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THE OFFICIAL BOOK, FULLY ENDORSED BY QUEEN ELIZABETH II
From Her Majesty’s depended on confidant and Cloth cabinet Angela Kelly LVO comes a lavishly designed guide of by no means-ahead of-noticed pictures of The Queen, Her Cloth cabinet and Her jewels and contours intimate anecdotes from Angela’s 25-12 months occupation operating intently with Her Majesty. A in reality distinctive memento and creditors’ merchandise to be valuable.
‘For the just about seven many years of her reign, Her Majesty The Queen has used apparel to create a formidable visual id that transcends model and has made her possibly essentially the most without difficulty identifiable individual in the world. Angela Kelly, development at the paintings of the nice designers and milliners who’ve labored with Her Majesty over time – together with couturiers Sir Norman Hartnell, Sir Hardy Amies, and Ian Thomas, and milliners equivalent to Simone Mirman and Freddy Fox – brings her personal creativeness to endure on an iconic ‘uniform’ that implies continuity and custom, and guarantees that the wearer is at all times essentially the most visual individual in a room or a crowd.’–Anna Wintour, Vogue
When Angela Kelly and The Queen are in combination, laughter echoes throughout the corridors of Buckingham Palace. Angela has labored with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Family for twenty-5 years, to start with as Her Majesty’s Senior Cloth cabinet after which latterly as Her Majesty’s Non-public Guide, Curator, Cloth cabinet and In-space Fashion designer. As the primary individual in historical past to carry this identify, she stocks a uniquely shut operating dating with The Queen.
In The Different Facet of the Coin, The Queen has in my view given Angela her blessing to proportion their odd bond with the sector. Whether or not it’s making ready for a proper instance or brightening Her Majesty’s day with a playful shaggy dog story, Angela’s precedence is to serve and give a boost to. Sharing by no means-ahead of-noticed images – many from Angela’s personal Non-public assortment – and fascinating anecdotes in their time spent in combination, this revealing guide supplies memorable insights into what it’s love to paintings intently with The Queen, to curate her Cloth cabinet and to find a real and lasting connection alongside the best way.
‘The guide files the original operating dating among Her Majesty The Queen and the girl who has been her Non-public Assistant and Senior Cloth cabinet for greater than 20 years: Angela Kelly. It offers a unprecedented perception into the calls for of the process of aiding the Monarch, and we achieve privileged perception right into a a success operating dating, characterised by way of humor, creativity, arduous paintings, and a mutual dedication to carrier and accountability. Angela is a skilled and galvanizing girl, who has captured the highlights of her lengthy occupation with The Queen for us all to proportion.’ –Samantha Cohen, Assistant Non-public Secretary to The Queen (2011–2018)
