Queens dresser lifts the lid on Her Majestys style secrets from her love of bargains to her infamous EU hat

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AFTER 25 years as the Queens personal dresser, Angela Kelly has written a book about her experiences with Her Majestys blessing.

Here is a selection of royal tales from The Other Side Of The Coin, serialised in Hello! magazine.

The Queen’s personal dresser has lifted the lid on Her Majesty’s style secrets

Angela Kelly has written a book about her experiences as Her Majesty’s personal dresser, with a royal blessing of course

Walking in her shoes

Angela has literally walked in the Queen’s shoes, in order to break them in

ANGELA has literally walked in the Queens shoes to break in the loafers that Her Majesty prefers.

She says: As has been reported a lot, a flunky wears in the Queens shoes to ensure they are comfortable. And yes, I am that flunky.

The Queen has little time to herself and no time to wear in her own shoes, and as we share the same size it makes the most sense this way.

A handy guide

Many people weren’t happy when Michelle Obama broke protocol and put an arm around her shoulder, but apparently it was welcomed

MICHELLE Obama caused a stir a decade ago when she put a friendly arm around the Queens shoulder.

Many people believe this is totally against protocol, but Angela insists her boss does not object to a genuine show of affection.

Angela says: It was a natural instinct for the Queen to show affection and respect for another great woman, and there is no protocol that must be adhered to.

When fondness is felt or the host of a state visit goes to guide Her Majesty up some steps, it truly is about human kindness, and this is something the Queen will always welcome warmly.

Her modesty

Her Royal Highness is a modest woman as she only occupies six of Buckingham Palace’s 775 rooms

DESPITE Buckingham Palace having 775 rooms, the Queen uses only six of them herself.

Angela says: Her Majesty is a very modest lady and only occupies a few rooms, which arent vast there is space for very little furniture, just the odd wardrobe or chest of drawers.

Watching the royal pennies

To keep the Queen’s style fresh, Angela often turns to the royal stock room for inspiration

ANGELA looks for samples in bargain baskets or the royal stock room when in need of inspiration for new outfits.

She writes: The Queen loves a bargain and sometimes I luck out with a piece of material I can conjure into a dress for her.

Co-ordination

We all know Her Majesty is a fan of bright colours, but she also loves a good matching umbrella

THE Queen has a colourful collection of umbrellas to match her dresses and hats.

Angela investigates the colour schemes of venues that the Queen will be attending to make sure she doesnt wear anything that will clash with the decor.

After joining the royal household in 1994, Angela started a diary of the fabrics that had been worn, to make sure they alternated regularly.

Hats of state

Angela reveals that the infamous ‘EU’ hat was just a matter of coincidence

WHEN the Monarch wore a blue hat with yellow flowers to the State Opening of Parliament two years ago, commentators speculated on its resemblance to the EU flag.

Some observers wondered if the neutral head of state was indicating her opposition to Brexit.

But Angela says the design she had created with milliner Stella McLaren was coincidental: It never occurred to Stella and me that people might think we were copying the EU flag.

April fools

Her Majesty likes to enjoy a joke with her staff and was quick to respond to Angela’s April Fool’s prank

AWAY from formal duties, the Queen enjoys sharing jokes with her staff.

On April Fools Day, Angela convinced the Queen that a stuffed toy version of a kookaburra bird was real.

She recalls: I went to open the cage and she said loudly, No! Dont do that! It will fly away!

“On realising shed been tricked, Her Majesty smiled and then joked back, Youre sacked!