Sad truth hidden behind “candid” photo of The Queen
The Queen has perfected her look over the 67 years of her reign, which many have tried to imitate from Andy Warhol to Lord Snowden.
It has been described by some as “stoic yet resigned with a hint of maternal benevolence”, according to news.com.au.
However, thanks to the Queen’s longtime dresser’s new book, many are getting a personal insight to the Queen and how she lives day to day.
Angela Kelly reveals in The Other Side of The Coin that the Queen wanted to take some portraits that had some inside the palace gates fearing that the images would “bring the Monarchy down”.
Why?
Because the Queen wanted to pose with her hands inside the pockets of her dress.
Kelly writes: “Many years ago, Her Majesty disclosed something to me — a secret wish that she’d held since she was young. Throughout The Queen’s time on the throne, she has been photographed in countless formal ways.
“However, for a long time, Her Majesty wanted to be photographed more informally and have the freedom, for example, to pose with her hands in her pockets.”
Remembering this wish, upon the release of Kelly’s first book Dressing the Queen, she asked the Queen herself whether or not she would pose in the way that she always wanted.
To Kelly’s surprise, the Queen accepted. She was more than ready to shake things up.
“No, Barry, this is how we’re going to do it,” Kelly recounts her saying. “Just keep the camera rolling!”
“Her Majesty took her position in front of the lens and started striking a series of poses, slipping her hands in and out of her pockets and placing them onto her hips, mimicking the stances of a professional model,” Kelly says. “I stood by in disbelief — The Queen was a natural.”
However, when the images were seen by Royal Collection who was publishing Kelly’s book, they were appalled.
“Once the full shoot had been shared more widely, their opinion was that these more candid photographs would bring the Monarchy down, and therefore they were not suitable for the public eye,” Kelly has revealed. “Why they thought that, I have no idea.”
At least the Queen looks very happy in the candid snaps.