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Coronation ticket issued to Victoria's mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Duchess of Kent. Queen Victoria succeeded her uncle King William IV on 20 June 1837. [1] Her first prime minister was Lord Melbourne, with whom she developed a close personal friendship. [2]
Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha on 10 February 1840. She chose to wear a white wedding dress made from heavy silk satin, making her one of the first women to wear white for their wedding. [1] [2] The Honiton lace used for her wedding dress proved an important boost to Devon lace-making.
By 1836, Victoria's maternal uncle Leopold, who had been King of the Belgians since 1831, hoped to marry her to Prince Albert, [23] the son of his brother Ernest I, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Leopold arranged for Victoria's mother to invite her Coburg relatives to visit her in May 1836, with the purpose of introducing Victoria to Albert. [24]
The Queen was anointed, sitting on the Coronation Chair, having shed all her robes and adornments, and wearing a simple white dress. The anointing had the deepest significance and was the central ...
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The robe was re-used by Elizabeth II for her first state opening of parliament, before she had her own robe made for her coronation. [7] George V wore the Robe of State of his father, Edward VII, for his first state opening of parliament but a new Robe of State was made for his 1911 coronation. This was made by Wilkinsons of Maddox Street ...
Camilla, wearing the famous George IV State Diadem for the first time, has chosen to re-use her coronation gown, designed by Bruce Oldfield, for her first State Opening as a Queen consort.
The gown, like Elizabeth's wedding dress and other notable royal dresses of this period, was designed by Norman Hartnell. [3] [4] It was Elizabeth's wish that the coronation dress should be made of satin, like her wedding dress, with accentuation of regal elegance, but with no undue emphasis on shape. [5] The gown now forms part of the Royal ...