Costume designer Amy Roberts used the wardrobes of Princess Diana and Margaret Thatcher to reflect their complex relationships with Britain's royal family in the latest series of television show The Crown.
The series' script writing allows for artistic license with the costumes, Roberts told Dezeen.
"You can go from forensic accuracy, like with the queen's military uniform, to flights of fancy and glamour ? it's an extraordinary programme for doing that," said the designer, who created the costumes for the third and fourth season of the historical drama series.
"It's a mixture of the need to be correct about things, but also the need to look knockout," she continued.
"Yes, it's the queen and the king of England, the prince and the princesses, but I still feel it's a bunch of people in this huge opera." The Queen's military uniform as seen in episode one
The Crown recreates the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II ? played by Olivia Coleman in seasons three and four ? from 1947 to modern day.
The latest season, released on Netflix, covers the period between 1977 and 1990 and introduces two pivotal figures: Diana, Princess of Wales, and Margaret Thatcher, Britain's prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
Conveying these characters' emotions and their complex relationships with members of the royal family was a key factor in the costume choices, said Roberts.
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