Fun in Fiji
Queens always know how to travel in style. In 1953, a young Queen Elizabeth II ( and Prince Philip) embarked on an excursion to the Indian Ocean aboard the royal yacht Britannia, not long after her coronation. When she arrived in Fiji, the people there showered her with gifts, formal receptions and flowers, flowers and still more flowers. This range of beachy, tropical goods—from the perfect straw tote to an abalone shell bowl—will give you the same welcomed, breezy, island-y feeling, wherever you may be.
(Photo Credit: Queen Elizabeth ll and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh receive and are entertained by Fijian folk and traditional dancers on board the Royal Yacht Britannia in Fiji; Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)