Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II portrait . by Herbert James Gunn, c.1953-4 . Oil on Canvas, 244.5 x 152.9 cm . . ◼ The state portrait of The Queen (b. 1926) was commissioned to commemorate Her Majesty's Coronation, which took place on 2 June 1953. . ◼ Wearing her coronation dress & the purple Robe of Estate, The Queen stands in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace. Her robe falls over the throne specially made for the occasion & the Imperial State Crown & the sceptre are placed on the table beside her. . ◼ The Queen wears the Diamond Diadem made for George IV, Queen Victoria's collet diamond necklace & diamond drop earrings, & the Collar & Badge of the Order of the Garter. . ◼ Her Majesty's dress, made of white satin, was designed by Sir Norman Hartnell, The Queen's principal dressmaker. The embroidery design incorporates national & Commonwealth emblems executed in seed pearls, crystals, coloured silks & gold & silver thread. The decoration on the robe comprises a border of wheat ears & olive branches, symbolising peace & plenty. It was embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, who worked for a total of 3,500 hours between March & May 1953. Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2019. . . . #HerMajesty #TheQueen #ElizabethII #ERII #QueenElizabethII #HouseofWindsor #British #Windsor #Monarch #Crown #BuckinghamPalace #kensingtonpalace #royalty #RoyalFamily #RoyalLondon #Monarchy #Britishroyals #BritishMonarchy #TheBritishMonarchy #BritishRoyals #GodSaveTheQueen #Westminster #buckinghampalace #kensingtonpalace #windsorcastle #Coronation #Diamond #Diadem #crownjewels #Royalcollection (at Windsor Castle, England) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxCvAPLFxG4/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=voejpbfce2d6
