{"id":203738,"date":"2026-04-20T20:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/203738\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T20:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T20:00:41","slug":"charles-sees-late-queens-quirky-outfits-at-buckingham-palace-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/203738\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles sees late Queen\u2019s quirky outfits at Buckingham Palace exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The visit marked the start of a series of royal events celebrating the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>The King was tickled by some of his mother\u2019s quirky outfits on display as part of a major exhibition showcasing the late Queen\u2019s wardrobe.<\/p>\n<p>Charles toured the show, Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style, with Queen Camilla, and chuckled when he saw his mother\u2019s \u201cpoodle skirt\u201d and pointed out an unusual jacket.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.84342678.jpg\" alt=\"100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birth\" data-title=\"100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birth\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Aaron Chown\" data-usage-terms=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>Charles and Camilla at the King\u2019s Gallery in Buckingham Palace (Aaron Chown\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The visit marked the start of a series of royal events celebrating the centenary of the late Queen, who would have turned 100 on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Among the guests at the King\u2019s Gallery in Buckingham Palace was Elizabeth II\u2019s niece Lady Sarah Chatto and a number of the late Queen\u2019s ladies-in-waiting including Lady Susan Hussey.<\/p>\n<p>Exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut said: \u201cThere are some quirky things that probably stick out a little because they\u2019re unusual and that tends to draw attention, I think.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.84342598.jpg\" alt=\"100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birth\" data-title=\"100th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s birth\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Aaron Chown\" data-usage-terms=\"\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>The event opened to the public earlier this month (Aaron Chown\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth their majesties were equally delighted to see the beautiful couture pieces from right throughout the Queen\u2019s life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The King was amused by Californian-based fashion designer Juli Lynne Charlot\u2019s creation known as a \u201cpoodle skirt\u201d, part of a collection decorated with figures or animals.<\/p>\n<p>Princess Elizabeth famously wore the skirt, with figures of Romeo and Juliet, to a square-dancing party hosted in Ottawa by the governor-general of Canada during a 1951 tour.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/2.84195852.jpg\" alt=\"Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style \u2013 King\u2019s Gallery\" data-title=\"Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style \u2013 King\u2019s Gallery\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Aaron Chown\" data-usage-terms=\"EDITORIAL USE ONLY\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>A textile conservator adjusts the \u2018poodle skirt\u2019 (Aaron Chown\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>Charles and Camilla also saw the late Queen\u2019s trademark headscarves, see-through Fulton umbrellas, tweed suits and lavish dresses worn at state occasions, at the event which opened to the public earlier this month and sold out its first few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The curator also pointed out Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s stunt double\u2019s dress, with sewn-in bloomers, which featured when she took part in the London 2012 Olympic opening ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>She appeared to millions to skydive into the arena from a helicopter with James Bond actor Daniel Craig, after he escorted her from Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The visit marked the start of a series of royal events celebrating the centenary of Queen Elizabeth 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