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The earliest surviving British royal wedding dress goes on display

A new exhibition at The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace, has opened placing a spotlight on the life and style of Georgian society, featuring more than 200 works from the Royal Collection, including the wedding dress of George IV’s daughter Princess Charlotte of Wales. ‘Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians’ runs until October 8 and looks at...

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The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee outfits go on display

The outfits worn by Her Majesty The Queen for her two appearances on the Buckingham Palace balcony during the Platinum Jubilee weekend in June will go on public display for the first time at the Palace of Holyroodhouse. The two looks form part of a special exhibition commemorating The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee at Edinburgh’s royal palace...

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The Royal Collection to celebrate Queen’s platinum jubilee in 2022

In celebration of The Queen’s historic Platinum Jubilee, three special displays marking significant occasions in Her Majesty’s reign, the Accession, the Coronation and Jubilees, will be staged at the official royal residences in 2022. Platinum Jubilee: The Queen’s Accession will be at the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace,...

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Princess Beatrice wedding dress to go on display in the UK

Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice's vintage wedding dress, first worn by Her Majesty The Queen in the 1960s, will go on public display at Windsor Castle later this month. The exhibition, part of the royal families tradition to display all wedding gowns to the public, is being organised by the Royal Collection Trust and will showcase Princess...

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Princess Eugenie’s wedding dress goes on display

Her Royal Highness Princess Eugenie's wedding dress, created by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos, founders of the British-based label Peter Pilotto, has gone on display at Windsor Castle, as part of the royal families tradition to display all wedding gowns to the public. The ‘A Royal Wedding: HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank'...

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Inside the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's wedding exhibition

Displaying Royal wedding gowns to the public is a “long-standing tradition that stretches back centuries,” states Caroline de Guitaut, senior curator at the Royal Collection Trust, and Windsor Castle will be showcasing the Duchess of Sussex’s timeless Givenchy Couture gown for the first time in the castle's Grand Reception Room, where the Queen...