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

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I absolutely loved the stunning photos in the hardcopy! Many have never been seen before! The colors were especially dazzling! I wasn't expecting Kelly to disclose any deep, dark secrets. Some things as best left private. I did; however, learn a lot more about the Queen than I knew before, which made this a most enjoyable read for me. Angela is the Dresser of the Queen and has been for the past 25 years. How she came upon this position and how her friendship with the Queen was so empowering and a breath of fresh air. Learning about what it takes to make the Queen's looks is astonishing and to just be a bystander in the room would have me in awe. It takes an army and Angela's team is one of those teams that are truly miracle workers. From designing her looks (up to two a day!) to her hats to her shoes, the Queen is always in style! And she's pretty down to earth too! how Kelly prepared HM for her entrance to the 2012 London Summer Olympics, the making of her hologram, and for various professional photography sessions; A Lovely account from Angela Kelly - The Queens PA and official dresser leads us into a glimpse of the household of our current Queen Elizabeth. As the senior dresser Angela Kelly describes her duties with the queen on a daily basis creating suitable fashions for all occasions. Full of beautiful photographs set in a world which we only know a fraction of.

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Kelly herself is a tough Liverpool-Irish girl with great energy and an optimistic outlook. She loves fabric and clothes and feels privileged to have been the means of encouraging the Queen to transition to brighter colors and more modern designs. It's always fun to read about someone who loves his/her job. The author is a professional royal family dresser. So she goes into the details of selecting costumes for the Queen and what she considered and discussed with the Queen while choosing each outfit. If you are someone who is reading this book just to know more about Queen and not a fashion aficionado and are not interested to know anything about her wardrobe, haute couture, and fashion, you will find some of these areas of this book boring.

Angela describes the Queen in a personal light without revealing anything too personal and nothing scandalous. Queen Elizabeth is interested in the details of every aspect of her job and what is reflected to the world. I loved the stories of local tribes, people and markets from her visits supply her wardrobe. That QEII enjoys a good bargain and is known to use fabric she may have given 30 plus years ago today. QEII is also a practical joker who takes it as well as she gives it. Prince Phillip is a person you can rely on when you need an honest opinion (when asked about a questionable fabric choice he responded with "are we reupholstering the couch?" Angela clearly loves QEII and by extension her job. Newbold, Alice (9 February 2016). "How Angela Kelly created the Queen's latest elegant look". The Telegraph . Retrieved 4 August 2019. My work phone has been disconnected but hopefully you have this one. Looking forward to my New Adventures." The insider, who was described as a friend in the opinion piece, claimed that since his mother's death, King Charles is even "more determined to defend her reputation and her legacy."

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But they could do nothing about it because the Queen regarded Kelly as one of her true friends. Gyles Brandreth Author Kelly founded a fashion label, Kelly & Pordum, with Alison Pordum, who was also employed as the Queen's in-house dressmaker until 2008. Kelly is also the author of Dressing the Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe and The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe. a b Holt, Bethan; Ranscombe, Stan (6 July 2019). "The story behind the royal christening robe that Archie Mountbatten Windsor wore for his baptism". The Telegraph . Retrieved 4 August 2019.One of the good things about working in the same job for such a long time is that it allows you to put things right that haven't gone quite as planned in the past." If you know me, you know my love and obsession for the Royals and for fashion and this book covered it all! This book was on my Christmas list and although it is the second book of Angela Kelly and I have not had the chance to read the first one, this book gave an insight of what it is like to work for Her Majesty, The Queen. And oh how I wish I did! Our servers are getting hit pretty hard right now. To continue shopping, enter the characters as they are shown

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Joseph, Claudia (20 October 2013). "Creator of christening gown finally revealed". The Times . Retrieved 26 September 2022. Angela Kelly is no writer, there is no depth, no insight, no glimpses from the 'other side of the coin' of how the Queen "really" is. Since Angela makes a point of saying right at the beginning of how she is absolutely loyal to the official secrets act and would never breech confidentiality in even the smallest way all there is left to write about is the dresses. So that's what she writes about, since she did that already in another book, I ask myself, why was this book written? And yet, when her long time Senior Dresser asked permission to write a book about working together, the Queen gave her enthusiastic approval, with (apparently) no strings attached. The Queen is a more intelligent woman than her mother and has a shrewd appreciation of the value of good publicity. She has the confidence to trust completely and it pays off.Anyway! The lovely woman who wrote this book talked about…clothing! Duh what she created with her own vision; what she saw in high end boutiques it’s just amazing. And of course it discusses their special friendship. Quite touching. DREAM JOB A fascinating glimpse of life behind the scenes in the Queen's household. As the Queen's Personal Assistant and senior dresser, Angela Kelly describes her numerous duties including consulting with Queen about suitable fashions for every occasion, caring for delicate fabrics and conducting advance visits to royal tour itineraries to plan the Queen's wardrobe. Kelly also describes the more unique aspects of her role including ironing on the royal train (following the rhythm of the train "like surfing") and letting the bookies know when to close the betting on the colour of the Queen's hat at Royal Ascot.