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venerdì 22 maggio 2015

Angela Kelly Beige Bouclé Outfit and Sequin Trimmed Hat

By far not my favourite outfit in the Queen's closet, this Angela Kelly outfit is comprised of a beige and pale pastel bouclé collarless coat with a fringe trim and sequinned buttons and a hat covered in the same fabric, with a rather elaborate sequinned flower trim to one side.
This outfit was debuted on 30 April 2013, for a ceremonial welcome in the quadrangle of Windsor Castle for President Sheikh Khalifa of the UEA (Telegraph video here). The Queen Mother's Palm Leaf brooch completed the look:





More than a year later, on 30 December 2014, the Queen wore this outfit again for church at St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate. This time she accessorized with the Frosted Sunflower brooch, gold being a better choice in my opinion as diamonds tend to disappear against the muted palette of the coat:



The Queen wore the dress that goes with this coat on 12 March 2015 for audiences at Buckingham Palace (below, Her Majesty is seen with the Ambassador of Qatar, Mr Yousef Ali Al-Khater). The Queen wore the Duchess of Cambridge's Pearl Pendant brooch (hidden from view in the photo below; note the patch pockets on the dress that echo those on the coat):


The ensamble was then worn on 19 May 2015, for the second garden party of the season at Buckingham Palace. This time, the Jardine Star brooch was worn:



The Queen repeated the look on 6 September 2015, to attend the Sunday morning service at Crathie Kirk on the Balmoral estate (Daily Mail article here). As usual with this sort of appearances, it's difficult to discern which brooch Her Majesty is wearing, although I suspect it *might* be her diamond and gold rose spray one:



On 28 February 2017, the Queen repeated the look to officially open refurbished areas of the Charterhouse, a historic complex of buildings in London dating back to the 14th century that operates today as an almshouse to male pensioners (Daily Mail article here). She wore no brooch:




lunedì 13 aprile 2015

Camel Hair Coat with Fur Cuffs and Two Hats

The Queen has two hats to go with this camel hair coat with beige fur cuffs, a camel hat with a large central bow and a fur hat that matches the cuffs.

First time we saw this look was back on 25 December 2005, when the Queen wore it to church at St Mary Magdalene on the Sandringham Estate. The camel hat was chosen, alongside the Frosted Sunflower brooch (not visible in the photo below):


The following year, on 7 March 2006, the ensamble came out again when the Queen wore it to welcome President Lula of Brasil to London at the start of his State visit to the UK:


As is usual with this sort of engagements, we got a clear view of the dress that goes with this look, when the Queen removed her coat once inside Buckingham Palace. A floral brooch in the shape of a diamond rose can be seen:


About a month later, on 12 April 2006, at Prince Harry's passing out Sovereign's Parade at Sandhurst Military Academy, the camel hat was again in use, together with the diamond Jardine Star brooch:




On 7 March 2008, the ensamble was worn again for a visit to St Thomas Community Primary School in Swansea, Wales, accessorised with the yellow gold Frosted Sunflower brooch:


Then, on 24 February 2009, the Queen attended the unveiling of the National Memorial to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother in London, choosing a glamourous fur hat and one of her mother's favourite brooches, the Courtauld-Thomson Scallop-Shell:


More recently, on 2 February 2015, the look, once again accessorised with the Jardine Star brooch, was repeated for the formal opening of the new South Lynn Fire Station in King's Lynn, Norfolk:


On 22 January 2017, the Queen repeated the look to attend the Sunday morning church service at St Mary Magdalene Church in Sandringham (Daily Mail article here). She wore the yellow gold Singapore Peranakan Diamond Jubilee brooch, an official gift from the President of Singapore: