The Other Side of the Coin
The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe
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The Other Side of the Coin
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Angela Kelly
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Angela Kelly
About this listen
‘Entertaining and beautifully illustrated’
The Sunday Times
‘For real intel, [The Crown] can’t come close to The Other Side of the Coin by Angela Kelly’
The New York Times
‘Fascinating book’
HELLO!
‘Angela Kelly shares fascinating and charming anecdotes’
Good Housekeeping
First print run features a specially designed cut-down dust jacket
When Angela Kelly and The Queen are together, laughter echoes through the corridors of Buckingham Palace.
Angela has worked with The Queen and walked the corridors of the Royal Household for twenty-five years, initially as Her Majesty’s Senior Dresser and then latterly as Her Majesty’s Personal Advisor, Curator, Wardrobe and In-house Designer. As the first person in history to hold this title, she shares a uniquely close working relationship with The Queen.
In The Other Side of the Coin, The Queen has personally given Angela her blessing to share their extraordinary bond with the world. Whether it’s preparing for a formal occasion or brightening Her Majesty’s day with a playful joke, Angela’s priority is to serve and support. Sharing never-before-seen photographs – many from Angela’s own private collection – and charming anecdotes of their time spent together, this revealing book provides memorable insights into what it’s like to work closely with The Queen, to curate her wardrobe and to discover a true and lasting connection along the way.
‘The book documents the unique working relationship between Her Majesty The Queen and the woman who has been her Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser for more than two decades: Angela Kelly. It gives a rare insight into the demands of the job of supporting the Monarch, and we gain privileged insight into a successful working relationship, characterised by humour, creativity, hard work, and a mutual commitment to service and duty. Angela is a talented and inspiring woman, who has captured the highlights of her long career with The Queen for us all to share.’ – Samantha Cohen, Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen (2011–2018)
©2019 Angela Kelly (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers LimitedCritic Reviews
"The book documents the unique working relationship between Her Majesty The Queen and the woman who has been her Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser for more than two decades: Angela Kelly. It gives a rare insight into the demands of the job of supporting the Monarch, and we gain privileged insight into a successful working relationship, characterised by humour, creativity, hard work, and a mutual commitment to service and duty. Angela is a talented and inspiring woman, who has captured the highlights of her long career with The Queen for us all to share." (Samantha Cohen, Assistant Private Secretary to The Queen 2011–2018)
"Full of gems.... Angela Kelly is a jewel in the crown." (Daily Telegraph)
"The book is a trove of warm and insightful anecdotes." (Daily Mail)
What listeners say about The Other Side of the Coin
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-04-2022
A beautiful book
A very nice listen, full of wonderful little gems about The Queens outfits told by her dresser.
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- liz docherty
- 03-01-2023
Awesome listing
just loved it so interesting had to keep listening ,and so parts very funny . just loved listening to Angela
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- pmk
- 04-10-2022
interesting but not gripping
Did have some interesting insight but not gripping. rather stilted reading at times. Okish.
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- Anonymous User
- 22-12-2022
Fashion love affair
As a sewer of over 60 years, I absolutely loved the description of the garments Angela designed with such care and thought for the Queen. Angela has had the most amazing experiences and I can see such passion in everything she does. I love the dignified colourful couture, what a creative lady Angela is. I loved this book so much, my family have been absolute Royalists, I first saw the Queen in Australia when I was 2 this book gave me a peek into another side of our Royal household, Angela I Thank you. Our Queen is no longer with us but books like this show what a beautiful lady she was.
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- Annette
- 23-11-2019
Good story, but not well read
The content is interesting but sadly Angela Kelly would have done better to have someone else record the audio.
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- S Langford
- 25-09-2024
The retelling isn’t great and the performance is grating.
I tried hard to like this book and forced myself to finish it but, it wasn’t likeable in a variety of ways.
The delivery of Ms Kelly’s performance, was hindered by poor pronunciation, lack of speech clarity and frequent poor sentence cadence which made it at best, distracting. Her tongue often sounded twisted. Passing the performance aspect of this book to someone more capable would have been preferable.
It felt like the book was lacking in engaging content so the author filled it with unnecessary and boring details.
Ms Kelly does herself no favours in the way she presents herself to listeners through her experiences, frequently coming across as; pretentious, passive aggressive, immature and unnecessarily self important.
I rarely give poor reviews but sadly there wasn’t a lot to like about this offering.
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