When the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh visited his house in Berlin during an official visit, the Queen asked Kelly who they were expecting as their next guests.

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From Her Majesty’s trusted confidant and Dresser Angela Kelly LVO comes a lavishly designed book of never-before-seen photos of The Queen, Her wardrobe and Her jewels and features intimate anecdotes from Angela’s 25-year career working closely with Her Majesty. 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. She had worked with the Queen since 2002, and became her personal assistant and senior dresser after rising through the ranks. 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.

I did; however, learn a lot more about the Queen than I knew before, which made this a most enjoyable read for me. To my knowledge, this is the first book sanctioned by the Queen written by a staff member; a current staff member at that. Angela Kelly says Elizabeth II put her permission in a letter which could be considered a trump card over King Charles, who reportedly felt the author's last book strayed too far into intimate details. Angela comes across as a very competent dresser to HM but I didn't like the inclusion of so many personal endorsements from family and co-workers.

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The author takes us to some new information that happened behind the scenes, how this whole procedure was carried out, and why the Queen agreed to do such a funny video with James Bond breaking the protocol.

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. It's quite something because it seems she is protecting her favoured assistant from beyond the grave. And in a cryptic social media post, she wrote: "I am too old to worry about who likes me and who dislikes me! Angela doesn’t suffer fools, and part of her appeal for the Queen is that she isn’t afraid of her,” says Bethan Holt, author of The Queen: 70 Years of Majestic Style. But sources cited by the Mail on Sunday have revealed Ms Kelly had the late Queen's written approval, which could take precedence over the NDA.