The Queen Gives Her Formal Consent to the Wedding of William and Kate

Thursday, April 21, 2011

The Queen Gives Her Formal Consent to the Wedding of William and Kate

A detail from the Instrument of Consent, which is the Queen's formal consent to Prince William's forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton, is seen at the Crown Office at the House of Lords in London April 20, 2011. Britain's Queen Elizabeth has given her formal consent to the marriage of grandson Prince William and Kate Middleton in the form of a historic hand written legal document made of vellum and elaborately illuminated. Photograph taken April 20, 2011. Reuters Pictures

Queen of Jewelry

Brooches, usually worn on the left shoulder, were a favourite for the royal and the Queen was believed to have over 100 in her collection. A selection that would go with an outfit were presented to her - usually three at a time - by her senior dresser and confidante Angela Kelly on special trays that once belonged to Queen Mary. The royal had a wide variety of different brooches which she often wore with her usual pearl earrings and necklace, including a spray of flowers brooch by the people and government of Australia during her Coronation tour of 1954./