EMILY PRESCOTT: Will Angela Kelly, the Queen’s ‘AK-47′, is following Prince Harry into US chat show circles to promote a new book about the late monarch’s wardrobe, despite King Charles’ deep reservations
She was known as AK47 because of her temperament and had a troubled relationship with Prince Harry.
But now Angela Kelly, the late Queen’s dresser, seems to be following in Harry’s footsteps – by going to America to speak on the chat show.
Angela has already published two books chronicling her life at the palace – with the Queen’s blessing.
Now, in a move that might well make King Charles groan, she’s set to release a third and make the rounds in America and on cruise ships to promote it.
Angela Kelly, the late Queen’s dresser, appears to be following in Harry’s footsteps – by going to America to speak on the chat show
Angela, pictured here with the Queen during London Fashion Week 2018, is to prepare a third book about the late monarch’s wardrobe
Friends close to Angela, 65, tell me she’s been at a ‘rock bottom’ since the Queen’s death.
After losing her friend and confidant, she was not offered new work to attract other members of the royal family.
She was also forced to downsize to a smaller grace and favor estate on the Windsor estate in 2021.
However, Angela’s hopes of publishing a third book specifically about the late Queen’s wardrobe may yet be dashed as the King is unlikely to grant her the same access to the royal wardrobe as she was granted by the Queen.
My source says: “There is no way to stop her from writing her own book, but she will not be given access to the Queen’s paintings, jewellery, clothes and wardrobe. It’s closed to you now.’
King Charles, pictured, is said to be unhappy at the prospect of another book about his late mother’s wardrobe, preventing Angela from accessing the garments to aid her research
Angela is known to have had an incredibly conflicted relationship with Prince Harry, pictured
Liverpool-born Angela served as the Queen’s personal assistant and head of wardrobe from 2002 until the monarch’s death last year, and was a central figure in the infamous ‘tiara gate’ debacle, in which she allegedly prevented Meghan from marrying on her chosen wedding anniversary attend tiara.
A source says Angela took internal blame for the incident, which saw Harry allegedly say, “What Meghan wants, Meghan gets.”
Harry denies this and offers his own version of events in his book, Spare.
“She was a hindrance,” he wrote. “Angela was a troublemaker and I didn’t need her as an enemy.”