Angela Kelly: First appearance after the death of her boss and best friend

Angela Kelly
First appearance after the death of her boss and best friend

Queen Elizabeth, † 96, is known for her colorful looks, the record monarch was only seen in black costumes on sad occasions. Behind it is Angela Kelly, 64, the monarch’s dresser, who has become Queen Elizabeth’s best friend over the years.

Angela Kelly says goodbye to her closest confidant

It’s hard to imagine how hard the death of her boss hit her on September 8, 2022. A reason why Kelly has retired since that day and has not been seen in public. Unlike the Queen’s ladies-in-waiting, she also did not attend the service after the coffin procession at Westminster Hall. She mourned for herself until she was able to appear in public for the first time on September 19 at Westminster Abbey after the loss of her close confidante.

Dressed in a black coat and matching hat, Angela Kelly was spotted arriving at the historic Abbey. She smiled at the cameras, but her deep sadness for her esteemed boss was clearly visible in her eyes.

Angela Kelly started as a cloakroom assistant to the royal family in 1994 and immediately became indispensable. The meticulously organized stylist kept track of which outfits and accessories the monarch wore for which occasion. She was even tasked with keeping track of the priceless jewels. It is also believed that she prepared the clothes in which the queen was buried. No wonder, after all, the two women lived together at Windsor Castle after the death of Prince Philip, † 99. Kelly will be allowed to live here until the end of her life even after the death of the Queen.

A unique friendship

The late Queen and Angela Kelly shared the same sense of humor, as Kelly vividly describes in her 2019 book, The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, The Dresser and the Wardrobe. She reveals that she pranked the Queen with a toy kookaburra during a trip to Australia in 2006. The Queen had told her about this bird at the time, mentioning that it “makes a sound you never forget” and that they were likely to see “many” of them on their trip.

However, after neither seeing nor hearing one, Kelly bought a stuffed kookaburra at a Sydney market and placed it in a small cage outside the Queen’s room. “I was about to open the cage doors and she said loudly, ‘No, don’t do that. He’s going to fly away,’ and was behind me in a flash. I walked over to the bird, picked it up and solemnly told her it was dead.” , writes Kelly. “She looked horrified when I walked up to her and when she took the bird from my hands she realized I had fooled her. It really was a stuffed animal! ‘April Fool’s Day,’ I said with a mischievous grin on my face, and she only had three words for me: ‘You’re fired.'” A little glimpse into a unique friendship.

Sources used: gettyimages.de, dailymail.co.uk

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