Angela Kelly

Mary Angela Kelly, LVO (born 4 November 1957, Liverpool) is a British fashion designer, dressmaker, and milliner, who has served as Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser to Queen Elizabeth II since 2002.[1] Her official title is Personal Assistant, Adviser and Curator to Her Majesty The Queen (Jewellery, Insignias and Wardrobe).[2]

Not to be confused with Angela Kelly (soccer).
Angela Kelly

LVO
Born
Mary Angela Kelly

(1957-11-04) 4 November 1957
Liverpool, England
OccupationFashion designer, dressmaker, milliner
TitlePersonal Assistant, Adviser and Curator to Her Majesty The Queen (Jewellery, Insignias and Wardrobe) Elizabeth II

Early life

Kelly was born in Liverpool, the daughter of a Liverpool dock worker.

Career
A display of six of Elizabeth II's outfits,five of which were designed by Kelly.

She is responsible for the Queen's clothes, jewellery, and insignia.[3] She researches the venues for royal visits as well as the significance of different colours, in order to create appropriate outfits for the monarch.[4] In 2019, Kelly announced that Queen Elizabeth will be only wearing faux-furs moving forward.[5]

Notable creations by Kelly include:

Other work

Kelly founded a fashion label, Kelly & Pordum, with Alison Pordum, who was also employed as the Queen's in-house dressmaker until 2008.[11] 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 .

Honours

In 2006, she was appointed a Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO),[12] and promoted to Lieutenant of the same Order (LVO) in 2012.[13]

Bibliography
  • Kelly, Angela (2012). Dressing the Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe. ISBN 978-1-905686-26-1.[14]
  • Kelly, Angela (2019). The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0008368364.

References
  1. Royal Collection - Queen & Commonwealth
  2. [https://www.vogue.com.au/fashion/news/9-things-to-know-about-the-queens-dressmaker-angela-kelly/image-gallery/cc66070bd36516230fb0a5ba9a842b29
  3. Royal Wedding: Queen's confidant Angela Kelly to dress her majesty for the royal wedding - hellomagazine.com
  4. "Her Majesty's A team". Daily Telegraph.
  5. "Queen Elizabeth II is going fur-free". www.cbsnews.com. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  6. 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.
  7. Taylor, Elise (20 February 2018). "Who Is Angela Kelly, the Queen's Right-Hand Woman at London Fashion Week?". Vogue. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  8. Liverpool-born designer Angela Kelly designed the Queen's Royal Wedding outfit - In The Mix Today - News - Liverpool Echo
  9. Zara Phillips wedding guests: fashion verdicts - mirror.co.uk
  10. Hallemann, Caroline (18 July 2020). "Princess Beatrice's Stunning Vintage Wedding Dress Was Her "Something Old"". Town and Country Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  11. Newbold, Alice (9 February 2016). "How Angela Kelly created the Queen's latest elegant look". The Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  12. "No. 58014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2006. p. 3.
  13. 2012 Jubilee Honours List - Royal.gov website Archived September 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  14. New Royal Collection Trust publication Dressing The Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe
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