A major royal first has just been announced as Buckingham Palace
\nprepares for a historic moment.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s just been confirmed that the The dress, created in 1840 on the orders of Queen Victoria, is The late Queen wore the gown at her christening in 1926 and it Also on show will be handwritten notes by Queen Elizabeth II who The christening gown was a personal item for the Royal Family Queen Elizabeth II ordered an exact replica of the gown which Queen Victoria wanted the christening outfit to benefit British Babies also wore a bonnet and shawl which will be on show. These Ahead of the exhibition, over 100 hours of work has taken place Work has included patching up holes in the outfit believed to Among the royal babies to wear the gown are six monarchs: King The gown will go on show as part of the <\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source royalcentral.co.uk \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A major royal first has just been announced as Buckingham Palace prepares for a historic moment. It\u2019s just been confirmed that the royal christening gown worn by 62 babies, including kings and queens, is going on show. It\u2019s thought to be the first time this rare piece of royal history has been part of an […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2308092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2308145","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-royalty"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Unique-piece-of-royal-history-to-go-on-show-in.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2308145"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2308146,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2308145\/revisions\/2308146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2308092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2308145"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2308145"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2308145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nroyal christening gown worn by 62 babies<\/a>, including kings and
\nqueens, is going on show. It\u2019s thought to be the first time this
\nrare piece of royal history has been part of an exhibition.<\/p>\n
\non display as part of a major show marking the centenary of the
\nbirth of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n
\nwill go on display in a place with a poignant link to Elizabeth II.
\nThe outfit will be part of an exhibition at The King\u2019s Gallery in
\nLondon which is on the site of the former chapel at Buckingham
\nPalace where baby Elizabeth was christened. The chapel was
\ndestroyed during the Blitz.<\/p>\n![\"Queen](\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2002610-823x1024.jpg\")
\nsix monarchs, so far, to have worn the royal christening gown
(Royal Collection Trust)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\nmeticulously recorded the names of all the royal babies who wore
\nthe outfit. And those pieces of paper bring their own reminders of
\nroyal history. King Charles III wore the outfit with his name
\nrecorded as it was at the time of his baptism in 1948. The King was
\nactually born as Prince Charles of Edinburgh.<\/p>\n
\nfor 185 years. It was commissioned by Queen Victoria for the
\nchristening of her first child, Princess Victoria, who was born in
\nNovember 1840 and who was, briefly, heir to the throne until the
\narrival of her younger brother, the future King Edward VII, in
\n1841. It was used by generations until 2004 when Queen Elizabeth II
\ndecided the gown was too fragile for further wears. The last royal
\nbaby to be christened in it was Lady Louise
\nMountbatten-Windsor.<\/p>\n
\nwas created by her dressmaker, Angela Kelly. The first royal baby
\nto wear that was Louise\u2019s brother, James, Earl of Wessex. Prince
\nGeorge, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis all wore the replica at
\ntheir baptisms.<\/p>\n
\ndressmakers and so asked for it to be made out of Spitalfields
\nsilk, from the east end of London, and Honiton lace, from Devon.
\nShe was keen that smaller industries, particularly those run by
\nwomen from their own homes, were showcased in the creation of the
\ngown in the hope that it would boost trade.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/royalcentral.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/250496.a-852x1024.jpg\")
\nfirst chance ever to see the royal christening gown as part of an
\nexhibition
(Royal Collection Trust)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
\nwere covered in symbols of the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n
\nto restore the gown. Textile conservator, Cecilia Oliver, said
\n\u201dthe robe has been lovingly cared for over the generations \u2013 we
\neven found a note on its box instructing that it be washed in
\nnatural spring water after use, which helps explain its remarkable
\ncondition despite such frequent use. However, after 185 years and
\n62 christenings, it was in need of conservation. It has been an
\nhonour and a privilege to work on such a special historic
\ngarment.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n
\nhave happened when the royal babies wearing it kicked and wriggled
\nin their unusual gown.<\/p>\n
\nEdward VII, King George V, King Edward VIII, King George VI, Queen
\nElizabeth II and King Charles III. Prince William, first in line to
\nthe throne, also wore the christening outfit when he was baptised
\nat Buckingham Palace in August 1982.<\/p>\n
\nexhibition,\u00a0Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in
\nStyle.<\/em><\/strong> It takes place at The King\u2019s Gallery,
\nBuckingham Palace, from 10 April to 18 October 2026, Tickets cost
\n\u00a322 for adults and \u00a311 for children and are available from
\nthe\u00a0Royal Collection Trust
\nwebsite<\/a>.<\/p>\n