Royal Fashion History H.M. Queen Elizabeth II's Clothes 1960s -
1970s For most of her adult life, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
has reigned as Queen of the British Isles and the Commonwealth.
Her 80th birthday is 21 April 2006 and many will applaud her
long service in this regal role. As costume history or royal
enthusiasts I think many of you will images below which are from
the first 25 years of Queen Elizabeth II's reign. These pictures
show her in a selection of outfits that marked her as a young
queen in the 1950s, moving toward being a more modern looking
queen of the 1970s. Even in her first 25 years of service Queen
Elizabeth II had travelled to more parts of the world than any
other British monarch. Her wardrobe in those days was cared for
by the Queen's personal attendant a Miss Margaret 'Bobo'
McDonald. Officially titled The Queen's Dresser, Bobo was also
the Queen's last nanny so had seen the Queen grow into
womanhood. Her later duties were to look after the Queen's
extensive wardrobe once design