Woollen cream coloured beanie with a purple trim and purple pattern. Purple and cream pom-pom on the top.

Brown tag with hand written message and string tied to the left of it.

“This hat is a really key object to me, when i had waist-length long hair i used to tuck it into this hat and pretend it was short - i didn’t know why i did it, it just felt right”

OBJECT NUMBER MOT000063

This object currently lives in The Bishopsgate Institute.

Photos by Thomas S.G. Farnetti ©Wellcome Collection.

Typed letter on cream paper. At the top, in red, is the insignia for Buckingham palace: two red lions, rearing up at a shield. Underneath the insignia, also in red, reads BUCKINGHAM PALACE in block capitals.The letter says:24th June, 2015Dear Miss D…

‘My letter from the Queen after I changed my passport.’

OBJECT NUMBER MOT000198

This object currently lives in The Bishopsgate Institute.

Photo by Katie Davies, Fashion Space Gallery, London College of Fashion

Clip-on school neck tie

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