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Queen Elizabeth II was known for her 70 years of service to the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, but she will also be remembered for her sense of style.
The late monarch, who died at the age of 96, inspired trends and embraced the latest designers of the 1950s, 1960s and beyond, as well as Princess Diana, in her younger years.
The new Princess of Wales and the Duke of Sussex were inspired by the Queen to incorporate symbolic elements and colors into their own wardrobe.
Many of Her Majesty’s jewels and tiaras have been shared with other members of the monarchy to ensure these precious pieces can live on.
We are looking at the lasting impact of a few of the Queen’s most famous outfits in the latest episode of Royal Roundtable.
Wedding dress (1947)
On November 20, 1947, Princess Elizabeth walked down the aisle in a Norman Hartnell wedding gown covered in 10,000 seed pearls.
The women in the United Kingdom were so excited about the wedding that they sent their own ration coupons to the princess so she could pay for the expensive design. The touching gesture showed how much people cared for her.
Coronation gown (1953)
The dress Queen Elizabeth II wore for her coronation reflected her new role in the Commonwealth. Her short-sleeved, heavily embroidered Norman Hartnell gown featured national symbols such as English roses.
A similar approach was taken with her wedding veil, which she had hand-embroidered with flora from each Commonwealth country, along with Wintersweet, which grows on the Kensington Palace grounds.
“Lawrence of Arabia” premiere look (1962)
The sleeveless ivory taffeta gown encrusted with diamanté accents would later find new life at a royal wedding after the Queen wore it at the 1962 premiere of Lawrence of Arabia.
Princess Beatrice wore a dress borrowed from her grandmother when she said her vows to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a secret wedding attended by Her Majesty and Prince Philip. The tiara she wore at her 1947 wedding was the same one the Queen wore in 1947.
At home in Balmoral (1967)
In the past, Her Majesty wore a colorful coat with a matching dress underneath and a bright hat while on public engagements.
She wore a uniform while off duty, including Scottish tartans and English Tweeds, cardigans, Hunter wellies, patterned headscarves, and Barbour coats.
A kicky kilt was a favorite of the late monarch and she would sometimes wear the special Balmoral tartan designed by Prince Albert, her great-great-grandfather.
Visiting Ireland (2011)
Her Majesty was the first British monarch to visit Ireland in 100 years when she came in 2011.
The Queen wore a green coat by Stewart Parvin along with a floral dress and a hat, and gave a speech that started with her speaking in Irish.
During international tours in the years since, both the bride and groom have honored their host countries by wearing their colors the same way.
Trooping the Colour (2016)
The queen got a meme. She wore bright colors so her subjects could always see her, like the neon green coat and hat she chose for her 90th birthday celebrations, and she said she had to be seen to be believed.
The lime outfit went crazy on social media with many sharing green screen meme. She was known for her sense of humor, so she surely got a kick out of it.