Britain celebrates late Queen Elizabeth II

11 April,2026 07:47 AM IST |  London  |  Agencies

That raincoat is one of some 300 garments and other fashion artifacts that go on display Friday at the King’s Gallery at Buckingham Palace in an exhibit that celebrates the late queen’s life and reign

Queen Elizabeth II. PIC/GETTY IMAGES


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The late Queen Elizabeth II believed the monarch had to be seen to be believed. And she made sure that was true even when Britain's famously changeable weather intervened, pioneering the use of a clear plastic raincoat so that a stodgy black umbrella didn't obscure her from public view.


Exhibition at King's Gallery in Buckingham Palace. PIC/AFP

That raincoat is one of some 300 garments and other fashion artifacts that go on display Friday at the King's Gallery at Buckingham Palace in an exhibit that celebrates the late queen's life and reign.

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