WHILE in private she liked trousers, in public the Queen was the picture of dignity, style and, above all, continuity – clothes were part of the job.
As a newlywed, the full skirts and cinched-in waists of the Fifties suited her perfect figure.
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The smaller hats and matching coats and dresses of the Sixties less so.
But by the end of the century she was in larger hats, bolder designs and clear colours that meant she could be instantly picked out in a crowd.
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