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May 2023
Former Ripon Grammar School student designs Queen Camilla's dress
A former Ripon Grammar School student designed the dress which Queen Camilla wore to today’s coronation ceremony.
Bruce Oldfield, 72, came up with the idea for the white silk dress which Camilla wore during proceedings at Westminster Abbey and later at Buckingham Palace.
Queen Camilla’s outfit was also embroidered with roses, thistles, daffodils and shamrocks to represent the four nations of the United Kingdom.
Mr Oldfield has been designing Queen Camilla’s dresses for more than a decade.
The 72-year-old grew up in Ripon after moving to West Mount, a Dr Barnados Care Home, when he was 13.
He went on to study at Ripon Grammar School before pursuing a career as a fashion designer.
Mr Oldfield told the BBC that Her Majesty was “wonderful to collaborate with”.
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