Queen Elizabeth II's christening robe, worn by 62 royal babies, goes on display for the first time

The christening robe worn by 62 royal babies, including Queen Elizabeth II, has gone on show this April as part of the centenary exhibition Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style at The King’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace – a rare appearance that is thought to be the first time the robe has ever been on public display. Made 185 years ago, the christening robe was first worn by Queen Victoria’s eldest child, Princess Victoria, for her christening in 1841. It was then carefully passed down and worn by consecutive generations of royal babies, including by Queen Elizabeth at her christening in May 1926 when she was just one month old. The robe is among approximately 200 items from Queen Elizabeth’s fashion archive that went on display from 10 April in the largest exhibition of her clothing ever staged, charting her style across ten decades. Its display at The King’s Gallery is especially poignant as the gallery stands on the site of the private chapel at Buckingham Pa