Queens clothes

Fleur20

The queen wore a black evening dress when she met Marilyn Munroe in 1956.

Yes, it's in the French newspapers here.

The queen wore a black evening dress when she met Marilyn Munroe in 1956.

I doubt they will be sold.

Her evening dresses dated from as early as 1947 through to (then) present day.

Unusually one was black, worn I think in the early 50s on a visit to France. Her waist was a so tiny, and she herself was so small. It went from the Dior New Look through to the fashion we are so familiar with that she wore. I was interested to see how, like us all her shape changed over the years, to recent times when her waist thickened just like us all. It was difficult to choose a favourite, but one worn in Jamaica was glorious.

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Funny you should mention this, I was today admiring an amazing collage of some the Queen's clothes - but not the glitzy ball gowns and ceremonial dresses. It's like a rainbow of colour, I hope the photos have come out OK.
(And of course, it was French magazine no less!)

They could always be auctioned for charity as Diana's were.

I feel the queen's clothes or at the very least her Huge collection of Hats will be displayed at a Museum.. Probably the V&A

I saw an exhibition of the Queens evening wear. Some of the material was absolutely exquisite. I hope that many of the best are kept for generations to come.

Diana's clothes are sometimes on display at Kensington Palace and the V&A - I expect something similar will happen to HMs.