Queen Holds Tea Party at Sandringham Day Before Platinum Jubilee

Saturday, February 5, 2022

Queen Holds Tea Party at Sandringham Day Before Platinum Jubilee

The Queen made guests laugh as she joked about cutting a cake during a special reception today ahead of her Platinum Jubilee tomorrow - with attendees saying she was on 'sparkling' form.

The monarch, 95, who is just hours away from becoming the first British sovereign to reach a historic 70 years on the throne, joined members of the local community in the ballroom of Sandringham House in Norfolk to mark her milestone this afternoon.

Wearing an Angela Kelly wedgwood blue crepe with white brocade dress, the Queen, who beamed with delight throughout, also carried her trademark black handbag and a wooden walking stick. Read more 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./