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Queenie looks lovely jubbly on her special day

The best fashion moments from her royal maj Queen Elizabeth II.

The best fashion moments from her royal maj Queen Elizabeth II.

Oh, take me back to dear old Blighty, it's the Queen's Platinum jubilee. The hoi polloi have swarmed the streets of London, drunk on Pimms and adoration for her royal highness. 

Prince Louis of Cambridge blocking out the sound of the working class. Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images
Prince Louis of Cambridge blocking out the sound of the working class. Photo by Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Elizabeth, as per uzshe, was stunting. After 96 years on God's green earth she's finally found her colour: a dashing shade of periwinkle. The monarch wore a Charmelaine wool dress and jacket ensemble. Which she paired with a matching hat embellished with pearls and diamantes, like a scrumptious, nimble, macaroon.

Chris Jackson/Getty Images
Chris Jackson/Getty Images

In commemoration of the Platinum Jubilee, lets take a look at some of the Queen's best looks throughout the years. 

Left: Commonwealth visit to Pakistan, 4th February 1961. Right: Arriving at the palace of Westminster for the opening of Parliament. 13 November, 2002
Left: Commonwealth visit to Pakistan, 4th February 1961. Right: Arriving at the palace of Westminster for the opening of Parliament. 13 November, 2002

Lizzie McGuire you are an outfit repeater. 

Queen Elizabeth II outside the palace of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, February 1977. Photo: Serge Lemoine/Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth II outside the palace of King Taufa'ahau Tupou IV of Tonga, February 1977. Photo: Serge Lemoine/Getty Images.

A pre-Raphaelite dream. Miss Elizabeth would've positively murdered the New York Girls during the Batsheva prairie dress boom of 2018. 

Queen Elizabeth II arriving at Smiths Lawn Windsor. Photo: Tim Graham / Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth II arriving at Smiths Lawn Windsor. Photo: Tim Graham / Getty Images.

Looking absolutely smouldering in shamrock green ensemble, Demna Gvasalia must've been taking notes. 

Queen Elizabeth II disembarks from the royal yacht at Ship Cove, New Zealand, 1970. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Image
Queen Elizabeth II disembarks from the royal yacht at Ship Cove, New Zealand, 1970. Photo: Hulton Archive/Getty Image

The blueprint for the Y2k moment of the late 90s and early 2000s, when the likes of Aaliyah, TLC, Beyonce, and Christina Aguilera were melding Babushka-like headscarves with tomboy-casual edge. Ahead of the curve. 

The Queen with Prince Philip, April 1973. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images.
The Queen with Prince Philip, April 1973. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images.

Twee meets Vivienne Westwood's iconic 1993 Anglomania collection. 

Queen Elizabeth in Berlin, May 1987. Photo: Thierlein/Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth in Berlin, May 1987. Photo: Thierlein/Getty Images.

It's giving Spotted Dick.

Queen Elizabeth II, on The Grounds of Windsor, May 2002. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth II, on The Grounds of Windsor, May 2002. Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images.

It would not be a Queenie fashion retrospective without the inclusion of a Barbour warmer. This look is straight out of the Sloane Ranger Handbook; and one that we'd see replicated by the likes of Alexa Chung and Kate Moss at Glastonbury's to come. 

Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of her father King George VI. Photo: Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth II at the funeral of her father King George VI. Photo: Getty Images.

It might've been her fathers funeral but we can't deny a serve when we see one, bereft, sombre elegance. 

Queen Elizabeth II attends the Royal Variety Performance at the Birmingham Hippodrome on November 29, 1999. Photo: Getty Images.
Queen Elizabeth II attends the Royal Variety Performance at the Birmingham Hippodrome on November 29, 1999. Photo: Getty Images.

This harlequin gown is her boldest look to date. It's got Edina Monsoon written all over it. Lacroix, sweetie! 

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