Spectacular Exhibition of the Queen 's Coronation to be on Display This Summer at Buckingham Palace

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Spectacular Exhibition of the Queen 's Coronation to be on Display This Summer at Buckingham Palace

Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II took place on June 2, 1953

Exhibition for Buckingham Palace Summer Opening marks 60th anniversary

Brings together unprecedented array of the dress, uniform and robes worn

Art and objects from the day will also be on display to recreate atmosphere

Since the age of just 26, Elizabeth II has been our faithful Queen and this summer Buckingham Palace will celebrate 60 years since her Coronation with a spectacular new exhibition.

To mark the event a major exhibition for the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace will bring back together a spectacular array of dress, uniform and robes worn by the principal royal party for the first time.

A selection of the paintings that will be on show have just been released, including a beautiful sketch of the Queen in her Coronation Dress by British couturier Norman Hartnell, the principal designer of the outfits worn at the Coronation.

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Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./