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The story behind The Queen's magnificent coronation gown: 'It took 3,000 hours to make'

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the Queen discussed her memories of the day for the first time, telling Alastair Bruce about the precariousness of the crown jewels and how her robes were so heavy that they became stuck on the carpet as she glided through the abbey.But while that anecdote might suggest an awkward, centuries-old outfit, the Queen’s coronation gown and robe were created for her by Norman Hartnell, the couturier who had been designing for the royal family since the 1930s and who had made her wedding dress five years before.Hartnell was christened ‘the world’s most envied dress designer’ by The Telegraph’s Style Correspondent of the time, Winefride Jackson.

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