Almost a month ago, Elizabeth II, the Queen of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Commonwealth realms, passed away. She had lived an incredible life and during 70 years of serving the people has become a style icon. She wore outfits that reflected the changing fashions and state of the nation in different eras.
Distinctive features of her style: hats, brooches and other jewelry, Anello & Davide shoes, Launer handbags and bright colors of outfits that helped her to stand out in a crowd.
The most recognizable outfits of the Queen:
With the Queen Mother in the grounds of Buckingham Palace, 1936
Princess Elizabeth in a classic 1930's look of dress coat, long socks and patent Mary Janes, 1939
Princess Elizabeth at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, 1944
1946
Official announcement of her engagement, 1947
The wedding, 1947. Queen Elizabeth II on her wedding day wore a silk satin dress by Norman Hartnell. The dress had a tailored bodice with a high neckline and long sleeves. The skirt and the train were embroidered with crystals and 10000 seed pearls in a rambling floral design. Her silk veil was held in place by Queen Mary's diamond fringe tiara. In the future, she borrowed the tiara to Princess Anne and Princess Beatrice on their wedding day.
1947
With Prince Charles in the drawing room at Buckingham Palace after his christening ceremony, 1948
Coronation, 1953. During the coronation, the Queen wore a dress designed by British designer Norman Hartnell. The white satin dress is embroidered with gold and silver threads and diamonds, crystals, pearls, amethysts, pink gems. The embroidery patterns are the national emblems of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth countries: English rose, Scottish thistle, Irish clover, Welsh daffodil, etc. After the coronation, the queen wore this dress six more times.
With children, 1953
1954
On the balcony of Government House, Melbourne, during her tour of Australia, 1954
With Winston Churchill, 1955
Queen Elizabeth II in her office, 1957
An official visit to Liverpool Street Station in London with Princess Anne, 1958
Windsor Castle cocktail party, 1959
On Princess Margaret's wedding day, 1960
Windsor Horse Show, 1962
With the Duke of Edinburgh in London, 1963
At Ventnor during a royal visit to the Isle of Wight, 1965
In Parliament, 1966
Malta, 1967
With the US President Richard Nixon, 1969
With Prince Philip and Princess Anne attend the UK film premiere of 'Murder on the Orient Express', London, 1974
1974
Jamaica, 1975
New Zealand, 1977
1979
1979
1980
With Prince Philip visiting the Solomon Islands during a tour of the South Pacific, 1982
Jordan, 1984
Epsom Derby, 1987
Malaysia, 1989
1990
Cartier Queen’s Cup, 1990
Blois, France, 1992
Budapest, 1993
The wedding of Viscount and Viscountess Linley, 1993
With Boris Yeltsin, Moscow, 1994
Thailand, 1996
Birmingham Hippodrome, 1999
The Millennium Bridge opening, 2000
A dinner at the Governor-General King’s Residence in Jamaica, 2002
Cartier Queen's Cup, 2003
At the State Opening of Parliament, 2006
At the wedding of Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, 2011
With Prince Philip, Dublin, 2011
Royal Albert Hall, 2012
Sandringham, 2012
2015
On her 90th birthday, 2016
Balmoral, 2017
London, 2017
Norwich, 2017
2018
Her first visit to London Fashion Week, at the Richard Quinn show, 2018
2019
Royal Garden Party at Buckingham Palace, 2019
The 750th anniversary of Westminster Abbey, 2019
2020
Windsor Castle, 2020
Windsor Castle, 2021
Cardiff, 2021
The Queen's Baton Relay for Birmingham 2022, the XXII Commonwealth Games at Buckingham Palace, 2021
The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II, 2022
The opening of the new Elizabeth Line, named in the Queen’s honour, 2022
The latest photo of the queen, Balmoral, 2022
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