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The exhibition at Buckingham Palace showcases outfits from
royal engagements as well informal occasions. Around 150 outfits will be shown
in three different locations, and the content of each exhibition has been
selected to have particular association with the location
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The selection of outfits worn by the Queen is to go on
display at Buckingham Palace as part of an exhibition marking her 90th
birthday. At the Palace of Holyroodhouse, for example, the use of tartan in
royal dress is explored, while at Windsor Castle magnificent evening gowns worn
on official occasions will be contrasted with Elizabeth's fancy-dress costumes,
from wartime family pantomimes at the Castle
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Visitors can also see the outfit that Her Majesty wore to
her daughter, Princess Anne's wedding to Captain Mark Phillips in November 1973
(pictured). The royal blue coat dress with diamond-shaped buttons and matching
hat was also designed by Sir Norman Hartnell
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Some of the Queen's beloved hats from throughout her early
life and reign will also go on show in the exhibition (pictured)
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A label sewn into the back of the jodhpurs dated 1947, by
livery tailors Bernard Weatherill, is part of the Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years
of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe' exhibition at Windsor Castle
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A piece of the set designed by Claude Watham for the 1943
production of Aladdin at Windsor Castle
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A tunic with draped sleeves and a cloak with a long train
worn by 'the Emperor' in the 1943 production of Aladdin at Windsor Castle, part
of the Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe
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(L-R) Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, both in costume,
pictured during a royal pantomime production of 'Aladdin' at Windsor Castle,
Berkshire, Great Britain, 15 December 1943
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A hacking jacket and jodhpurs made by livery tailors Bernard
Weatherill in the 1980s, right, is going on display. Queen Elizabeth ll wore
the riding gear as she visited the Royal Windsor Horse Show in May 1988, left
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A Crimson silk-satin jacket trimmed in gold and crimson
brocade with a matching sleeveless long silk dress, left, worn by Princess
Margaret as 'Princess Roxana' in the 1943 production of Aladdin at Windsor
Castle, right, is on display
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A silk tunic and silk-satin embroidered trousers worn by
Princess Elizabeth as 'Aladdin' in the 1943 production of Aladdin at Windsor
Castle, left. A riding jacket, jodhpurs and riding hat made for Princess Elizabeth
by the equestrian and livery tailors Bernard Weatherill in 1947, right
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The exhibition will feature a blue and gold evening dress,
which the monarch wore during a state visit to The Netherlands in 1958 (right).
Sir Norman Hartnell was also responsible for the ensemble worn by The Queen for
the wedding of her daughter, Princess Anne
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The exhibition features a pair of overalls worn by the
monarch while serving in the wartime Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS).
During the Second World War, she became the first female member of the Royal
Family to join the Armed Services (pictured right, in April 1945)
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The Queen's outfit for her daughter Princess Anne's wedding
(left); A turquoise silk shift dress with silver floral embroidery by Hardy
Amies, was worn by the Queen for an official portrait in the White Drawing Room
at Buckingham Palace by Cecil Beaton in 1968 (right)
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Visitors will be treated to an an outfit by designer Angela
Kelly (left), which she wore to the wedding of Prince William and the Duchess
of Cambridge at Westminster Abbey on 29 April 2011 (right). The crepe-wool
beaded primrose dress and coat have a matching hat
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The exhibition - Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from
The Queen's Wardrobe - opened earlier this year at the Palace of Holyroodhouse
in Edinburgh. The Queen wore this gown with a sash of Royal Stewart tartan for
the Gillies Ball at Balmoral Castle in 1971
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This dress, from the Edinburgh part of the exhibition, was
worn in 1962 for the King of Norway's visit (Her Majesty wearing the gown,
right)
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The Edinburgh collection also houses the traditional robes
worn by the Queen at the Order of the Thistle, a ceremony honouring men and
women who have held public office or who have contributed in a significant way
to national life and is the highest honour in Scotland
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The Queen wore this elegant ivory dress with embroidered
gold detailing to a state banquet in Bangkok in 1972 when she was 46
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Following the exhibit in Edinburgh, the dresses will be
displayed at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle later in the year. Pictured:
The jewelled ballgown from when Her Majesty visited America as a guest of
President Eisenhower, right
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The purple coat and green dress with matching hat the Queen
wore to open the Scottish Parliament in 1999 are on display in Edinburgh
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Piece of history: An elegant turquoise gown designed by
Norman Hartnell was worn by the Queen to Princess Margaret's wedding in 1960
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The first display focused on significant events throughout
the Queen's life, her support of British craft and design and tartan in royal
dress
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