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QUEEN OF SARTORIAL DIPLOMACY
The Straits Times
|April 19, 2026
In a handwritten note on a sketch of an evening dress for her official visit to India and Pakistan in 1961, Queen Elizabeth II specified it should be sewn in "yellow satin", a colour symbolising health and prosperity in the region.
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The sketch is one of about 300 items on display, some for the first time, at the exhibition Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life In Style, which opened on April 10 at Buckingham Palace.
This unprecedented survey of the late British monarch’s wardrobe throughout her life, from 1926 to 2022, reveals the important diplomatic role she attached to her outfits.
The display in the King's Gallery at the London palace features sheath dresses sparkling with sequins and swirling outfits in vibrant colours from the 1960s.
There are also spectacular draped evening dresses straight from the atelier of Cristobal Balenciaga, maternity outfits and the military uniforms she wore as a princess during World War II.
In a section called "the finishing touch”, the queen's signature colourful hats are pinned up on a wall opposite the coordinating outfits.
Tickets for the spectacular exhibition, which runs to October, have already sold out for April.
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