{"id":188723,"date":"2026-04-07T20:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/188723\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T20:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T20:11:11","slug":"queen-elizabeth-iis-former-aide-reveals-abba-secret","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/188723\/","title":{"rendered":"Queen Elizabeth II\u2019s Former Aide Reveals ABBA Secret"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ahead of what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth\u2019s<\/a> 100th birthday, a former aide is sharing some charming memories.<\/p>\n

The queen\u2019s personal stylist and dresser, Angela Kelly, revealed that Elizabeth was fond of the Swedish pop group ABBA. Angela wokred for the queen from 1994 until her death in 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery morning, the Queen would listen to the Terry Wogan show on Radio 2,\u201d Angela said. \u201cWhen the song \u2018Dancing Queen\u2019 came on, she loved it. Both of us would dance.\u201d<\/p>\n

A stylist revealed the late monarch enjoyed dancing to ABBA\u2019s Dancing Queen<\/p>\n

\"QueenPhoto Credit: Max Mumby\/Indigo \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Queen would move from side to side and sing,\u201d Angela told Vanity Fair<\/a>. \u201cHer Majesty loved singing and had a good voice \u2026 I\u2019d get carried away and be dancing all round her like I was at a disco. And the Queen would tell me to \u2018move over,\u2019 because I can\u2019t sing, and we laughed. They were moments to cherish, to see the Queen so relaxed.\u201d<\/p>\n

Over the 28 years that she worked for the monarch, Angela and her boss grew close. Her Majesty\u2019s dresser became both \u201crevered and feared\u201d in the royal fold. She earned the nickname \u201cAK-47\u201d after the assault rifle due to her influence with the queen. Angela was also credited with revamping the monarch\u2019s signature wardrobe.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, Angela joked that she once suggested to Elizabeth, \u201cYour Majesty, you have good legs. Let\u2019s show them off.\u201d Afterwards, her hems were raised.<\/p>\n

By the time she died<\/a>, Queen Elizabeth was known for her candy-colored dresses and matching hats. The bright colors were famously chosen to make sure she\u2019d be seen in a crowd.<\/p>\n

Her loyal stylist\/dresser\/designer was with the queen until the very end. Angela was the one who dressed her for her final journey to Windsor Castle, after her death<\/a> at 96. She was also an honored guest at the state funeral.<\/p>\n

During her time with Elizabeth, Angela was appointed as a Member of the Royal Victorian Order in 2006, Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 2012 and Commander of the Royal Victorian Order in 2023, in recognition of her royal service.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Queen was my best friend, and I miss her every day,\u201d Angela admitted.<\/p>\n

TELL US \u2013 ARE YOU SURPRISED THAT THE QUEEN WAS AN ABBA FAN?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ahead of what would have been the late Queen Elizabeth\u2019s 100th birthday, a former aide is sharing some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,1315,1312,122,124,123,25949],"class_list":{"0":"post-188723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-queens","8":"tag-new-york","9":"tag-new-york-city","10":"tag-nyc","11":"tag-queen-elizabeth","12":"tag-queen-elizabeth-ii","13":"tag-queens","14":"tag-queens-headlines","15":"tag-queens-news","16":"tag-royal-tea"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=188723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=188723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=188723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=188723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}