The Queen’s Wardrobe: The Story of Queen Elizabeth Ii and Her Clothes

Julia Golding and Kate Hindley

£14.99

Hardback

Children's Books > Non-fiction

ISBN: 9781529045529

Description

The story of the life of Queen Elizabeth II, told through her clothes and jewellery – and a gorgeous gift to treasure.

A big beautiful book to celebrate the Queen’s 95th birthday in style!Includes a foreword by Michele Clapton, costume designer for series one of Netflix’s The Crown, giving a peek behind the scenes at the recreation some of the Queen’s most famous outfits. Did you know the Queen’s crown weighs as much as a bag of potatoes? Or that she has her own tartan nobody else is allowed to wear?

Written by the Waterstones Children’s Book Prize-winning Julia Golding, The Queen’s Wardrobe is packed with fascinating stories and astounding facts about our record-breaking Queen.

The detailed, humorous and colourful artwork from bestselling Kate Hindley shows what it’s really like to grow up as a princess. This book brings to life the story of a young princess who grew into one of the world’s best-loved and most famous royals, touching on wartime truck-fixing, ration-book wedding dress making, splendid gowns, trusty wellies, the Crown Jewels and jumping out of a helicopter with James Bond.


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Weight 1 kg
Dimensions 25 × 17 × 8 cm