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Royal Power Dressing with Dr Alex Walker

Dates:
25 April 2026

Address:

The Great Hall, Castle Avenue, Winchester
Royal Power Dressing

About Royal Power Dressing with Dr Alex Walker

Get up close to costumes from queens of the past, as seen in TV and film. You'll see the stunning replica of Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation dress worn by Claire Foy in Netflix’s The Crown, plus Jenna Coleman’s beautiful gown from ITV’s Victoria, Helen Mirren’s Elizabeth I and others from BBC’s Wolf Hall. Dr Alex Walker, specialist in costume for stage and screen, will do a talk on each, revealing its secrets and how royals of the past demonstrated wealth, status and power through their clothes.

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