetypal sojourn to America successful October 1957.
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1958
The Queen donned a agelong fur-trimmed overgarment astatine Westminster Abbey successful London, wherever she unveiled a memorial to the Civil Services of the Crown successful India.
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1958
Queen Elizabeth II wore a fitted trench overgarment successful Crawley, England aft attending the opening of Gatwick Airport with her hubby Prince Philip.
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1959
Her Majesty stood arm-in-arm with her girl Princess Anne, wearing a rosy floral skirt suit, pearls and achromatic pumps.
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1960
The Queen wore different Norman Hartnell—this clip a beaded achromatic confection—to a movie premiere.
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1960
The monarch struck a airs with her pups successful a astute emerald-green skirt suit.
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1960
Queen Elizabeth II took successful a sporting lawsuit astatine the Racecourse for the Oaks Stakes successful Surrey, England sporting a yellowish skirt, buttoned cape and matching hat.
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1963
The Queen kept lukewarm successful a subject greenish windbreak astatine an outdoor event.
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1972
Queen Elizabeth II and The Queen Mother arrived astatine Westminster Abbey for a wedding successful printed ensembles and cocktail hats.
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1973
The Queen stepped retired successful royal style—donning an embroidered gown, fur stole and diamond crown—for a premiere connected London's West End.
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1975
Queen Elizabeth II met with children during her authorities sojourn to Mexico successful a charming, yellowish polka-dot formal and matching caput wrap.
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1977
Her Majesty was each smiles during an outdoor lawsuit successful a printed greenish formal and floral-adorned topper.
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1977
The Queen sported royal garb—naturally—for a palace portrait.
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1979
Queen Elizabeth II went for a woman successful reddish look (with a agelong skirt to adhere to the customs of her hosts) connected an authoritative sojourn to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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1980
The queen donned a greenish overgarment and formal (and matching hat, of course) for a subject engagement successful 1980.
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