STYLE


Purple for the the Earl and Countess of Wessex’s wedding in 1999, including millinery by Royal favourite Freddie Fox


Colours must suit the occasion. If,


for instance The Queen is planting a tree, against a green, leafy background, then that colour is avoided for aesthetic and photographic reasons. On visits to schools young children often ask her why she isn’t wearing a crown, so to correct that omission she will wear bright colours and will use details that will appeal to children, such as feathers, twirls, flowers and ribbons. That said, dressing is also all about


comfort. When one is waving around the clock, life is a little easier if one is not constrained by tight sleeves, but for evening wear Her Majesty prefers her sleeves to be three-quarters, and not too wide; cuffs slipping into the soup


at a state banquet, for instance, must be avoided at all costs. The Queen’s outfits should not crease, but this is sometimes difficult to avoid when sitting down for a long time, such as car journeys. The story goes that her skirt hems are weighted, so as not to reveal the royal knees when getting out of a car or on a walkabout on a windy day. When she was a young Queen, and


before that, Princess Elizabeth, the couturier Norman Hartnell, the maestro of glamorous evening gowns, created her full skirted, fairy tale ball gowns in silks and Duchesse satins, which remain among the finest evening dresses in Her Majesty’s wardrobe. Hartnell’s triumph was the exquisite dress she R


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