The celebrations for HM The Queen's 90th birthday kick off today, with the full pomp and regalia that has accompanied all the landmark events of her extraordinary life.
To mark the monarch's special birthday, Buckingham Palace is playing host this year to a special exhibition dedicated to the stylish outfits she has worn throughout her reign.
The display, along with two complementary exhibitions at Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and Windsor Castle, will present some of the special dresses worn on some of the most significant occasions in her 60-year era on the throne.
Two of the most special outfits will be seen together for the first time ever at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace (23 July to 2 October 2016).
The wedding dress worn by Princess Elizabeth for her marriage to The Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947, and The Queen's Coronation dress, both designed by the great British couturier Sir Norman Hartnell, will be part of the special exhibition 'Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style from The Queen's Wardrobe'. Constituting the largest display of The Queen's wardrobe ever mounted, it provides more proof that, as well as everything else, she remains our greatest Queen of Style.
The three exhibitions 'Fashioning a Reign: 90 Years of Style' from The Queen's Wardrobe are at the Palace of Holyroodhouse from 21 April to 16 October 2016, the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace from 23 July to 2 October 2016, and at Windsor Castle from 17 September 2016 to 8 January 2017. Each exhibition is included in the price of a general admission ticket.
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