QUEEN ELIZABETH II: HER LIFE IN STYLE – THE KINGS GALLERY BUCKINGHAM PALACE ON SATURDAY THE 5TH OF SEPTEMBER 2026, ENTRY AT 2.30PM

Description

The Late Queen’s Fashion Exhibition – Buckingham Palace

Featuring approximately 200 items, many on display for the first time, this is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever mounted.

Alongside clothing, jewellery, hats, shoes and accessories, explore never-before-seen design sketches, fabric samples and handwritten correspondence that reveal the behind-the-scenes process of dressing the most famous woman in the world and shed new light on the late Queen’s close involvement in the creation of her wardrobe.

Discover the remarkable style of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch through clothing worn in all ten decades of her life – from birth to adulthood, from princess to queen, and from off-duty style to dressing for the global stage for momentous occasions in Britain’s history.

Featuring approximately 200 items, many on display for the first time, this is the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever mounted.

Alongside clothing, jewellery, hats, shoes and accessories, explore never-before-seen design sketches, fabric samples and handwritten correspondence that reveal the behind-the-scenes process of dressing the most famous woman in the world and shed new light on the late Queen’s close involvement in the creation of her wardrobe.

Highlights include her bridesmaid dress, wedding dress, Coronation dress and the ensemble worn for the wedding of Princess Margaret.

Location: Buckingham Palace, London

🧵 About the Exhibition:

• Featuring: ~200 items, many displayed for the first time.

• Content includes:

  • Clothing, jewellery, hats, shoes, and accessories

  • Design sketches, fabric samples, and handwritten correspondence

  • Outfits spanning all ten decades of Queen Elizabeth II’s life

• Highlights:

  • Bridesmaid dress

  • Wedding dress

  • Coronation dress

  • Outfit worn for Princess Margaret’s wedding

This is described as the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of the late Queen’s fashion ever held, offering insight into her personal involvement in designing and curating her wardrobe.

Exhibition only – Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style
• This is a special exhibition at The King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace showing clothes, jewellery and other items from the late Queen’s wardrobe. Tickets for the exhibition itself do not include general entry to the Buckingham Palace State Rooms.

🚌 Coach Pickup Times:

Walnut tree 10.30am

Palace 10.40am

Elms 10.50am

Thames D 11am

Hadleigh 11.05am

Kents Hill 11.15am

Sadlers 11.20am

Five Bells 11.30am

Grays 11.45am

Schedule:

• Arrive at Buckingham Palace: ~12.45 PM

• Timed entry: 2.30PM

• Depart: 7:00 PM

There’s extra free time to:

• Explore the area around the Palace

• Enjoy St James’s Park (perfect for a picnic or short walk)