EXCLUSIVE: Queen’s former dresser Angela Kelly insists ‘I don’t hate Meghan’ and says she ‘got on really well with her’ as she hits back at trolls who claim she started hate campaign against Duchess of Sussex after tiara row
- Ms Kelly has decided to fight back and is being supported by her followers
The Queen’s former dresser Angela Kelly has complained she is being bullied over claims she has started a hate campaign against Meghan Markle within the royal family.
Ms Kelly, 65, who has been given a new home by The King, said her reputation was tarnished by online trolls who targeted her social media.
She denied defaming the Duchess of Sussex, adding: ‘Meghan and I got on really well.’
Mrs Kelly was promised a lifelong home by the late Queen after serving her for more than 25 years. But within months of Her Majesty’s death, the seamstress was asked to leave her cottage on the Windsor estate.
She has moved to the Peak District, near Sheffield, but despite ending her stint with the royal family, she has been accused of stoking resentment against the Duchess of Sussex.
The Queen’s dresser, Angela Kelly (pictured at the Queen’s funeral), known to some as ‘AK-47’, reportedly did not respond to Harry’s messages about Meghan’s chosen tiara
The sparkling tiara Meghan wore to her wedding was the Queen Mary’s Diamond Bandeau, which was loaned to her by Harry’s grandmother, the Queen, from the Royal Collection
An anonymous troll called ‘Bed Patato’ posted on Ms Kelly’s Instagram account, prompting her to fight back today.
The troll warned Ms Kelly’s 12,500 followers: ‘Aren’t you the one… who started the whole hate campaign against Meghan… leaking things, making things up… I hope you get your karma.’
But the troll went further and claimed Ms Kelly, whose Instagram handle is @agenthighheels, was hated within the royal family and had been kicked out of her Windsor home by the king.
But Ms Kelly, a docker’s daughter from Liverpool, has decided to fight back and is fully supported by her followers.
She said: ‘I don’t hate Meghan.
‘You’re completely wrong. So please stop this bullying. Stop discrediting me.
‘Megan and I got along really well. Get your facts straight and leave me alone.
However, Ms Kelly was roundly defended by others for her services to the royal family.
Someone named pdavoli said: ‘Block this horrible person. You don’t deserve this from anyone. Your tender care was a gift and your support signified the works for Her Majesty.”
The row broke out as the nation mourned the first anniversary of Her Majesty’s death.
And a supporter added: ‘@bedpatato go away you absolutely horrible, hateful person, this is a sad day for this beautiful lady.
‘The Queen was a very observant woman and only had the cream of the crop around her and @agenthighheels was at the top, so find out for yourself and crawl back under your rock!’
The Queen is pictured with Angela Kelly (left) during London Fashion Week on February 20, 2018
Ms Kelly, pictured here in December 2018, who has been given a new home by The King, said her reputation was tarnished by online trolls who targeted her social media.
Palace sources say Ms Kelly often sat with the Queen, making her laugh and telling Her Majesty about the latest plot twists from television soap operas. From left to right Caroline Rush, the Queen, Anna Wintour and Angela Kelly in 2018
While Ms Kelly was adored by the late Queen, who granted her the right to produce books about her role, Ms Kelly caused unrest among staff and senior Royals. Her hot temper even earned her the nickname AK-47.
Ms Kelly was praised for revamping the Queen’s image with outfits in bold colors and matching hats. As Her Majesty’s health deteriorated, Mrs. Kelly became more of a personal assistant. The monarch had once told her: ‘We could be sisters.’
On the day of Queen Elizabeth’s funeral last year, Ms Kelly described it as ‘a very sad day for me today. I said goodbye to my best friend.’
Yesterday she wrote: ‘I will never forget you. I will always love you. I miss you my friend” and ended with a heart emoji.