The ten-episode series following Queen Elizabeth II's ascension to the throne is among the most extravagant and expensive ever made, boasting an astronomical price tag of $130 million-and once you watch it, it's obvious why there has been so much buzz about its sky-high budget and where exactly it all went.The Queen's wedding dress, for example, cost a whopping £30,000 (roughly $37,000) and took seven weeks to make. The gown, which graces the screen a mere nine minutes into the first episode, is an exact replica of the one Queen Elizabeth wore when she wed Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey in 1947
The original ivory silk duchesse satin dress, designed by royal couturier Norman Hartnell, featured elaborately embroidered star lily and orange blossom motifs (said to be inspired by Botticelli's "Primavera") and was encrusted with 10,000 seed pearls imported from America.
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