Story behind bespoke 'deep ruby red' lipstick Queen had custom made for Coronation

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It’s hard to believe that it’s been 70 years since a young Princess Elizabeth first became Queen Elizabeth II in 1952. Following the death of her father, King George IV, her Coronation took place over a year later in June 1953.

And while most details surrounding Her Majesty’s hair, skin and makeup routines have been kept closely under wraps over the years, we do know that she commissioned Clarins to create a lipstick that matched her ceremonial robes for the big day.

As first reported by the Daily Express, Her Majesty requested that the lipstick be “pink to red” or a “deep, ruby red with soft undertones”.

And in the official portraits of the newly-crowned Queen, she can indeed be seen wearing a rich ruby red lipstick shade. It doesn’t get much more bespoke than that, does it?