by Federica Bandirali
She has been at the late Queen’s side for over 30 years and now the new ruler has even changed the lock of the royal apartments to prevent her from entering. But the disagreements between the two have past roots
That King Charles III intended to streamline the English monarchy was a well-known idea, but certainly subjects certainly did not expect such drastic decisions even towards the most trusted people who have been close to Queen Elizabeth II for years. The first to be “fired” by the new ruler was Angela Kelly, the late Queen’s stylist (but also close confidante) for over thirty years. A former pilot in the Women’s Royal Army Corps, Kelly became first the Queen’s dressmaker and then Elizabeth II’s “personal dresser”. In short, an institution for Buckhingam Palace. When Angela returned to Windsor from Balmoral, where Her Majesty died, she had some of the Queen’s personal belongings with her to keep in wardrobes and chests of drawers. But she never entered the royal apartments of the castle again because King Charles III. had all the locks changed (in record time) to keep them outside.
The sovereign never liked Kelly, who was known in the palace corridors for a sharp tongue and a very direct character. It seems that Carlo considered her too close to her mother and too influential in some decisions made in the past. Of all the staff involved with Elizabeth II, however, only one person appears to have remained in service, namely Paul Whybrew, who held the role of the Queen’s personal valet for 40 years.
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