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Seamstresses from the Royal School of Needlework, at Hampton Court Palace, work on the crimson velvet Robe of State that King Charles will wear on arrival at Westminster Abbey. PA Images/Alamy

How King Charles III’s coronation robes – and other historical garments – are conserved

Leanne Tonkin, Nottingham Trent University

From the coronation robes, made of gold to last centuries, to David Bowie’s jumpsuits created from the newest materials, dress archives have stories to tell.

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