Queen's former dresser Angela Kelly reportedly agrees to TV documentary
Queen Elizabeth II's former senior dresser Angela Kelly has reportedly agreed to appear in a documentary about her years working for the late monarch.
The report was published by HELLO! on 13 September 2026, which said it was reporting claims first made by The Mail on Sunday HELLO!. The Telegraph published a report under the headline "Late Queen's dresser Angela Kelly 'to take part in TV documentary'" the same day The Telegraph.
The reported project was described as a "scripted documentary". It is said to be controlled by production company 53 Degrees Global in collaboration with Walt Disney.
Kelly is 68. She began working for Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 and became her Personal Assistant and Senior Dresser in 2002, the aide who looked after the late Queen's clothes day to day. Over 28 years she became known as a gatekeeper, the trusted figure who managed access, and served as an in-house designer. For readers new to the story, a Senior Dresser handles outfits, fittings and care of clothes for daily engagements.
Queen Elizabeth II gave Kelly permission to write about their close working relationship, then described as an unparalleled bond. That permission was reported in September 2019. Their books and interviews recorded practical jokes in both directions. They included the late Queen telling Kelly "you're sacked!" as a tease, and Kelly planting a toy kookaburra for the late Queen to find.
She was described in April 2023 as the late Queen's closest confidante for 20 years. Before her death in September 2022, Queen Elizabeth II had ensured Kelly could continue to live at Windsor. In April 2023, it was reported that King Charles III had required her to leave her grace-and-favour Windsor home, a house provided for service to the monarch.
She packed up her Windsor home in May 2023 to move to a cottage in the Peak District. In April 2024, it was reported that the King had purchased a home in the Peak District for Kelly, described as one of the late Queen's closest confidantes Daily Mail.
What makes this stand out is length of service. Twenty-eight years beside one monarch is rare.
