Elizabeth I christening gown rediscovered
SUDELEY CASTLE, England -- The christening gown worn by the future Queen Elizabeth I nearly 500 years ago has been [re]discovered during a clear-out at a stately home.
The gown was found at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, recently the setting for Liz Hurley’s wedding. [Story includes photo.]
In the 1880s experts authenticated the garment, worn by Henry VIII’s daughter at her baptism at Greenwich in 1533, but it was then left in a box of textiles and forgotten.
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The gown was found at Sudeley Castle in Winchcombe, Gloucestershire, recently the setting for Liz Hurley’s wedding. [Story includes photo.]
In the 1880s experts authenticated the garment, worn by Henry VIII’s daughter at her baptism at Greenwich in 1533, but it was then left in a box of textiles and forgotten.