King Charles,Camilla visit exhibition dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II's fashion

King Charles and Queen Camilla visited the exhibition "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" at The King's Gallery, Buckingham Palace on Monday.

The royal couple's visit was the first in a number of events which the royals will attend to mark what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth's 100th birthday on Tuesday.

The exhibition, which opened earlier this month and runs until October, features more than 300 items from Queen Elizabeth II's wardrobe spanning her entire life.

Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning and longest-lived monarch, was born on April 21, 1926, ​going on to spend 70 years on the throne before her death in September 2022 ​at the age of 96.

Such is her enduring impact that a YouGov survey ⁠last week found that 81% of those polled had a positive opinion of her, more than ​any living member of the royal family.

"I don't think I've ever seen anybody have a sense of ​duty like she had," Queen Camilla told a BBC documentary broadcast on Sunday.

"It must have been so difficult, being surrounded by much older men," Camilla said of Elizabeth's accession to the throne in 1952 aged 25.

 "There weren't ​women prime ministers or women presidents. She was the only one, so I think she carved ​her own role."

On Tuesday, the king and other royals will visit the British Museum to view the final designs for a national ​memorial to his mother, while Princess Anne will officially open the ​Queen Elizabeth ⁠II Garden in London's Regent’s Park.

In the evening, Charles and Camilla will host a reception featuring representatives from charities his mother supported as well as a number of people who will be celebrating their 100th ⁠birthday.

The royals' ​commemorations come after the government announced on Sunday that a ​new independent charity, the Queen Elizabeth Trust, was being launched to focus on restoring shared spaces in communities, backed by 40 ​million pounds ($54 million) with the king as its patron.