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Royal Dresses Go on Display

  • An employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret.
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    In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, an employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret, at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    An employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret.
  • An employee fixes a dress of Queen Elizabeth II on display at the Fashion Rules exhibition.
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    In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, an employee fixes a dress of Queen Elizabeth II on display at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    An employee fixes a dress of Queen Elizabeth II on display at the Fashion Rules exhibition.
  • Dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London.
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    In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London, Monday, July 1, 2013. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    Dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London.
  • Dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition.
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    In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London, Monday, July 1, 2013. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    Dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition.
  • An employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret.
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    In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, an employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret, at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    An employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret.
  • An employee cleans the glass cabinet displaying dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
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    In this photo taken Monday, July 1, 2013, an employee cleans the glass cabinet displaying dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth II at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    An employee cleans the glass cabinet displaying dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
  • An employee fixes a dress worn by Princess Margaret to a film premier in London and to a dinner in Paris as a guest of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1951.
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    In this photo taken Monday July 1, 2013, an employee fixes a dress worn by Princess Margaret to a film premier in London and to a dinner in Paris as a guest of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1951, at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London. Opening on 4 July, a new glamorous exhibit at Kensington Palace showcases how the styles of three royal ladies; Queen Elizabeth II, her sometimes risque sister Margaret, and the glamorous Princess Diana, each reflected and influenced the trends of their fashion heyday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

    An employee fixes a dress worn by Princess Margaret to a film premier in London and to a dinner in Paris as a guest of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1951.
An employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret.
An employee fixes a dress of Queen Elizabeth II on display at the Fashion Rules exhibition.
Dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition at Kensington Palace in London.
Dresses of Princess Diana are displayed at the Fashion Rules exhibition.
An employee cleans the glass cabinet showing a turban dress worn by Princess Margaret.
An employee cleans the glass cabinet displaying dresses worn by Queen Elizabeth II.
An employee fixes a dress worn by Princess Margaret to a film premier in London and to a dinner in Paris as a guest of Prince Paul of Yugoslavia in 1951.

The Duchess of Cambridge may be just days away from giving birth but, for now at least, the eyes of royal watchers are fixed on three royal moms who came before her – Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Princess Diana – and their royal fashions.  A new exhibit, titled “Fashion Rules,” opens Thursday, July 4, at Kensington Palace and features 21 of the designer gowns worn by Kate’s in-laws.  Click through for a behind-the-scenes look at the exhibit, which will be on display for two years, and click HERE to see how well you know the Royal family.