Coronation gown

PREVIOUSLY unseen footage from the Queen's private home movies of her Coronation day feature in a major new exhibition at Buckingham Palace opening tomorrow.

Sir Norman Hartnell was the obvious choice to design Queen Elizabeth's Coronation gown. Here, an abridged extract from his autobiography describes the most momentous commission of his career...

Court dress (by Piero Tosi), tiara and amethyst set, from the movie "Ludwig" (1972). Worn by Izabella Telezynska in the role of the "Queen Mother" for the scene depicting Ludwig II of Bavaria's 1864 coronation. Photos courtesy of la_gatta_ciara on LiveJournal.

Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi Princess of Genovia

The actual coronation gown of Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Alexandra's coronation gown. Numerous preparatory studies - both pastel drawings and oil paintings - for the vast tableau are in the collection of the Yale University Art Gallery. The Coronation Chair, known historically as St Edward's Chair or King Edward's Chair. Study for the overall composition. * The finished painting, The Coronation of King Edward VII, which measures all of fifteen by nine feet. The painting itself remains in the British Royal Collection; its website gives this…

Historical royal garments — from Queen Elizabeth's coronation glove to Kate Middleton's coronation robe — are on display together for the first time.

Mistress of the Robes coronation gown, worn by Mary, Duchess of Devonshire, at the 1953 Coronation, Devonshire Collection (Thomas Loof / Chatsworth House Trust). She can be seen wearing the ensemble in the above two photos. Above, left: "The Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 [detail]," Times Newspapers: London, c. 1953, Royal Collection. Above, right: "Entering the theatre of the Abbey before the ceremony [detail]," Press Photo Combine, Fleet Street, E.C.4, June 2nd, 1953, Royal…

The outfits worn by The Queen and members of the Royal party

Above, left: Queen Elizabeth II at her 1953 Coronation, attired in a Norman Hartnell gown and Coronation robes (Getty Images). Above, right: Claire Foy in the role of Queen Elizabeth in season one of The Crown (Alex Bailey / Netflix). She is seen wearing a replica of Queen Elizabeth's coronation gown, designed by Michele Clapton. Below, left and right: The replica gown (images: Winterthur Museum, via Facebook).

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IT HAD been 16 months in the planning and now there were just days to go until the Queen’s Coronation on Tuesday June 2, 1953.

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Mary’s gown includes an exaggerated train. ”I wanted something that really went above and beyond anything we’ve seen Mary wear before,” says Markworth-Pollack, who cites photos of British Queen Victoria at her 1838 coronation as royal inspiration. ”You end up putting a lot of labor into something that because of the nature of TV, you don’t always get to see the full effect of.”