Coronation gown

The Queen’s Coronation dress was made by Mr Norman Hartnell.

The dress was made of white satin embroidered with the emblems of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth. It had short sleeves with a full, flaring skirt, slightly trained, while the neckline of the fitted bodice was cut square over the shoulders, before curving into a heart-shaped centre.

The dress’s exquisite embroidery in gold and silver thread and pastel-coloured silks was encrusted with seed pearls and crystals to create a lattice-work effect.

ince the Coronation, The Queen has worn the Coronation dress six times: At a reception at Buckingham Palace and one at the Palace of Holyroodhouse, at the Opening of Parliament in New Zealand (1954), the Opening of Parliament in Australia (1954), the Opening of Parliament in Ceylon (1954) and finally, at the Opening of Parliament in Canada (1957).