After a whirlwind four days of events celebrating the Queen’s 70 years on the throne as part of the Platinum Jubilee weekend, today, the British royal family was ready to let its hair down. (That is, if they hadn’t already while taking in appearances from Elton John, Diana Ross—and yes, even Paddington Bear—at last night’s … Read more
Queen Elizabeth’s Platinum Jubilee is here—and with it, a new portrait. To mark the milestone occasion—on June 2, the Queen will have spent 70 years on the throne—Buckingham Palace released a photo of the nonagenarian monarch taken by Ranald Mackechnie. In it, she flashes a megawatt smile while sitting on a window sill at Windsor … Read more
Queen Elizabeth, then just Elizabeth York, was born on April 21, 1926. Fast-forward many years (and an abdication) later, and her birthday is now celebrated on a completely different day—and this year, with the Platinum Jubilee, a completely different weekend. But why? It all goes back to a tradition believed to have started in the … Read more
Fabrics that make the grade are collected and cherished over the years and stored in a stockroom on the Dressers’ Floor at Buckingham Palace, which Kelly regularly revisits for inspiration. The golden dress worn at the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee concert 10 years ago—and inspired by the golden figure on top of the Queen Victoria Memorial … Read more