The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

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year-old Kelly, who hails from Liverpool, has worked as the Queen’s ‘right-hand woman’ for just shy of 30 years. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent.

I am quite intrigued by the state dresses but there is not much about them or about evening gowns, so I am guessing that Angela Kelly mainly does the day wear and cocktail dresses. Most recently, in honour of the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations in June, she released a revised copy of her book The Other Side Of The Coin: The Queen, The Dresser And The Wardrobe, which now includes details of the Duke of Edinburgh's funeral, the first public engagements ‘post-lockdown’ and the Queen’s choice of clothing for the Jubilee.Given her long standing years of dedicated service, the pair have developed a close relationship and have presumably shared some cherished moments. Under grey skies, more than one million people gathered for the Thames River Pageant of the 2012 Diamond Jubilee. I’m so far on my fifth week of wearing a different outfit everyday to work and my new pharmacy director is really getting a kick out waiting to see what I’ll be wearing next.

It was fun to discover more of her sense of humor and good to know she has caring allies around her. Angela comes across as a very competent dresser to HM but I didn't like the inclusion of so many personal endorsements from family and co-workers. It was reported that Kelly moved into Windsor Castle to help the Queen with her mobility issues during her final months, with a source telling The Sun earlier this year: “She lives there now. She tells us why we shouldn't believe these furtive details spread as rumors circulating in the crowd. She replied that the information was confidential, to which an incredulous Prince Philip said, “Surely you can tell Her Majesty the Queen?Indeed, when the monarch first asked for her opinion on her designers, Kelly didn’t mince her words.