From spring next year, more than 200 items worn by the late Queen will be on display, some for the very first time

The exhibition, featuring items from her childhood through to the decades of her long reign, will coincide with the centenary of her birth. Among the items in Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style will be her wedding dress, made in 1947 by the designer Sir Norman Hartnell.

From colour-blocked coats to coronation gowns, Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe was anything but twin-set and pearls – and soon the public will get a rare chance to see the late monarch’s style up close.