{"id":18814,"date":"2026-04-10T15:36:43","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-a-young-queen-elizabeth-spoke-to-the-world-through-her-wardrobe\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:36:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T15:36:43","slug":"how-a-young-queen-elizabeth-spoke-to-the-world-through-her-wardrobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-a-young-queen-elizabeth-spoke-to-the-world-through-her-wardrobe\/","title":{"rendered":"How a young Queen Elizabeth spoke to the world through her wardrobe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"sc-6c4043fd-0 eKWkVq sc-13344c9c-2 jwvfKN\">\n<div class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-0 kbEYga\" readability=\"6.3137254901961\"><button aria-checked=\"false\" aria-label=\"Save article to read later\" role=\"switch\" type=\"button\" class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-1 ikojFo\"><svg fill=\"none\" height=\"24\" stroke=\"currentColor\" stroke-width=\"1.5\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" width=\"24\" class=\"sc-d1b14060-0 TUyao\"><path d=\"M5.75 4C5.75 3.86193 5.86193 3.75 6 3.75H18C18.1381 3.75 18.25 3.86193 18.25 4L18.25 19.7709L12.8004 16.9682C12.2981 16.7099 11.7019 16.7099 11.1996 16.9682L5.75 19.7709L5.75 4Z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"sc-f9e3ccff-2 tyHWF\">Save<\/span><\/button>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"sc-ba6ddcd9-0 yEdFV sc-d1b14060-3 cpmcTK\" role=\"tooltip\" readability=\"8.0816326530612\">\n<p class=\"sc-d1b14060-4 JmUoF\">You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n<p>Remove items from your saved list to add more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Set font size to normal\" aria-pressed=\"true\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 yiNod\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to larger\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqtnv\">A<\/button><button aria-label=\"Set font size to very large\" aria-pressed=\"false\" class=\"sc-f7fd8257-1 frqrHP\">A<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"33\">\n<p>From the moment she took the throne, Queen Elizabeth II put high fashion to work in keeping a new Commonwealth together to replace an old empire.<\/p>\n<p>The proof is in a new exhibition in London that tracks her fashion and style over her life and reign &ndash; and confirms her skill at power dressing long before the term was used.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The huge collection of dresses, gowns, hats and other accessories documents nine decades of the late Queen&rsquo;s life.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.236,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c6f4a989beda970371a7deb8bac8fe68d69d35da 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The huge collection of dresses, gowns, hats and other accessories documents nine decades of the late Queen&rsquo;s life.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Queen&rsquo;s large hat collection is also part of the display at Buckingham Palace.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.236,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/cb5f0e15814fa2d6ffd24ac94debc1112d081834 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The Queen&rsquo;s large hat collection is also part of the display at Buckingham Palace.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For her coronation dress in 1953, for instance, she insisted that floral emblems from the Commonwealth should be embroidered onto the coloured silk. The result was an opulent gown decorated with Australian wattle alongside the New Zealand silver fern, the Canadian maple leaf, the Indian lotus, and other emblems.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>That decision became a feature of her reign as she used small details to add a symbolic touch to her outfits, whether she was dining with a prime minister or meeting people in a remote territory.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition, at the King&rsquo;s Gallery at Buckingham Palace, marks the centenary of the Queen&rsquo;s birth by bringing together 200 dresses and other items, half of them being displayed in this way for the first time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"31\">\n<p>While the coronation dress draws attention, the exhibits include dozens of evening gowns and everyday outfits. There is a gown designed with Pakistani colours for a visit to that country in 1961, a black silk and velvet opera cloak worn in Mexico in 1975 and a dress the colour of wattle flowers for a tour of Australia in 1970.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.094%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.094%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.094%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.094%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The exhibition also documents some of the uniforms worn by the Queen while performing ceremonial military duties.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.094,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.094%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.094%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/361ce6bb720ba66f88ab4a59e8c8a737420d1925 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The exhibition also documents some of the uniforms worn by the Queen while performing ceremonial military duties.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A display of colour-blocked day wear.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.236,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/8d23a7dcf9c16d602c14c362af04eb0717ea1e97 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A display of colour-blocked day wear.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The curator, Caroline de Guitaut, the surveyor of the King&rsquo;s works of art at the Royal Collection Trust, says Queen Elizabeth made an art form of combining fashion and diplomacy.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Her clothes were always minutely considered, none more so than when undertaking official overseas tours,&rdquo; says de Guitaut.