sabato 15 aprile 2017

Deep Jade Outfit with Velvet Trim, Angela Kelly Hat

On Maundy Thursday, 13 April 2017, the Queen debuted a new outfit to take part in the traditional Royal Maundy Service at Leicester Catherdral (Daily Mail article here). It comprises a deep jade jacquard coat and dress with bottle green velvet trim and velvet-covered buttons and a deep jade felt hat by Angela Kelly trimmed with slightly overlapping velvet sleeves. The Queen wore her sorghum brooch, a gift from the President of Botswana:


 





sabato 8 aprile 2017

Pale Blue Bouclé Outfit with Navy Buttons and Navy Roses Trim

On 26 November 2015, the Queen debuted a new outfit for her arrival in Malta, where she was due to open the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Daily Mail article here).
The ensamble is comprised of a pale blue bouclé coat and hat; the most striking feature about the coat are its slightly oversized navy blue buttons, grouped in a row of three close to the neckline. The colour is echoed in the navy silk roses that embellish the hat, a creation by Angela Kelly. The Queen accessorized with Queen Victoria's wedding gift sapphire and diamond brooch:







The look was repeated on 16 March 2017, when the Queen officially reopened the National Army Museum in London following a 3-year redevelopment (Daily Mail article here). This time she wore the Queen Mother's Palm Leaf brooch to complement the outfit:






Orchid Tweed Coat by Karl Ludwig and Pom Pom-Trimmed Hat by Angela Kelly

On 3 March 2017, the Queen debuted a new Karl Ludwig outfit and Angela Kelly hat on a visit to the Royal Welsh Regiment at Lucknow Barracks in Tidworth, Wiltshire, of which she is Colonel-in-Chief, to mark St David's Day (Daily Mail article here).
The outfit is comprised of a diamond-patterned tweed coat, block-colour cerise dress and orchid felt hat finished with a triple looped bow and three purple, grey and cerise pompoms on the side.
For this engagement, the Queen accessorized with the Royal Welsh regimental brooch:







Purple Wool Crepe Angela Kelly Coat with Velvet Trim, Iris-Trimmed Hat

The Queen honoured the 60th anniversary of Duke of Edinburgh's Award, started by her husband in 1956, with the debut of a new outfit to the Service of Thanksgiving that was held at Westminster Abbey on 24 November 2016 (Daily Mail article here).

The Angela Kelly outfit comprises a wool crepe outfit in bright purple, with purple velvet trim at the neck, cuffs and pockets and purple-covered buttons, a hat covered in the same purple fabric and accented with a dark purple velvet hatband and trimmed with a mass of purple edged white silk iris blooms, green silk leaves and purple felt curling leaves. Just visible underneath Her Majesty's coat is a silk dress in a grey and cream checked pattern, interspersed with purple flowers. For this first outing, the Queen accessorized with the Kent amethyst brooch:





On 7 April 2017, the Queen repeated the look for another engagement at Westminster, a Service of Thanksgiving held at St Margaret's Church in honour of the late Lord Snowdon, Princess Margaret's former husband (Daily Mail article here). This time the Queen opted for her amethyst bouquet brooch: