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State Visit to France, 1972
Worn during a State Visit to France, May 1972 and on subsequent occasions for the State Opening of Parliament.
Hartnell’s stately coat is a tour de force of rich embroidery in a stylised floral design. The sleeveless shift dress beneath has a concentration of embroidery around the lower, most visible part of the skirt.