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And on these occasions, from the very beginning of her reign, the Queen had an innate understanding of how fashion could lend itself to diplomacy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>&ldquo;Colour or embellishment communicated messages of respect to her host nation before she had even uttered a word of her speeches.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"41\">\n<p>&ldquo;Clothes acknowledge everything from religious, cultural and social convention, no matter which country or culture was visited &ndash; a masterclass in diplomatic dressing that spoke volumes about her wish to connect to people and audiences wherever she went.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Long before she was crowned, the Queen was watched for what she wore. And, no doubt, she was judged on how she wore it.<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition includes everything from her christening robe to her ballet shoes and the floaty dress she wore as a bridesmaid at the age of nine. At that point in her life, of course, she was a princess rather than a future queen. This changed in the abdication crisis of 1936, when she was 10, and her father became king at the end of that year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 iKOKtT\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_648\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_1296\/t_resize_width\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_636\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_1272\/t_resize_width\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The exhibition captures the aesthetic of glamorous young Elizabeth, pictured here in a 1945 Cecil Beaton portrait.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24width_584\/t_resize_width\/q_86,f_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_584\/t_resize_width\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$width_1168\/t_resize_width\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d764b2110654e6ebcd657f0cac77478943442e73 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 bNAuyX\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The exhibition captures the aesthetic of glamorous young Elizabeth, pictured here in a 1945 Cecil Beaton portrait.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Fox Photos<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Knowing every outfit was judged, she sent a message with what she chose. As a teenager during the Second World War, she wore dresses made of old royal gowns, at a time when the British were rationing material. She wore the uniform of the Auxiliary Territorial Service and was photographed changing the tyre of a military vehicle.<\/p>\n<p>This gave way to exuberance after the war and the selection of designers who created glamorous evening wear and, by the early 1970s, dresses in the bright colours of the hippie era. More often, there was the standard skirt-and-jacket with a matching hat and handbag.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"42\">\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Missing: The Queen&rsquo;s iconic &ldquo;wattle&rdquo; dress, by Norman Hartnell, worn twice on her 1954 tour of Australia and immortalised in a painting by Sir William Dargie is not on display because it cannot be found.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.212,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_5,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.212%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_5%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/e8dd391b2fb280e072739b1a415aa58404e06a74 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Missing: The Queen&rsquo;s iconic &ldquo;wattle&rdquo; dress, by Norman Hartnell, worn twice on her 1954 tour of Australia and immortalised in a painting by Sir William Dargie is not on display because it cannot be found.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Glen McCurtayne<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s fair to say the Queen&rsquo;s look, her signature style, has definitely influenced generations of fashion designers both here in the United Kingdom but also overseas,&rdquo; says de Guitaut.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Particularly things like the off-duty look, the headscarf, the tweed jacket and tartan skirt, and the handbag over the crook of the arm. In a way, if we close our eyes and we remember the Queen, we probably think of that type of style.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Certainly, that kind of elegance, that restraint, that carefully thought-out clothing, has been a source of inspiration quite widely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Elizabeth&rsquo;s almost 80-year-old wedding dress, veil and train on display.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.236,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/d591bf77e3d2b99f4fd80263ea78338970daabcb 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Elizabeth&rsquo;s almost 80-year-old wedding dress, veil and train on display.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Speaking to this masthead at a preview of the exhibition, de Guitaut says every outfit was the result of careful planning. There is no evidence that the Queen ever expressed regret about one of her outfits, she says. In fact, the files reveal how happy she was with the outfits because she used so many of them again, having them altered over the years.<\/p>\n<p>Not everything was for a stately occasion. The exhibition includes a &ldquo;poodle skirt&rdquo; made for a 1951 tour of Canada, reflecting the popular style of the time for young women, with cartoonish animal appliqu&eacute;s on the fabric. The princess wore it to a square dance in Ottawa.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"28\">\n<p>Cecilia Oliver, the textile conservator at the Royal Collection Trust, worked on the restoration of outfits for the exhibition and had to replicate the shirt to match the 1951 skirt. Rather than being decorated with poodles or other animals, it featured Romeo and Juliet, in a nod to Elizabeth&rsquo;s marriage to Prince Philip four years earlier.