It was Margaret who brought couturier Christian Dior into the forefront of the press, thanks to the decadent dress she wore on her 21st birthday, carefully selected from a private show for the Queen Mother and Margaret’s sister, the then Princess Elizabeth. Captured by Cecil Beaton, the frothy layered tulle cream ballgown has since become an emblem of Dior, couture and sovereign style worldwide, with countless references still rife on the runways decades later.
