{"id":2369682,"date":"2026-04-12T14:25:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2369682"},"modified":"2026-04-12T14:25:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-12T14:25:16","slug":"we-take-a-peek-inside-the-queens-closet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/we-take-a-peek-inside-the-queens-closet\/","title":{"rendered":"We take a peek inside the Queen\u2019s closet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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We\u2019ve been waiting for this to open for months and how amazing is it! We love a fashion exhibition and this one is quite literally the show of the century, as it charts the late Queen\u2019s wardrobe over the past 100 years.<\/p>\n

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Norman Hartnell created some of her most fabulous gowns, shown here, including her wedding dress. Pics: RCT<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

To celebrate the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birth on April 21 and her enduring fashion legacy, the exhibition, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, opened at The King\u2019s Gallery, Buckingham Palace, on Friday. It is the largest display of the late Queen\u2019s fashion ever mounted and includes 300 items \u2013 incredibly, half of which are on display for the first time \u2013 covering fashion from every decade of her life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s beautifully-curated and reminds us of the Dior and Chanel exhibitions recently held at the V&A \u2013 the colour-coded double-decker racks of dresses and hats, for example, plus evening gowns shown in the round, are very reminiscent of some of the best fashion exhibitions put on recently, so it\u2019s done super-well.<\/p>\n

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Clockwise from top left: A Norman Hartnell gown, Burmese ruby tiara, Norman Hartnell’s Balmoral Tweed and her Coronation Gown<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

The Queen had some wonderful fashion, especially in the early part of her reign \u2013 we love the display of velvet coat dresses. In fact, her wardrobe has become one of the largest and most important British fashion collections of the 20th century. There\u2019s lots of couture evening wear by the late Queen\u2019s most famous designer, Norman Hartnell, including a fabulous, green gown worn for a state banquet given for President Eisenhower in Washington, in 1957, her Coronation Gown and wedding dress.<\/p>\n

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Coat dresses by Hartnell again. Pic: RCT<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

There\u2019s also her christening gown; a blue gown and matching jacket worn at Princess Margaret\u2019s wedding in 1960 – the last time full-length dress was worn for a royal wedding; a Harris tweed jacket and Balmoral Tartan skirt by Norman Hartnell in the 1950s and as expected, lots and lots of glorious hats.<\/p>\n

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    It\u2019s selling out fast, so book now. FYI: Charles and Camilla will be visiting the exhibition on April 20<\/strong>. <\/span>It runs until October, <\/span>rct.uk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    The Duke of Sussex co-founded Sentebale with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in 2006. Pic: Royal Family website <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

    There\u2019s another legal case coming Harry\u2019s way. Sentebale, the Botswana-based charity cofounded in 2006 by him and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho in honour of their late mothers to help young people with HIV and AIDs, is <\/span>bringing a libel case<\/a> against him in the High Court in London. Harry and Seeiso resigned from the charity last year following a bitter dispute with Sophie Chandauka, the chair of the charity\u2019s board. <\/span><\/p>\n

    On Friday, the charity\u2019s claim was made public, revealing Harry is being sued for \u2018defamation – libel and slander\u2019 . Sentebale claims its action is in response to a \u201cco-ordinated adverse media campaign\u201d by Harry and Mark Dyer, a former trustee of the charity, which led to \u201can onslaught of cyber-bullying\u201d. Needless to say, Harry and Mark said \u201ccategorically reject\u201d the claims, labelling them \u201coffensive and damaging\u201d. Watch this space!<\/p>\n