
Our journey through the wardrobe archives of the late Queen Elizabeth II brings us today to 1983, and boy do we have an excellent ’80s look to enjoy, from the Queen’s state dinner in California that March.
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Our journey through the wardrobe archives of the late Queen Elizabeth II brings us today to 1983, and boy do we have an excellent ’80s look to enjoy, from the Queen’s state dinner in California that March.

In the 1970s, Queen Elizabeth II added a major new tiara to her collection. As our survey of her fashion and jewelry through the decades continues today, we look at one of her first big appearances in the ruby and diamond tiara, during a state visit to Denmark in 1979.

Our journey through the fashion decades of Queen Elizabeth II brings us to 1961, when she and the Duke of Edinburgh made a formal visit to the Vatican, calling on Pope John XXIII in full gala attire.

Our look at the fashion and jewels of the late Queen Elizabeth II over the decades brings us today to 1955, when she wore her grandmother’s tiara and a sweeping ballgown for an historic dinner at Downing Street.