Buckingham Palace Exhibit: A Royal Banquet

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Buckingham Palace Exhibit: A Royal Banquet

Caption:A new exhibition at Buckingham Palace focuses on royal entertaining and recreates the setting for a state banquet Picture: Ben Murphy

Caption: Outfits worn by Her Majesty (L-R) Dress, coat and hat designed by Angela Kelly Couture - worn at garden party on 30th May 2013. Dress and coat designed by Stewart Parvin, hat by Phillip Somerville worn at a garden party on 10 June 2014and Dress and coat designed by Angela Kelly Couture and hat designed by Rachel Trevor-Morgan, worn at garden party for the Not Forgotten Association 26th June 2014 Picture: Geoff Pugh/The Telegraph

Caption: The Kitchen display Picture: Geoff Pugh/The Telegraph. Click link for more pictures from The Telegraph.

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./