Buckingham Palace will display outfits for Queen Elizabeth anniversary
The Royal Collection Trust says that alongside the clothing and accessories, there will be "never-before-seen design sketches and fabric samples".They say there will also be letters which give an insight into how the Queen's outfits were decided and how the Queen was dressed.
"In the year that she would have turned 100 years old, this exhibition will be a celebration of Queen Elizabeth's uniquely British style and her enduring fashion legacy," said exhibition curator Caroline De Guitaut.
Queen Elizabeth regularly worked with designer Norman Hartnell.He was the designer behind many of the outfits featured in the exhibition, including her wedding dress and her Coronation dress.
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