A dazzling display! Queen's coronation outfit, jewels and robes reunited for first time in 60 years as they go on show at Buckingham Palace

• Exhibition brings together the dresses, robes, and gowns made for the Queen and fellow royals for first time since historic event
• Show will be staged during the summer opening of Buckingham Palace
• Queen Elizabeth was crowned at Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953

By Bianca London

PUBLISHED: 06:18 EST, 21 May 2013 | UPDATED: 06:28 EST, 21 May 2013

Her coronation on June 2, 1953 was an unprecedented spectacle of pomp and pageantry.

Now, 60 years after the Queen was formally crowned at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace is to reunite for the first time some of the dresses, uniforms, robes and jewellery worn for the historic event.

Paintings, works of art and unusual objects used for the event will also help to recreate the atmosphere of that extraordinary day, the essence of which has remained unchanged for almost 1,000 years.

Celebration: To mark the 60th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II a special exhibition at Buckingham Palace will bring together an unprecedented array of the dress, uniform and robes worn for the historic event

For the annual Summer Opening in 2013, the Palace's Ballroom will be transformed into the centre of the largest ever exhibition about the Coronation.

Here, the dress, robes and uniforms worn by the principal royal party will be put on show together.

The display will include the Queen's Coronation Dress and Robe; the uniform, robe and Coronet of the Duke of Edinburgh; the dress and robe of the Queen Mother; the dress and robe of Princess Margaret; and the outfits worn on the day by two-year-old Princess Anne and four-year-old Prince Charles.

The Prince's personal invitation to Westminster Abbey will also be on display.

Iconic: The exhibition will include Cecil Beaton's famous Coronation portraits of The Queen, using his signature theatrical backdrops to recreate the inside of Westminster Abbey

Dazzling: The Diamond Diadem, which Her Majesty wore for the journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, will go on display

The Queen's white satin Coronation dress was created by the British couturier Norman Hartnell, who died in 1979.

The design is described as incorporating an 'iconographic scheme of embroidered national and Commonwealth floral emblems' in gold, silver and pastel-coloured silks, and is encrusted with pearls, crystals and sequins.

The exhibition at Buckingham Palace will also include the Queen's Robe of Estate, worn when the Queen departed from Westminster Abbey for the Palace.

The robe is made of English purple silk-velvet, more than 6.5 metres long from the shoulder to the tip of the train, and embroidered with wheat ears and olive branches representing peace and prosperity.

Huge crowds: Buckingham Palace was at the heart of the celebrations on Coronation Day, which heralded the dawn of a 'New Elizabethan Era'

As they were: The outfits worn on the day by two-year-old Princess Anne and four-year-old Prince Charles will be included in the exhibition

Picture perfect: Princess Anne wearing her Coronation Day dress, 23 July 1953

The embroidery was designed and executed by the Royal School of Needlework, a task that took 3,500 hours to complete.

Exhibited with the dress and robe will be a number of jewels worn by the Queen on Coronation day.

These include the Diamond Diadem, worn by Her Majesty for the journey from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey.

The Diadem was designed and made for George IV to wear at his coronation in 1821 by the royal jewellers and goldsmiths, Rundell, Bridge and Rundell.

60 years on: 60 years after the Queen was crowned at Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace is to display some of the dresses, uniforms, robes and jewellery worn for the historic event

The Diadem is one of the most recognisable of the Queen's jewels, as she is shown wearing it on postage stamps and some issues of banknotes.

Also on display will be the diamond Coronation necklace and earrings, made for Queen Victoria in 1858 by R & S Garrard & Co and worn by the Queen for the Coronation.

As they tour the State rooms, visitors will experience a sense of the atmosphere of Coronation day and learn how individual rooms were used in 1953.

It was in the green drawing room, for example, that Cecil Beaton took his famous Coronation portraits of the Queen, using his signature theatrical backdrops to recreate the inside of Westminster Abbey.

Other official portraits were taken in the throne room.

Invite: The Prince's personal invitation to Westminster Abbey will also be on display

The Coronation State banquets were held on the evenings of 3 and 4 June 1953, and for the Summer Opening of the Palace, the table in the State dining room will be dressed to evoke the Banquets' magnificent settings of porcelain, silver-gilt and flowers.

Along the visitor route will be works of art and paintings linked to the occasion, including the Coronation Frieze (1960) by Feliks Topolski, who was commissioned to record the colour and excitement of the event, and Queen Elizabeth II in Coronation Robes (1954), the State portrait by Sir Herbert James Gunn (1893-1964).

Buckingham Palace was at the heart of the celebrations on Coronation Day, which heralded the dawn of a 'New Elizabethan Era'.

Hundreds of thousands of well-wishers lined the Mall and filled the specially constructed stands around the Victoria Monument in front of the Palace.

From here they witnessed the carriage processions of Members of the Royal Family, foreign Heads of State and Commonwealth Prime Ministers depart Buckingham Palace for Westminster Abbey.

The processions culminated with the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Palace in the gold State coach, drawn by eight Windsor greys with coachmen in full State Livery.

The Palace was also the focal point for the famous balcony appearance of the Royal Family to witness the flypast and later in the evening, when the Queen turned on the illuminations in the Mall.

Exhibition: The Queen's white satin coronation dress from June 1953 will be on display in Buckingham Palace to be marveled

Curator: Caroline de Guitaut, the exhibition's curator, examines an outfit worn by the two-year-old Princess Anne (L) and the four-year-old Prince Charles on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace

Then and now: The adorable outfits worn by the two-year-old Princess Anne (L) and the four-year-old Prince Charles on the day of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation will go on display

A piece of history: The four-year-old Prince Charles' coronation invite is displayed by curator Caroline de Guitaut

Whole collection: As well as outfits worn by the Royal family, works of art, paintings and objects used on the day, will also be on display

Beautiful design: The dress incorporated an iconographic scheme of embroidered national and Commonwealth floral emblems in gold, silver and pastel-coloured silks

Momentous occasion: The Queen acceded to the throne on 6 February 1952 and was crowned the following year, on 2 June 1953

Exhibition curator Caroline de Guitaut said: 'The 60th anniversary of Her Majesty's coronation is an extremely auspicious anniversary and it seems very fitting that we should mark it by bringing together this unique display.

'This will be the first time since 1953 that the outfits of the principal royal party have been displayed together.

'As Buckingham Palace itself was very much a focal point for the celebrations on Coronation Day, it is an appropriate setting for visitors to experience something of the atmosphere of that historic day.

'The children's outfits help to remind us of The Queen as Sovereign and, at the same time, as the mother of two young children.'

The Queen's Coronation 1953 will run at Buckingham Palace as part of the summer opening from July 27 to September 29.

The Queen's Coronation 1953 is part of a visit to the Summer Opening of the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, 27 July – 29 September 2013. Advance tickets and visitor information: www.royalcollection.org.uk or +44 (0)20 7766 7300. For further details and tickets see www.royalcollection.org.uk

Crown jewels: Also on show will be the iconic Diamond Diadem worn by the Queen on her journey to the Abbey, which was made for George 1V in 1821

Historic moment: The processions culminated with The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh leaving the Palace in the Gold State Coach, drawn by eight Windsor greys with coachmen in full State Livery

Regina: This beautiful Coronation Pen will join the robes, dresses and portraits on display