 |  | | | Dressers | Monday 11 August 2003 | | |
The 50th anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II is celebrated this year with a special exhibition at Buckingham Palace.
Part of the annual summer opening of the State Rooms at the palace, the exhibition recreates the atmosphere and the excitement of Coronation Day, the 2nd of June, 1953.
The centrepiece of the exhibition is the famed coronation dress, which was designed by the royal courturier Norman Hartnell. The dress went through 8 different designs to reach the final one, and it has lain undisturbed in its own bespoke wooden box in Buckingham Palace.
Eliane Glaser toured the exhibition with curator Christopher Lloyd, and conservationist Janet Wood, who worked on the dress and restored it for the exhibition.
'Ceremony and Celebration: Coronation Day 1953', summer opening of the State Rooms, Buckingham Palace, 1 August - 28 September 2003
BBCi History: Coronation of Queen Elizabeth IIDisclaimer
The BBC is not responsible for the content of external websites. | |
| | Retired? Downsizing? Moving home to be nearer the kids?We'd like to hear your stories about moving house |
|
