The palace is pulling outQueen Elizabeth’s celebration clothes!
As the royals near the Queen’s historicPlatinum Jubilee, marking 70 years on the throne for the monarch, she has granted permission for some key objects to be on show.
In three separate exhibitions across the royal palaces next summer, visitors will get to see some of the Queen’s most iconic looks from her accession, her coronation and her jubilees (she has already celebrated three —Silver, Golden andDiamond!).
The Royal Collection, which runs the exhibitions, says the photographs “are remarkable for their modern, emblematic approach.” They also formed the basis of the Queen’s image on British postage stamps from 1953 until 1971.
Royal Collection Trust
In the shots, taken just 20 days after she inherited the throne at the death of her father King George VI on February 6, 1952, she wore the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
The much-loved diamond tiara was a gift to the then Princess Elizabeth from her grandmother Queen Mary, when she marriedPrince Philipin November 1947. (Queen Mary had received it on her own marriage to the future King George V in 1893.)
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At Windsor Castle, from July 7 to September 26, visitors will be able to see the magnificent Coronation Dress and the Robe of Estate up close.
According to the Royal Collection, the artisans used purple silk velvet and the goldwork embroidery design features wheat ears and olive branches, symbolizing prosperity and peace, surrounding the crowned intertwined EIIR cipher.
The mews at Buckingham Palace.Royal Collection Trust
There are also two new exhibitions —Japan: Courts and Cultureat The Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace andMasterpieces from Buckingham Palaceat The Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyroodhouse — planned to showcase some of the finest works in the Royal Collection. The Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, where historic carriages still used for royal occasions are on display, will open to the public for the first time since the fall of 2020.
After a year when visitors were scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic, the palace hopes hundreds of thousands of visitors will be able to return to see the exhibitions. Tickets for the shows can be found on theRoyal Collection website.
source: people.com
