Queen's Oldest and Closest Friend Dies at Age 91

Sunday, November 27, 2016

Queen's Oldest and Closest Friend Dies at Age 91

This photograph shows a young Princess Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and their cousin Margaret Elphinstone, later Rhodes

The Queen is in mourning after her best friend and first cousin Margaret Rhodes died aged 91 after battling a short illness.

Her Majesty, 90, is said to have visited her friend at her home in Windsor, Berkshire, when she became ill earlier in November. Buckingham Palace said last night that the Queen is aware and that it is a 'private matter'.

Mrs Rhodes appeared in a number of documentaries about the Queen - who does not give interviews, Camilla Tominey reported in the Sunday Express.

The pair remained close and would meet up when the Queen was in Windsor after church on Sundays. Click link for full post from The Daily Mail.

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./