The coronation gown worn by Elizabeth II in 1953

Picture credit: Norman Hartnell THE 2013 Cannes Film Festival drew to an end over the weekend, with film Blue Is The Warmest Colour - starring French actress Lea Seydoux - taking home the coveted Palme d'Or prize. But with the end of one celebration ...

With the eyes of the world always upon her, Queen Elizabeth understands the importance of being impeccably turned out. Rarely seen without a (low) heel on her feetand a classic clip-frame bag in the crook of her arm (she favours Launer), over the ...

Milliner to the stars Susan Dewhurst talks us through her preparations for the hat event of the year - Royal Ascot Ive been making hats for some celebrities going to Ascot. The season starts shortly so there will be hats for Ascot, hats for ...

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It was the photograph that best captured the glamour and youth of a reign that has so far spanned some sixty years. Having been crowned in Westminster Abbey earlier in the day, the 27-year-old sovereign posed for a remarkable picture flanked by her ...

Event was a revolution in how TV covered world events It was a ceremony steeped in pomp, pageantry, glittery golden jewels and centuries of British tradition. But Queen Elizabeth's coronation 60 years ago today also marked some notable Canadian ...

SIXTY years ago today a nervous 27-year-old Elizabeth prepared to step forward to become the inspirational figurehead for a nation still recovering from the ravages of war. WITH a deep breath, a young woman buried her nerves to address a nation her ...

FOR A COUNTRY still in the grip of post-war austerity the succession of the new Queen was being hailed the dawn of a "new Elizabethan Age". The royal procession making its way down The Mall from Buckingham Palace The Coronation of the beautiful ...

Woolwich murder: Lee Rigby killed returning from Tower of London 1 hour ago By Press Association Murdered soldier Lee Rigby was killed as he returned to his barracks after a day working at the Tower of London, it was revealed today. Southwark ...