Celebrating 70 years on the throne this year, the Queen is the longest-reigning British monarch in history. She’s been served by a total of 14 prime ministers and seen 13 US presidents elected during her reign.
Setting more records, she became the first monarch to be crowned in a televised coronation ceremony, aged 27; and she even created (perhaps inadvertently) her own dog breed the ‘dorgi’, when her own corgi mated with a dachshund belonging to Princess Margaret.
For 70 years, not only has the Queen, who published her first Instagram post in 2019, been an iconic monarch – but the ultimate fashion influencer. “Over her long reign, the Queen has evolved from a wasp-waisted young princess to an elegant elder stateswoman and her distinctive style has served her well,” says Liz Wyse, etiquette adviser, Debrett’s.
As a young Queen, Her in 1997, “There’s always something cold and rather cruel about chic clothes, which she wants to avoid”. Whilst Norman once said, “The Queen and Queen Mother do not want to be fashion-setters. That’s left to other people with less important work to do”.