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.123%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_195%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.123%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_195%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.123%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_195%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.123%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_195%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Queen&rsquo;s wedding ensemble from her 1947 marriage to Prince Philip.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.123,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_195,%24y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.123%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_195%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.123%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_195%2C$y_82\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/c6c8cf5bc18d185babde83caeea4a6927eaacf88 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>The Queen&rsquo;s wedding ensemble from her 1947 marriage to Prince Philip.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A curator at the Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style exhibition.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.088,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.088%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/185baf051acb44d9c8fb14ad9b6eafe03fd9b6f7 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>A curator at the Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style exhibition.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;It reflects the fact that she was a young woman when she was a princess,&rdquo; says Oliver. &ldquo;And she&rsquo;s just having a good time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The exhibition has just opened in London and runs until October. There are no plans to tour the exhibits, although some of them can be viewed online.<\/p>\n<p>There is one major gown missing from the King&rsquo;s Gallery: the &ldquo;wattle dress&rdquo; designed by Norman Hartnell and worn by the Queen during her tour of Australia in 1954. The silk tulle had a wattle flower design, and it can be seen in the portrait of the Queen by Australian painter William Dargie from that year. (There are three versions of this portrait; it was printed so often that it became the standard image of the Queen across Australia.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cecilia Oliver, textile conservator, Royal Collection Trust, makes final adjustments.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.236,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.236%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/9a4c13a5212d23df3401fe0aa0e31228210faee7 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Cecilia Oliver, textile conservator, Royal Collection Trust, makes final adjustments.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">Getty Images<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-13344c9c-3 fepRQx\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"sc-54c4a04e-0 hJILsT adWrapper noPrint sc-3f16ee48-9 sc-13344c9c-4 xHsUt efZfmU\" data-testid=\"ad\"><small class=\"sc-54c4a04e-2 dhgkTF\">Advertisement<\/small><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-c502198b-0 NkURW\" readability=\"24.224899598394\">\n<figure class=\"sc-5119f468-1 guPQLf\">\n<div class=\"sc-d34e428-0 ikzfwY\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.106%2C$multiply_1.0648%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.106%2C$multiply_2.1296%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99 2x\"><source media=\"(min-width: 750px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.106%2C$multiply_0.9206%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.106%2C$multiply_1.8413%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99 2x\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth Burmese ruby tiara on display.\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/%24zoom_0.106,%24multiply_0.7725,%24ratio_1.5,%24width_756,%24x_0,%24y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86,f_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.106%2C$multiply_0.7725%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_86%2Cf_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99, https:\/\/static.ffx.io\/images\/$zoom_0.106%2C$multiply_1.545%2C$ratio_1.5%2C$width_756%2C$x_0%2C$y_0\/t_crop_custom\/q_62%2Cf_auto\/3cd6f762e44c42229a9a0fbf502b4c7475559f99 2x\" class=\"sc-d34e428-1 ldCIuB\"><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><figcaption data-testid=\"figure-caption\" class=\"sc-4820f69c-0 SuAZY\"><span>Queen Elizabeth Burmese ruby tiara on display.<\/span><cite class=\"sc-4820f69c-2 jfXEoI\"><span class=\"sc-4820f69c-3 jfhtQZ\">AP<\/span><\/cite><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>De Guitaut found the stole that matched the dress, and it is on display in the exhibition.<\/p>\n<p>The dress, however, is lost. De Guitaut searched for it in British museums and archives without any luck, and heard that the Queen once said she had left it in Australia.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;ve also had correspondence with colleagues at museums and institutions in Australia who have also been looking for it,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;And they have not found it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Somewhere in Australia, perhaps, it is lying in a box in a storage room. Anyone who finds it should call the palace.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Get a note directly from our foreign <\/i><\/b><b><i>correspondents <\/i><\/b><b><i>on what&rsquo;s making headlines around the world. <\/i><\/b><b><i>Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>How a young Queen Elizabeth spoke to the world through her wardrobe<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. AAA From the moment she took the throne, Queen Elizabeth II put high fashion to work in keeping a new Commonwealth together to replace an old empire. The proof is in a new exhibition in London&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/how-a-young-queen-elizabeth-spoke-to-the-world-through-her-wardrobe\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;How a young Queen Elizabeth spoke to the world through her wardrobe&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18815,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18814\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}