Marilyn’s time in England while filming The Prince and the Showgirl in 1956 was featured in last week’s issue of Closer USA (dated August 5, with Elizabeth Taylor on the cover), which has now reached UK shores. The article is based on an interview with Michelle Morgan, author of When Marilyn Met the Queen.
“Marilyn never got to sit down for tea with Queen Elizabeth — which had been her dream — but she was delighted when she was invited to meet her along with other actors at a Royal Command Performance that October. ‘Marilyn (and the other female celebrities) were told to dress conservatively, but she wore a low-cut gold gown, which went against the rules,’ notes Morgan. The cleavage-bearing dress ’caused a sensation’ that night, but Morgan notes that the Queen never raised an eyebrow. ‘I’m sure she didn’t think a thing about it. She was a woman of the world, after all,’ says Morgan.”
Thanks to Fraser
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