Buckingham Palace to stage largest ever exhibition of Queen Elizabeth II's fashion to celebrate centenary of late monarch's birth
Some 200 items worn during all ten decades of her life will be on public display, more than half for the first time.
Among the key pieces will be a silver lame and tulle bridesmaid dress by Edward Molyneux worn by the eight-year-old Princess Elizabeth at the wedding of her uncle George, the Duke of Kent to Princess Marina of Greece in 1934.
Her famous wedding and coronation gowns by Norman Hartnell will also feature, along with jewellery, hats, shoes, accessories, design sketches and fabric samples.
The exhibition will show how she used fashion diplomatically, such as the white Hartnell gown designed for a 1961 state banquet in Karachi, which incorporated Pakistan 's national colours through a emerald-green pleat down the back.
Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style will run from spring to autumn 2026. Tickets will go on sale in November.
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