Kate Says No Thank You to Lady-in-Waiting

Sunday, May 15, 2011

Kate Says No Thank You to Lady-in-Waiting

Prince William and his new bride are to take a scaled-back entourage on their trip to Canada and California, in keeping with the ‘no frills’ approach they hope to adopt in their married life.

Kate wants to break with Royal tradition and dispense with the services of a permanent lady-in-waiting, and will ‘test the water’ by making the official trip without one.

Courtiers say they will take between six and ten aides on their debut overseas tour in July – compared to around 30 for the Queen and Prince Philip on their trips.

‘Kate is very low maintenance. She did her own wedding-day make-up and is confident doing her make-up for the cameras,’ said the source.

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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./