#NeonAt90

The Queen's choice of a bold neon green outfit for her official 90th birthday celebrations and Trooping the Colour on 11 June 2016 certainly sparked comments and prompted the hashtags #NeonAt90 and #HighVisHighness to sweep social media.

A creation by Stewart Parvin, with a matching hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan with bright pink hydrangea trim, the outfit made the Queen immediately visible among the sea of red of the Trooping the Colour parade (Daily Mail article here, Daily Telegraph article here; for a funny take on the Queen's neon look see here; for a short video of the Queen 'telling off' Prince William on the balcony, see here). There is a somewhat more subdued flower print dress on cream background worn underneath. The Guards badge was worn as usual as a brooch:

Rachel Trevor Morgan Cornflower Blue Hat with Black and White Trim and Matching Stewart Parvin Outfit

This look comprises a lightweight crepe coat in cornflower blue with large front patch pockets and silver, slightly domed buttons, a silk dress featuring large blue blooms on a white background and a splendid hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan in cornflower blue straw, finished off with a spray of black and white feather alstroemeria blossoms.

The Queen debuted it as part of her Diamond Jubilee wardrobe, on 1 June 2012, when she wore it to the Epsom Derby, accessorizing with Queen Mary's Russian sapphire and diamond brooch (Daily Mail article here):

 

 

A photo from the Epsom Derby appearance was used on the cover of a commemorative LIFE magazine booklet celebrating the Diamond Jubilee:

 

 

Barely two months later, on 27 July 2012, the Queen repeated the look tour of the Athletes Village on day one of the London 2012 Olympics Games (Daily Mail article here). This time she selected the Flower Basket brooch to go with her outfit:

We didn't see this outfit for quite some time afterwards, until it was repeated on 17 May 2014 at the Royal Windsor Horse Show, paired with Prince Albert's sapphire and diamond brooch (below, HM is shown in the royal box with the King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa):

 

 

Almost exactly a year later, on 19 April 2015, the Queen recycled the outfit to attend a reception at Canada House in London to mark the country's contribution to the First World War (Daily Mail article here). She wore the badge of the Calgary Highlanders as a brooch:

 

 

On 1 June 2016, we saw this look again (paired for a second time with Queen Mary's Russian brooch) on a visit to the Honourable Artillery Company. The Queen is the longest serving Captain-General of the Company and the visit included unveiling a bust in her honour (Daily Mail article here):

 

 

Yellow Stewart Parvin Outfit with Blue Accents

For the traditional Easter Sunday service at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, on 27 March 2016, the Queen led her family in a new Stewart Parvin outfit, comprising a bright yellow collared coat with gold domed buttons, pleated dress with a blue floral motif on yellow background and a hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan, in yellow straw with a gently upturned brim on one side. The piece is finished with a small yellow bow and blue flowers which tie in with the vibrant print of Her Majesty’s silk dress (Daily Mail article here). The Queen wore the Frosted Sunflower brooch to complement her outfit:

 

Surprisingly, the Queen recylced this look for Day 1 of the Ascot races, on 14 June 2016 (Daily Mail article here). Bookmakers were predicting she'd wear blue, instead she opted for this sunny ensamble, worn again with the Frosted Sunflower brooch, and we got a better look at the dress:

 

 

 

 

Cerise Stewart Parvin Outfit and Rachel Trevor Morgan Hat

On 20 April 2016, the eve of her 90th birthday, the Queen was joined by the Duke of Edinburgh on a visit to the Royal Mail delivery office in Windsor to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the British postal service, wearing a new outfit by Stewart Parvin and hat by Rachel Trevor Morgan.

The outfit is comprised of a cerise coat with gunmetal domed buttons and floral print silk dress on a white background, while the hat is cerise straw edged in contrasting pale green piping around the cartwheel brim and trimmed with a lavish posy of flowers and a pale green straw looped bow. The Queen wore her rose gold brooch (Daily Mail article here):

On 14 July 2016, the Queen wore the dress on its own (note the beautiful ruched detail) as she hosted the annual reception for recipients of the Queen's Award for Enterprise at Buckingham Palace (Daily Mail article here). She wore the Cullinan V brooch:

Pale Heather Rachel Trevor Morgan Straw Hat and Stewart Parvin Outfit

For the ceremonial welcome of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Madame Peng Liyuan at Horse Guards on 20 October 2015, the Queen selected a new ensamble, comprised  of a collarless honeycomb coat with patch pockets and large lilac buttons, a streamlined heather-coloured dress, both by Stewart Parvin, and a hat in heather straw with minimal green shading on the brim, trimmed with three large straw roses and several straw looped ribbons (Daily Mail article here, scroll right down for pics of the ceremonial welcome). The Queen wore her modern yellow gold, ruby and diamond brooch:

The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh and the Chinese Presidential couple viewing a display of Chinese items from the Royal Collection at Buckingham Palace at the start of the State visit:

On 3 December 2015, the Queen wore what definitly looks like the matching dress (compare the central folded pleat, as seen directly above, for reference) to receive ambassadors at Buckingham Palace. She wore the Amethyst Bouquet brooch. Below she is seen with Her Excellency Mrs Teresita de Jesus Vincente Sotolongo, ambassador of Cuba, as she presents her credentials:

The dress (again, notice the central box pleat) was worn again on its own for the filming of BBC 1's documentary "Elizabeth at 90 - A Family Tribute", which was aired on 21 April 2016, the Queen's 90th birthday (Daily Mail article here). Her Majesty wore the Jardine Star brooch:

The Queen repeated the whole outfit on 1 July 2016, when she arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh at the start of her annual week-long stay. Her Majesty was presented with the Keys of the City which she returned in the traditional Ceremony of the Keys. A Guard of Honor mounted in the Forecourt of the Palace was reviewed (Daily Mail article here). Upon arrival at Edinburgh Waverley Station the Queen wore the Kent amethyst brooch; later for the Ceremony of the Keys she swapped in favour of the Royal Regiment of Scotland badge:

On 11 April 2017, the Queen repeated the outfit on a visit to Bedfordshire, during which there was time to feed the elephants at Whipsnade Zoo (Daily Mail article here). The Queen wore her daffodil spray brooch: