Vogue has named the Queen as one of the 50 most glamorous women in the world. The fashion bible praised the 81 year old monarch's ability to wear outdoor clothing with the same flourish as she wears formal gowns.

The magazine said that it emphasised that "glamour is about how you wear something, not about what you wear".

It is not the first time that Queen Elizabeth II has been praised in the fashion stakes. In 2002 French magazine, LExpress said that she "holds top place in the kingdom of 21st-century icons."