2023-05-15 20:01:00
The British dressmaker Angela Kelly worked for Queen Elizabeth II for over 25 years. The friendship of the two women was so close that the designer even put on the monarch’s new shoes, combed her hair, and massaged her feet.
In gratitude for her faithful service, the late queen created for her the position of “Her Majesty’s Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator“, which involved managing the royal wardrobe and jewelery box with the help of a seven-person team, and gave her unprecedented permission to write a series of books regarding their relationship.
But After Elizabeth died in September of last year, Kelly’s situation in the royal house became fragile. to the point that now he had to leave the house that the queen had given him within the royal property.
The 65-year-old woman, considered the queen’s right hand, began this week to pack her belongings from what had been her home for the last three years on the grounds of Windsor Castle, a home that was granted “by grace and favor” to be closer to the monarch.
According to the British pressthe royal dressmaker was seen “overwhelmed” as her things were loaded into a moving truck. But she was always aware of the jealousy that existed over her and the control she had over the queen and she knew that this day would come soon.
Last year, a London newspaper revealed that days following Elizabeth II’s death at age 96, the locks on her rooms in all royal residences were changed so that Angela Kelly might not gain access, although he was allowed to keep his house for a while at the request of the queen.
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Now, ‘reluctantly’ left his Windsor home for the Peak District, some 250km from London. But she was not abandoned by the royal family: Carlos III gave her a house to honor her mother’s request and thank her for her years of service.
“Getting ready to say goodbye. I am finally moving to my new home, which I can finally call My Home“Angela wrote on her social networks when announcing her move.
“Your Majesty does not want to see anyone homeless, especially someone who has been so loyal.”
The king gave him the new home with permission to live there for the rest of his life, following which the property will revert to the Crown. However, in exchange for this house Angela Kelly You will not be able to talk regarding your friendship with Queen Elizabeth, nor to journalists or writers.
From Buckingham Palace they said that Angela Kelly’s move was a “standard procedure” for any employee who ends his service for the British royal house. “The narrative that the king has no heart is very wrong,” a source told the press. “Her Majesty does not want to see anyone homeless, especially someone who has been so loyal.”
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But the stories regarding the resentments that the close relationship between Elizabeth II and Angela Kelly aroused among the high officials of the palace, in recent years, are still very strong. “The truth is that she hurts him more than she will ever admit to you,” she mysteriously wrote on her Instagram account.
Angela Kelly entered the palace service in 1994. Her father worked as a crane operator at the Liverpool docks, her mother was a nurse. When she Angela received the invitation for the job interview in the palace, she sold her washing machine in order to buy suitable clothes.
She started out as the Queen’s Master Dresser before taking on the role of personal advisor and in-house designer..
“Despite being nicknamed AK47 [en referencia a los fusiles rusos Kalashnikov] Because of her feisty temperament, the twice-divorced maid quickly rose through the ranks to become the Queen’s personal assistant and dresser in 2002,” Tominey said.
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Jealous of the exclusivity of her boss, Angela Kelly used to keep Elizabeth II’s new dresses in her own home and leaves false clues so that no information regarding the queen’s look was leaked to official events.
One of the most important roles played by Kelly was performed before Elizabeth II’s speech at the opening of Parliament presided over by Elizabeth II, when she helped her put on the mantle and imperial crown.
Another important job for Kelly was to wear the queen’s new shoes.”to ensure they are comfortable and always ready for use”as he recounted in his book.
“The queen has very little time for herself and no time to break in her own shoes, and since we both have the same shoe size, it makes sense that she would,” she recounted.
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According to journalist Camilla Tominey, the queen turned “increasingly dependent” from your personal dressmaker.
“The two women formed a close bond over the years, with Miss Kelly privy to the Queen’s most personal moments and known in the halls of the palace as one of her most trusted confidantes.”described the journalist Hannah Furness.
During the pandemic and severe national lockdown, Kelly was one of the few people who had direct contact with the queen and He was part of the small group of attendants called “Her Majesty’s Bubble” who lived with her at Windsor Castle with her husband, Prince Philip.
After the death of the prince, in April 2021, the relationship between Elizabeth II and Kelly became even closer. And when the long-lived monarch was unable to do many things due to her mobility problems, her personal assistant accompanied her full-time.
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The book ‘The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe‘ (2020), Kelly spoke regarding her “exceptionally close working relationship with the Queen”.
The fact that Queen Elizabeth, very jealous of her privacy, approved the publication of that one was a true sign of confidence, since los palace workers they usually have to sign a clause that they will keep the private affairs of the royal family secret.
Later, in an interview, Kelly described their conversations as that of “two ordinary women”. “We discussed clothes, makeup, jewelry,” she revealed.
“We royal costume designers are not treated as inferiors. It is not so. The queen treats us with true respect. I don’t know why the queen seems to like me, because I don’t give her an easy time! I think she values my opinion, but she’s the one in control.”
“I take care of her and I worry regarding her,” Kelly recounted. “But we also have a lot of fun together. The queen has a mischievous sense of humor and she’s a great impersonator. She can do all the accents, including mine.”
He remembered that one day Elizabeth II told him: “You and I work well together, I think we’re a good team,” sparking some jealousy from colleagues.
“It’s fair to say there’s a certain amount of jealousy”
In recognition of his devotion to work, the Queen made Kelly a member of the Royal Victorian Order in 2006, promoting her to the rank of Lieutenant of the same Order in 2012 for her “distinguished personal service to the Sovereign”.
But palace officials began referring to her as the “Queen’s Guardian” and criticized her closeness to Elizabeth II in off-screen. Some even questioned the influence that Kelly might have on the affairs of State that Elizabeth II had to attend to.
“I know my place. I would never speak to the queen regarding matters of state,” she replied. “I come from humble beginnings and I think I have kept myself modest.”
“The queen adores Angela and there’s no doubt she’s done a fantastic job with her clothes,” said a staff member. “When they walk through the halls of the Palace they can be heard laughing and joking, but it’s fair to say there is a certain amount of jealousy.”
“I don’t have any more room for knives in my back,” joked the designer. Once the monarch disappeared and the crown passed to Carlos III, Kelly was left adrift and at the mercy of those who had accumulated jealousy and envy for so many years.
After the death of her friend Elizabeth II and her move from Windsor Castle to the Peak District, she is expected to be presented with the insignia of Commander of the Royal Victorian Order by Charles III soon, in what might be seen as a dignified farewell in the midst of of the hasty and sad move.
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