She walked ito the ancient church with the Robe of State at her shoulders. Made of red velvet which had been woven by Warner and Sons of Braintree from silk produced at Lullingstone, it was carried by her six Ladies in Waiting, all dressed by Hartnell. The Queen left wearing the Purple Robe of Velvet which was covered in golden embroidery. It took 12 people over 3,500 hours to embellish the robe with the Queen’s Cipher alongside ears of wheat and olive branches. Both robes were arranged to allow the best possible view of the already celebrated Coronation dress.

At last year’s Trooping the Colour parade, she wore a blue ribbon-effect coat and dress by Bruce Oldfield.The gown has been worn just six times more, with three appearances coming in 1954 when the Queen wore it to open parliaments in Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand. It was worn for the opening of Canada’s parliament in 1957. Most recently, it was seen in an exhibition marking the Queen’s 90th birthday. Bruce Oldfield is a royal family favorite who used to make clothing for Princess Diana. In March, the British media had speculated that Queen Consort Camilla would chose him to design her dress on the big day.

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