Evening gown of zibeline, a special faille-like binding that is no longer made. A cascade of black flowers can be attached to the side.

Design: Jacques Zehnder, Paris 

Jewellery

The Queen is wearing Queen Sofia’s diamond tiara, diamond-framed pendant earrings and a diamond necklace with a large diamond pendant, the Vasa pendant. With this she is wearing the Brazilian brooch, a legacy to Sweden’s Queen Josefina from her sister Amalia of Brazil.