The Other Side of the Coin

The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe

De: Angela Kelly

Narrado por: Angela Kelly

When Angela Kelly and The Queen are together, laughter echoes through the corridors of Buckingham Palace. Angela has worked with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Household for 25 years, initially as Her Majesty’s Senior Dresser and then latterly as Her Majesty’s Personal Advisor, Curator, Wardrobe, and In-house Designer. As the first person in history to hold this title, she shares a uniquely close working relationship with The Queen.

In The Other Side of the Coin, The Queen has personally given Angela her blessing to share their extraordinary bond with the world. Whether it’s preparing for a formal occasion or brightening Her Majesty’s day with a playful joke, Angela’s priority is to serve and support. Sharing charming anecdotes of their time spent together, this revealing book provides memorable insights into what it’s like to work closely with The Queen, to curate her wardrobe and to discover a true and lasting connection along the way.

"The book documents the unique working relationship between Her Majesty The Queen and the woman who has been her Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser for more than two decades: Angela Kelly. It gives a rare insight into the demands of the job of supporting the Monarch, and we gain privileged insight into a successful working relationship, characterized by humor, creativity, hard work, and a mutual commitment to service and duty. Angela is a talented and inspiring woman, who has captured the highlights of her long career with The Queen for us all to share." (Samantha Cohen, Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen (2011 - 2018)

"For the nearly seven decades of her reign, Her Majesty The Queen has used clothing to create a powerful visual identity that transcends fashion and has made her perhaps the most readily identifiable person on the planet. Angela Kelly, building on the work of the great designers and milliners who have worked with Her Majesty through the years - including couturiers Sir Norman Hartnell, Sir Hardy Amies, and Ian Thomas, and milliners such as Simone Mirman and Freddy Fox - brings her own imagination to bear on an iconic ‘uniform’ that suggests continuity and tradition, and ensures that the wearer is always the most visible person in a room or a crowd." (Anna Wintour, Vogue)

©2019 Angela Kelly (P)2019 HarperAudio

Underwhelming

I have listened to dozens of audible books and have never felt the need to write a negative review. I was disappointed with my purchase and found this audiobook rather boring.

Loved every minute!!

Delightful, joyful, interesting and beautiful! Looking forward to Ms. Kelly’s third book as I couldn’t put this one down.

Very Interesting

Absolutely enjoyed this book...Learned a lot about fashion design and the wonderful relationship Angela Kelly shares with HM...Read so many ridiculous stories in the media it was fun to learn more about HM from someone who loves and respects her. Highly recommend this book in audio...Angela did a wonderful job narrating it.

amazing book

I absolutely loved this book. It was so well read. The details about working for her magesty were amazing. I really enjoyed it a lot. Angela Kelly did a great job reading it. I loved it.

No secrets revealed but a wonderful listen

Don’t expect to find anything out you probably don’t already know. This isn’t a book about spilling the tea. It is a wonderful memoir by a lady who has worked with Her Majesty The Queen for many years, and because of this she has many lovely stories to tell. I’ve listened a few times and will definitely listen more. Her work on Her Majesty’s wardrobe is fabulous and so is this little book. Fans of the Queen (like me) will love this.

Loved it.

This book was a real treat. The perfect thing to listen to get away for a bit from the cares in woes of life. I always love it when the author reads their own book, and this is no exception. It’s full of wonderful stories that you would never know, and so much interesting information about different historical outfits that the queen has worn. I stopped and looked up so many different things on the Internet to see the pictures and that was really fun.

American admiration

I am an American, and have no interest in Charles, Camilla, Harry or Meghan or any of the royal family. But Queen Elizabeth is a glorious exception. She lived a life of constancy and faithfulness, comporting herself in a manner worthy of the greatness of her position. I have always admired her and wished to know more about the details of her daily life when not actually presenting herself to her public.

Listening to this book, and the lovely voice of its author, was entirely pleasurable and confirmed my suspicion that, behind the scenes, this great woman comported herself with compassion, tolerance and intelligence.

I do wish I could see photos that might be in the hard book.

Fabulous!

I loved this book. If you love the queen, you will love this book. I'm very happy that Angela Kelly read it herself. I so enjoyed her voice and her love for her job really came across

Fabulous

Inspiring, the author has a voice that
is a pleasure to listen to! Wonderful story

A Fascinating Peek Into Life With Queen Elizabeth

I couldn't stop listening to Angela Kelly narrating her book. So many fascinating peeks of what it is like working for Her Majesty, the Queen. The book was respectful and at the same time very warm and filled with genuine admiration for the queen. There are funny anecdotes and a trusted friendship between the two. A must read for anyone who loves the Queen and would like to be a fly on the wall.