Thank you for that explanation, CMM. The black and white photos make it difficult to understand what the colors were. I do know that the robe worn by Queen Mary in 1937 and Queen Elizabeth QM in 1953, shown in Nellie's first two photos below, is the same robe. As you say, it was made for Queen Mary, and it is much plainer in design than the coronation robes in Nellie's following pictures.
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