Queen's right-hand woman Angela Kelly looks emotional as she packs Windsor home
The late Queen's right-hand woman has been spotted carrying out the emotional task of packing up her grace-and-favour home.
Angela Kelly, who was the former monarch's personal dresser and designed many of her most memorable and colourful outfits, took to Instagram last month to say she would be leaving her property on the Windsor estate.
And in photos published by the Daily Mail, Angela can be seen loading belongings onto a removals van outside the property in Windsor with the help of several others.
In the aftermath of the Queen's death last September, Angela was left facing an uncertain future with King Charles, who was said to be not a fan.
In an Instagram message, she confirmed that her work phone had been disconnected and that she would be moving north closer to her family.
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Angela Kelly alongside the late Queen and Vogue editor Anna Wintour (Getty Images)However, it was later revealed that the new monarch had secretly gifted the woman so close to his late mother a new home in Yorkshire, so she could be near her family.
Taking to her public social media account last month, Angela, who bubbled up with the late Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle during the Covid pandemic, posted a picture of what appeared to be her garden.
Accompanying the snap, she wrote: "Getting ready to say goodbye. I am moving at last to my new home which I will be able to call My Home at last."
A source close to the palace previously told the Mail: "Angela wasn't everybody's cup of tea but nevertheless the King had no wish to see her homeless. I get the impression the King just didn't want to be living next door to her.
"The narrative that the King is heartless has all been very wide of the mark. His Majesty has never wanted to see anybody homeless, particularly someone who has been so loyal."
Angela, a dock worker's daughter from Liverpool, worked for the late Queen for almost 30 years and became one of her most trusted confidants.
The pair were said to chat about "anything and everything”, as they drank tea and swapped jokes and anecdotes about their grandchildren.
In a rare interview with the Telegraph in 2007, she said: "We are two typical women. We discuss clothes, make-up, jewellery. We say, 'Would this piece of jewellery look nice with that outfit?', and things like that."
Angela published several books with the late Queen's blessing (WWD/REX/Shutterstock)
Angela worked for the late Queen for almost 30 years (Getty Images)However, Charles is believed to have concerns over the number of books Angela has published - with the Queen's blessing - which were mainly based on the monarch's wardrobe but also included behind-the-scenes pictures. A third book is also believed to be in the works
A source told the Daily Mail: "His concerns were solely about protecting both the dignity of the Queen and the Crown.
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"Nothing has changed with his mother's death. If anything, he is more determined to defend her reputation and her legacy."
In March, Angela was recognised by the King in the Queen's demise honours list but she only became a Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, rather than a Dame Commander.
A royal source previously told the Mail On Sunday: "She's been told she will soon have to move out. It's a nice little place on the Windsor Estate and it was convenient for seeing her grandson, who was at college nearby.
"But the King has made it clear that under the new reign, people will have to cut their cloth. The King is clearly not in the habit of providing homes for those no longer working for the Monarchy."
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