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Queen Elizabeth II attends the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Pool\/Max Mumby\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Queen Elizabeth II<\/a> died\u00a0at the age of 96, after 70 years on the British throne. As the longest-reigning monarch in Britain\u2019s history, her choice of tailored and sensible separates in bold and piercing colors cemented the Queen as a style icon<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With a wardrobe encompassing the whole rainbow, Queen Elizabeth never shied away from a statement hue. The monarch displayed a penchant for regal ensembles with timeless silhouettes, upping the ante with high-octane tones. Always polished and streamlined, the late monarch incorporated bright pops of color throughout her reign, displaying her playful side with inventive millinery, and printed silk scarves, without ever diverging from her elegant ensembles.<\/p>\n

There was a reason the Queen loved bright and monochromatic looks \u2014 it was to catch the eye of her adoring public. From hot pink to lime green, Her Royal Highness found that searing colors made it easier for her to be spotted in large crowds.<\/p>\n

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British Royal Queen Elizabeth ll, wearing a lilac suit with a checked collar and matching turban-style hat, during a walkabout in Wellington, New Zealand, 27th February 1977. The visit is part of the Queen’s Silver Jubilee tour. (Photo by Serge Lemoine\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

According to Today<\/em><\/a>, royal expert Daisy McAndrew said of the Queen earlier this year, \u201cShe\u2019s quite small \u2013 so sometimes she\u2019s quite difficult to spot \u2013 so her dressers decided some years ago that it would be helpful if she was brightly colored so that people could spot her easily.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Welsh journalist Sali Hughes\u2019s 2019 book Our Rainbow Queen<\/em>, Hughes notes Her Majesty\u2019s color wheel choices came out of respect for those who went out of their way to set their sights on their Queen.<\/p>\n

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Queen Elizabeth II attends the wedding of Prince Harry to Ms Meghan Markle at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England. (Photo by Pool\/Max Mumby\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As the most photographed woman in history, Queen Elizabeth II has trusted British designers Norman Hartnell, Stewart Parvin, Hardy Amies, and more with curating her royal style. Angela Kelly worked as the Queen\u2019s sartorial advisor for over 30 years \u2014 dressing the monarch in her bright hues, pearl necklaces, whimsical hats, and shimmering statement brooches and jewels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

From her pink on pink ensemble at her Silver Jubilee in 1977 to her 2018 pistachio-colored coat and frock by Stewart Parvin and matching embellished hat by Kelly for Meghan Markle<\/a> and Prince Harry’s Royal wedding,\u00a0 the Queen has always known how to make a bold (and bright!) sartorial statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31863,"featured_media":63979,"template":"","format":"standard","categories":[23,17,16],"yoast_head":"\nWhy Did Queen Elizabeth II Have Such a Colorful Wardrobe?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Often seen in bright hues, Queen Elizabeth II preferred bold and piercing colors which cemented her as a style icon\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/graziamagazine.com\/us\/articles\/queen-elizabeth-ii-colorful-fashion\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" 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