Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George; born 14 November 1948) is the heir apparent to the British throne as the eldest son of Elizabeth II. He has been Duke of Cornwall and Duke of Rothesay since 1952, and he is the oldest and longest-serving heir apparent in British history.
He is also the longest-serving Prince of Wales, having held that title since 1958. Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun schools, which his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, had attended as a child. Charles also spent a year at the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria, Australia.
Elizabeth Debicki’s The Crown Premiere Look Took 300 Hours To Make and Is Loaded With Symbolism
glamour.comhas seen Elizabeth Debicki step out of the box in terms of her style, from her to the joyous Christopher John Rogers looks she's worn on the press tour.
But the red carpet for the Netflix show dictated a classic mood that transcended the trend cycle. And the brand that happily provided a dress fit for a princess?
Dior, of course.The symbolism of Debicki’s Dior haute couture spring/summer 2022 gown was not lost on royal style watchers. The black silk crepe strapless design featured a similar ribbed draped bustier to that of a baby-blue Catherine Walker dress Diana, Princess of Wales, whom Elizabeth plays in The Crown, wore to Cannes in 1987.
Elizabeth Debicki at the Royal Albert Hall premiere of The Crown season five.Princess Diana at Cannes Film Festival, 1987.The jet-black shade of the modern dress also evoked the period that's fictionalized in the new series, in which Diana redefines royal style by, amongst many things, frequently wearing black—a color previously only worn as a mark of respect while mourning.The new silhouette, though striking in its simplicity, took two members of the Dior atelier some 300 hours to perfect and is emblematic of the craft-centric ethos of the house, which named its Lady Dior bag after Diana in 1996.
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