We first got a peek at the dress at St Pancras railway station in London, where the Queen marked the 20th anniversary of the opening of the Eurotunnel. The dress was worn underneath a white coat with navy bow trimming:
Upon arrival in Paris, the Queen emerged in a new short jacket and hat. The dress is minutely embroidered with pewter-coloured sequins that form a sort of pixelated motif, while the jacket is white silk/wool crepe trimmed with a large band of the same sequinned silk and contrasting black piping. The same trimmings are empoyed on the Angela Kelly white straw hat (Daily Mail article here). The Queen had swapped brooches as well, selecting the Botswana Sorghum brooch in favour of the sapphire and diamond grapes she had worn on departure:
The Queen repeated the outfit, minus the hat, on 4 July 2016, when hosting a reception at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh to recognize public service in Scotland (Daily Mail article here). This time she wore no brooch:
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