Whether she was dazzling at a state dinner or meeting subjects during a royal engagement, the Queen's wardrobe was vibrant, timeless and always perfectly coordinated.

From small and simple to over-the-top, the right hat completes any royal outfit. This autumn, our team is taking a look at their favourite royal hats from over the years. A diamond 'swag' shape, set in gold and designed around two central gemstones, it came with a matching set of earrings — and had been one of the Queen's favourite ruby pieces ever since.

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Make a note of the places mentioned in the story and find them on a map. Could you plot the route that the Queen takes throughout the story? If you were to recreate the journey, how would you travel to each location? How long might each step take? Gerald said she often asked for 'the handles longer,' so the handbag didn't get in the way while shaking hands. A guest of the Queen's cousin once revealed: 'I watched the Queen open her handbag and remove a white suction cup and discreetly spit into it. The Queen then attached the cup to the underside of the table. The cup had a hook on it, and she attached her bag to it.' But, as the Head of State, she recognised that she had to move to always wearing British (unlike Princess Margaret who often frequented the likes of Dior). Despite this, most of her hat makers were foreign, but moved to London for their careers.

Design and make a new hat for a queen to wear on special occasions. Watch this video from British Pathé which shows hats that Queen Elizabeth II wore:

He previously revealed the monarch didn't 'feel fully dressed without her handbag', admitting: 'If the Queen doesn't like what we've made her, she won't wear it. She definitely knows what she wants. The Queen and Princess Margaret initially dressed very much alike, mirroring their mother’s style. As they matured they began to wear berets on a jaunty angle, both for official occasions and when they became part of the Girls Guides of the Palace. Queen Elizabeth II, who is pictured leaving Windsor Castle to head to Balmoral in Scotland in July in one of her final appearances in public, has died today at the age of 96 Preferring classic pieces that could be re-worn time and time again, the Queen's style didn't change much over the course of her adult life as she continued to step out in her favourite designers from the 1950s until her death.