Last night I discovered a delightfully quirky program called "Tales from the Royal Wardrobe". PBS states that in this show, "Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces, will peek under the robes of Kings and Queens past and present, asking what their chosen garments reveal about their reigns, what message they were trying to project with their selected attire and how their majesties’ sartorial choices influenced the fashion of the day."
My younger daughter and I got a kick out of the obvious glee Dr. Worsley had in describing what royalty wore and why. Most of all, we loved watching Dr. Worsely dress up in royal attire and glide around like a queen or king or just a fancy lady. We learned about whalebone undergarments, codpieces, and the symbolism found in Queen Elizabeth's gowns. Great fun!
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