Now Here's a Gown (and Some Other Stuff) Fit For a Queen

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LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 25: A woman admires Queen Elizabeth II’s Coronation Dress and Robe in exhibition in Buckingham Palace celebrating the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queens Coronation on July 25, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition, ‘The Queens Coronation 1953’, brings together an unprecedented array of dresses, uniforms and robes worn at the historic event. In addition, paintings, objects and works of art relating to the Coronation are also on display. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 25: The Diamond Diadem is displayed in an exhibition in Buckingham Palace celebrating the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queens Coronation on July 25, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition, ‘The Queens Coronation 1953’, brings together an unprecedented array of dresses, uniforms and robes worn at the historic event. In addition, paintings, objects and works of art relating to the Coronation are also on display. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 25: A replica of the place settings at the Coronation State Banquets in an exhibition in Buckingham Palace celebrating the 60th anniversary of Her Majesty The Queens Coronation on July 25, 2013 in London, England. The exhibition, ‘The Queens Coronation 1953’, brings together an unprecedented array of dresses, uniforms and robes worn at the historic event. In addition, paintings, objects and works of art relating to the Coronation are also on display. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)