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Elizabeth: Fashioning a Monarch

Elizabeth: Fashioning a Monarch

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2023
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In this special tribute Fiona Bruce looks at how, across the decades, The Queen used her wardrobe to fashion a style that came to perfectly reflect her dedication to duty.

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