[London, July 24. Image via Getty.]

LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 24: A member of the royal staff adjusts a dress from Queen Elizabeth II's tour of Australasian countries on display at Buckingham Palace on July 24, 2009 in London. Queen & Commonwealth: The Royal Tours exhibition brings together 28 dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth II on tours of Commonwealth countries over the past 60 years. Gifts to the Queen are displayed alongside evening gowns and daywear by the royal couturiers Norman Hartnell, Hardy Amies and Ian Thomas. This special exhibition at the Summer Opening of Buckingham Palace runs from July 26 - September 30, 2009. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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