Memorable dresses from the Queen's wardrobe including the monarch's wartime uniform and the outfit she wore to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding are to go on show at Buckingham Palace.
Visitors to the annual summer opening of the state rooms will be able to see some of the Queen's most famous clothes in a special exhibition of her ensembles from childhood to the present day.
Fashioning A Reign: 90 Years Of Style From The Queen's Wardrobe includes the Queen's wedding and coronation dress, as well as her Second World War standard battledress uniform of a wool serge jacket and trousers, with a shirt and tie, and a service cap.
Princess Elizabeth served in the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS) with the honorary rank of Second Subaltern.
On public display for the first time will be the outfit worn by the Queen for William and Kate's wedding in April 2011.
Designed by her senior dresser Angela Kelly, the crepe-wool beaded primrose dress and coat was worn with a matching hat adorned with handmade silk roses and apricot-coloured leaves.
Other outfits include a turquoise silk-organza shift dress by Hardy Amies first seen during a state visit to Germany in 1965.
The bodice of the dress is embroidered with silver thread and embellished with sequins, beads and diamantes in a design inspired by the rococo interiors of Schloss Bruhl, where a state banquet in the Queen's honour was given by President Lubke.
Three years later, the Queen wore the dress for an official portrait by the photographer Cecil Beaton in the White Drawing Room at Buckingham Palace.
The ensemble the Queen chose for Princess Anne's wedding to Captain Mark Phillips in 1973 will also be on show.
The royal blue princess-line long-sleeved dress was designed by couturier Sir Norman Hartnell and has diamond-shaped inset panels and a matching long-sleeved coat. The brimless hat trimmed with blue and purple lace was by Simone Mirman.
The exhibition is one of three separate displays in celebration of the Queen's 90th birthday at each of her official residences - Buckingham Palace, the Palace of Holyroodhouse and Windsor Castle - during 2016.
A total of around 150 outfits will be on show across the displays. At Holyroodhouse the use of tartan in royal dress has been explored, while at Windsor Castle evening gowns worn on official occasions will be contrasted with Princess Elizabeth's fancy-dress costumes from wartime family pantomimes at the Castle.
:: The exhibitions will be at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace from July 23 to October 2, at Windsor Castle from September 17 to January 8 2017, and at Holyroodhouse until October 16.
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