Queen Elizabeth II's Fashion Exhibition at Buckingham Palace to Mark Her Centenary

A major exhibition titled "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" will open at the King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace in the spring of next year, 2024, marking the centenary of the late Queen Elizabeth II's birth. The exhibition will feature approximately 200 items from the Queen's wardrobe, including dresses, jewellery, hats, and shoes, representing the biggest-ever display of her clothing. The collection spans from her childhood through the decades of her long reign, showcasing outfits worn both at public events and off duty. Notable items on display include her 1947 wedding dress designed by Sir Norman Hartnell and a silver lamé and tulle bridesmaid dress worn at age eight in 1934 for the wedding of her uncle, the Duke of Kent. The archive of clothes is curated by the Royal Collection Trust, which announced the exhibition. The exhibition also highlights the Queen's use of fashion as a diplomatic message, including a gown created for a state banquet in Pakistan.

A major exhibition titled "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" will open next spring at the Kings Gallery in Buckingham Palace, showcasing around 200 items from the wardrobe of the late Queen Elizabeth II. The exhibit will chronicle her life through the outfits she wore for public events and private occasions, including dresses, jewellery, hats, and shoes. Among the items on display will be her 1947 wedding dress, designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, and one of her earliest surviving garments, a silver lamé and tulle bridesmaid dress worn at age eight in 1934 at her uncle the Duke of Kent's wedding. The collection, now under the care of the Royal Collection Trust, highlights fashions from her childhood through her decades-long reign and coincides with the centenary of her birth in 2026. Some clothes also carried diplomatic significance, such as a gown made for a state banquet in Pakistan.