Although she was naturally understated in her taste, Queen Elizabeth II was not averse to putting on the glitz when required. “She doesn’t try to dress like a celebrity, but she does have a certain glamour because of who she is,” said royal biographer Sarah Bradford.
With a wardrobe estimated to have included more than 10,000 outfits, plus an Aladdin’s cave of priceless jewellery, Her Majesty had some spectacular pieces. Most of her jewels were legacies from two formidable royal matriarchs: her grandmother Queen Mary and great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria.
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