This ensamble is comprised of a pale aqua crepe coat, floral print silk dress and a hat with a white textured straw crown and fabric covered brim, all by the Queen's senior dresser Angela Kelly.
It was debuted on
25 June 2014, on the final day of the Queen's visit to Northern Ireland, for the launch of World War I Centenary commemorations in Coleraine, Co. Londonderry (Daily Mail article
here). The Queen wore a new brooch by Bronte Porcelain, in the shape of a flower spray:
The outfit was repeated almost exactly a year later, on
18 June 2015, Day 3 (Ladies' Day) of Royal Ascot, this time paired with the Shamrock brooch (Daily Mail link
here):
On the 23 May 2016, the Queen repeated the coat and dress to what is a traditionally hat-less occasion, an afternoon visit to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show (Daily Mail article
here). As usual in recent years for this engagement, she wore her
The Queen was seen admiring the
New Covent Garden Flower Market's debut stand "Behind Every Great Florist", which pays tribute to the monarch's iconic image:
The outfit was repeated on
2 July 2016 for the opening ceremony of the fifth session of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, at the start of the annual Holyrood Week (Daily Mail article
here). The Queen wore the Queen Mother's Palm Leaf brooch:
With Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon: