Secrets hidden under the cover of the British royal family

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Members of the British royal family have conveyed different messages through the way they dress, both subtly and overtly, over hundreds of years. From the pattern of small anchors on the buttons of Catherine Walker's red coat to the delicate streaks of purple color, the delicate strokes of the purple brush on the long semi-mourning dress and the zippers that are embedded on the plaid pants, all have concepts hidden in their hearts.

According to the magazine, "the daily wear of women members of the royal family have always set fashion trends with the type of clothing they have chosen, from the soft dress that the Duke of Windsor chose after World War I to the Liberty linen top that became wider as the young Princess Elizabeth grew from a child to a teenager, as well as the Indian-inspired embroidery on Queen Victoria's cape.

Now, Kensington Palace is exhibiting these meaningful dresses and even more in a show called Etiquette, which opened on Thursday, March 27 and continues until November 30. In this exhibition, 34 pieces of clothing have been displayed, which have been selected from 10,000 pieces of royal ceremonial clothing archived in Hampton Court Palace.

The number of these clothes may be few, but in terms of the history of psychology, semantics and evidence of soft power, the clothing has a lot to say. According to Matthew Storey, the director of the Royal Palaces, the historian who organized this show: "The key point of the royal clothes is that they may all look attractive, but each dress has a function and is not like ordinary clothes. He says that the members of the royal family have responsibilities and attend events and actually represent Britain abroad. In completing this speech, he mentions the long, pearl-embroidered dress by Bruce Oldfield, which Princess Diana wore during her royal visit to Saudi Arabia in 1986.

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