Today, few people's clothes attract as much attention as the royal family, but this is not a modern-day paparazzi-inspired obsession. Historian Dr. Lucy Worsley, Chief Curator at Historic Royal Palaces reveals that it has always been this way. Exploring the royal wardrobes of our kings and queens over the last four hundred years, Lucy shows this isn't just a public fascination, but an important and powerful message from the monarchs. From Elizabeth I to the present Queen Elizabeth II, Lucy explains how the royal wardrobe's significance goes far beyond the cut and color of the clothing. Royal fashion is, and has always been regarded as a very personal statement to reflect their power over the reign. Most kings and queens have carefully choreographed every aspect of their wardrobe; for those who have not, there have sometimes been calamitous consequences. As much today as in the past, royal fashion is as much about politics as it is about elegant attire.
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Cast
Nick Gillam-Smith
Director
Lucy Worsley
Self - Presenter
Beatrice Behlen
Self - Curator, Museum of London
Shaun Cole
Self - Royal College of Fashion
Meredith Etherington-Smith
Self - Editor in Chief, Christie's Publishing
John Goldsmith
Self - Curator, The Cromwell Museum
Karen Hearn
Self - Art Historian, University College London
Eleri Lynn
Self - Curator, Historic Royal Palaces
Deirdre Murphy
Self - Curator, Historic Royal Palaces
Austin Mutti-Mewse
Self - Author
Austin Mutti-Mewse
Self - Curator Hardy Amies
Susan North
Self - Curator, Victoria and Albert Museum
Mark Wallis
Self - Costume Historian, Past Pleasures
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Interesting material but the host efforts to be clever are an annoying distraction eg asking a museum curator if she "would rather be the French stick or English carrot?" Not to mention someone felt it was necessary for her hurumph around ridiculously in each of the costumes and tell us how royal she feels while looking ridiculously out of place in her lip gloss and full make up.