This footage was taken on 19th March 1937 as Queen Elizabeth made her way to the Royal Box and was escorted by a huge crowd to watch the Grand National horse race at Aintree, Liverpool.

Dressed for the day, the queen wore a light colored maxi dress over which was a jacket with interesting embellishment on the sleeves, and she held a fox fur choker in her hand.

Her Majesty was wearing a neat hat, with necklaces around her neck and tall gloves.

And she was wearing high-heeled ankle boots.

Queen Mother Elizabeth / Photo: Associated Press

Two months later, on May 17, 1937, the coronation of King George VI, husband of Elizabeth and father of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, took place.

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