LOOKING GOOD, MA’AM
SHE’S one of the most photographed people in the world. Wherever Britain’s Queen Elizabeth goes she knows people will be staring at her from top to toe and dissecting her fashion choices. Talk about pressure!
Luckily she has Angela Kelly advising her about what to wear for the hundreds of engagements she does every year. As the British monarch’s personal dresser, it’s her job to source clothes, shoes and jewellery that are, well, fit for royalty.
Over the past 25 years Angela has created many of the queen’s most iconic looks, even designing some of the outfits herself.
Angela describes their relationship as being a bit like a marriage – in fact, they’re so close that she’s become known as the Queen’s Gatekeeper.
In this extract from her new book, The Other Side of the Coin, Angela shares fascinating details about the thinking behind some of the
