If you’re lucky, said invite will also include a note about the event’s dress code. But even then, there’s plenty of room for perplexion. What does ‘cocktail’ dressing truly entail?

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Kelly said that when the late monarch needed an evening dress, she would lay out sketches for the Queen ... and sometimes the ladies will wear cocktail dresses even though The Queen might be ...