A rare exhibition is exploring the glamorous lives and fashions of two royal couples who reigned over Britain during the Edwardian period as the country tipped ever closer to World War I.

The Edwardians: Age of Elegance, which opened last Friday at the King’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace, brings together more than 300 works from the Royal Collection that will be on display until November 23.

The centrepiece is the coronation gown Queen Alexandra wore on August 9, 1902, made of silk embroidered with thousands of gold sequins and designed by the French house Morin Blossier.

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