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Today marks the anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation on the 2nd of June 1953 so what better way to commemorate such a momentous occasion than a look at the all important 4 that the Queen wore on her big day. After all, unless you lived back in the sixteenth century, coronations are far rarer than Royal weddings…

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The Queen’s coronation 8 was commissioned in October 1952 and took eight long finger numbing months to create. The actual design stage took a long time as Norman Hartnell submitted eight designs to Elizabeth, prom dresses plus size starting with a simple white satin 3 based on the one worn by Queen Victoria at her coronation in 1837 and moving on through progressively more elaborate designs, all encrusted with crystals and covered with symbolic references until finally the eighth got a tacit nod of agreement.

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Elizabeth, who had a very clear idea of what suited her and how she wanted to look had stipulated that her 1 should be white satin and also follow the same elegant lines as her wedding 4 in 1947 but not be too exaggerated in shape – regal but classic was the brief. Hartnell then went off and studied the history of the coronation gown, determined that Elizabeth’s 6 should be of both historic and sartorial significance as well as being his masterpiece.

The design that was finally chosen incorporated all of the floral symbols of Great Britain and the Commonwealth and was originally conceived of in pure virginal white we will introduce you to the most important informal wedding dresses and give you advice on the perfect fit, however Elizabeth decided that this was not altogether appropriate for a married mother of two small children and stipulated that the embroidery should be coloured. This was, after all, to be her 8 to the nation.

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In the end mermaid bridesmaid dresses mermaid bridesmaid dresses, the dress was decorated with pale pink Tudor roses (England); discount bridesmaid dress pale green leeks (Wales); green and silver shamrocks (Ireland); pale purple and amethyst thistles (Scotland); green and gold maple leaves (Canada); mimosa yellow wattle flowers (Australia); silver and green ferns (New Zealand); summer of dresses pink and silver proteas (South Africa) ; golden wheat (Pakistan) and mother of pearl and opal lotus flowers (India and Ceylon). All of this was embellished with a plethora of crystals, pearls and sequins so that the dress shimmered and glistened in the most magical manner whenever the Queen moved.

There was even an extra shamrock for luck embroidered on the left side of the skirt.

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As can be imagined such an elaborate and opulent 8 took several hours to create and was made by a team of three dressmakers and six embroideresses who worked in secret for nine weeks (9,000 sewing hours! Ouch!) before the dress was finally delivered by Hartnell three days before the coronation. The Queen was thrilled by the seed pearl and crystal encrusted creation and remarked that it was ‘glorious’ when she tried it on for the first time.

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For much of the actual coronation ceremony, the gown was hidden by a ceremonial gown called the Colobium sindonis robe, which was also designed by Hartnell and was a simple sunburst pleated white linen dress. It was utterly devoid of all embellishment and is meant to symbolise the monarch’s rejection of worldly vanity as they stand before God to be anointed. I’ve always thought this to be a particularly beautiful garment, with very elegant Pins and Clips Pins and Clips, almost classical lines.

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The Queen looked amazing in her dress, but it seems that a certain amount of practice went into looking that good! Elizabeth and her six maids of honour spent a lot of time rehearsing dealing with the long purple velvet train that was designed to be worn with her dress. The fabulous Imperial crown that she was to wear for much of the coronation day was also brought to her at Buckingham Palace so that she could get used to its weight and size by wearing it around the house as it were for the day. The pearls hanging from the centre of the Imperial crown are said to come from Elizabeth I’s earrings!

No detail was left to chance – little black satin dress little black satin dress; models with the same colouring as the Queen were hired to try out different make up to find a look that would be equally suitable in the carriage journey and under the harsh lights of the Abbey. Elizabeth’s red lipstick was also carefully chosen so that it didn’t clash with her rich purple velvet train. Beneath her gorgeous dress she wore Roger Vivier gold leather shoes with garnet studded heels, an echo of the red heeled shoes worn by courtiers at Versailles.

Flower fans like my chum Rachael from Tales from the Village may like to know that the glorious bouquet that the Queen carried with her in the carriage on her way to the coronation included orchids, lily of the valley, stephanotis and carnations.

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The amazing diamond necklace and earrings that Elizabeth wore on her coronation day were made in 1858 for Queen Victoria and were also worn by Queens Alexandra, Mary and Elizabeth (the consort of George VI) at their coronations. The necklace is made from twenty nine collet diamonds from an old Garter badge and state sword, with the 22.48 carat Lahore Diamond as its central drop pendant. It’s going to be on display next year as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations – metallic silver cocktail dress metallic silver cocktail dress; can’t wait to see it!

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The Queen wore a diamond diadem made for the 1820 coronation of George IV on the way to Westminster Abbey. It has 1,333 diamonds in the design and is encircled by 169 pearls. It’s rather nice isn’ hawaiian islands wedding dress t it?