The UK, Europe and the whole world is in mourning. After more than seven decades of reign, Isabel II He passed away this Thursday, September 8, at Balmoral Castle (Scotland) at the age of 96.
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The monarch made history by becoming the longest-serving English sovereign on the throne. She 70 years at the head of the British Royal House, in which she also positioned herself as a style benchmark. Next, we review her most iconic looks.
1. Wedding dress
Elizabeth and Philip of Edinburgh They were very much in love when they got married. It was on November 20, 1947, in Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony broadcast on television for the first time in history. The bride smiles happily and radiantly in a silk wedding dress from Norman Hartnell, encrusted with crystals and adorned with ten thousand pearls. For its preparation, several weeks of process were used and hundreds of seamstresses intervened.
2. Coronation dress
During her trip to Kenya, a young Princess Elizabeth received the news of the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952. At just 25 years old, the queen inherited the crown. However, it was not until 1953 that she was crowned at Westminster Abbey.
The dress, also designed by Norman Hartnell, commissioned by the queen herself, was made of white silk and incorporated embroidery that paid tribute to the United Kingdom and the countries of the Commonwealth.
3. Gala dinner with the Kennedys
In June 1961, months after being inaugurated as president of the United States, John F. Kennedy he visited the royal family of England with his wife, the first lady Jacqueline Kennedy.
For this historic occasion, Queen Elizabeth II chose an elegant tulle dress that she combined with dazzling jewels.
5. Windsor Horse Show
If there are some accessories that stand out in Elizabeth II’s wardrobe, they are hats and scarves. During the 1980 Horse Show, the queen wore a tweed skirt and jacket ensemble inspired by the tailored suits of the iconic Chanel brand.
6. Wedding of Charles of England and Diana Spencer
On July 29, 1981, Prince Charles and Diana Spencer said “I do’s” at St. Paul’s Cathedral in the Crystal Carriage. Sky blue was the color chosen by the queen to attend her son’s wedding.
This iconic monochrome dress could be considered the baptism of her total integral looks for so many subsequent ceremonies.
7. Appointment of Camilla as Royal Dame of the Order of the Garter
If we have to highlight a more recent look, it would be this party dress that the queen wore to invest her daughter-in-law, Camilla Parker Bowlesas a Royal Dame of the Order of the Garter, the highest ranking chivalric institution in the United Kingdom, last June.
The dress had a glittery finish and she wore matching accessories: a top-trend mini handbag and metal-effect heeled pumps. She was ecstatic.
