Buckingham Palace will next year host an unprecedented exhibition highlighting the fashion legacy left by the late queen Elizabeth II during her 70-year reign.

"The wardrobe of her late majesty is a snapshot of a very long life, a life of duty, and in so many ways it's a time capsule," said UK designer Erdem Moralioglu.

"It captures a very specific and important moment in history."

The exhibition "Queen Elizabeth II: Her Life in Style" will display some 200 items of clothing she wore over the course of her 96 years, half of which have never been exhibited before, the Royal Collection said in a statement Tuesday.

There will also be some sketches, some with annotations by the designers and even the late queen herself.

Moralioglu, along with fashion designers Richard Quinn and Christophe

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