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King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002) attend a garden party at the Château de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, during their State Visit to Paris, France, July 1938. On the right is French President Albert François Lebrun (1871 - 1950). The Queen is wearing a dress from the White Wardrobe designed for her by Norman Hartnell to mark the death of her mother, the Countess of Strathmore. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

King George VI (1895 - 1952) and Queen Elizabeth (1900 - 2002) attend a garden party at the Château de Bagatelle in the Bois de Boulogne, during their State Visit to Paris, France, July 1938. On the right is French President Albert François Lebrun (1871 - 1950). The Queen is wearing a dress from the White Wardrobe designed for her by Norman Hartnell to mark the death of her mother, the Countess of Strathmore.  (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)