![HM Queen Elizabeth II onboard HMY Britannia during her Royal visit to Singapore in 1989](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-0928-elizabeth01.jpg?resize=1200%2C878&ssl=1)
Our rainbow-themed journey through the Queen’s wardrobe continues today with a sparkling orange evening gown—and the spectacular sapphires and diamonds she wore with it!
![Singapore President Wee Kim Wee, HM Queen Elizabeth II, Koh Sok Hiong and HRH Duke of Edinburgh arrive for dinner aboard HMY Britannia, Singapore, 1989](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-0928-elizabeth02.jpg?resize=1200%2C884&ssl=1)
In October 1989, the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh made an official visit to Singapore. During the visit, she and Philip hosted a dinner for Singapore’s President and First Lady, Wee Kim Wee and Koh Sok Hiong, aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia.
![Singapore President Wee Kim Wee and HM Queen Elizabeth II arrive for dinner aboard HMY Britannia, Singapore](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-0928-elizabeth03.jpg?resize=1200%2C2096&ssl=1)
For the dinner, the Queen wore a sparkling evening gown in a bright shade of tangerine. The gown featured a square neckline, ruffled sleeves, and a tiered hem. She pinned the star of her Singaporean order, the Order of Temasek, to the bodice of the dress.
![HM Queen Elizabeth II onboard HMY Britannia during her Royal visit to Singapore in 1989](https://i0.wp.com/www.thecourtjeweller.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/2021-0928-elizabeth04.jpg?resize=1200%2C1762&ssl=1)
With the orange dress, the Queen wore jewels in a contrasting shade from the opposite side of the color wheel. The Belgian Sapphire Tiara, a converted necklace that once belonged to a Belgian princess, had been in the Queen’s jewelry box for more than two decades at this point. She paired it with the George VI Sapphires, a set that includes a necklace, earrings, and bracelet. The Queen received the sapphires from her father as a wedding present in 1947.
She wore the sapphire bracelet on her right wrist and an evening watch on her left for the occasion.
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