Royal experts reveal what happens to the Queen’s jewellery and clothes following her death

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The Princess of Wales will get the ‘lion’s share’ of the Queen’s clothing and jewelry collection, as will the Queen Consort, who will be given ‘first choice’, royal experts say.

Majesty Magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Seward said who the items go to “have been sorted and organized by the Queen quite some time ago.”

“I imagine Her Majesty’s personal jewelry will be given to several members of her family. The Princess of Wales as the future queen who gets the lion’s share,” she explained.

‘There are pieces that will remain for use by the wife of the reigning monarch, in this case Camilla. She will need a large collection to support her constitutional role.’

Some items, such as the late monarch’s wedding dress and coronation gown, will be “preserved for historical purposes” and “on display,” royal expert Christine Ross told FEMAIL.

The Princess of Wales will get the ‘lion’s share’ of the Queen’s clothing and jewelry collection, as will the Queen Consort, who will be given ‘first choice’, royal experts say. In the photo, the three royals together in June 2021

Majesty Magazine editor-in-chief Ingrid Seward said who the items go to “have been sorted and organized by the Queen quite some time ago.” Pictured, the Queen in 2018

From her brightly coordinated outfits to her matching hats and handbags, the Queen became known for her classic sense of style.

Her Majesty, who was buried Monday in a private funeral service at Windsor Castle after her state funeral, was rarely seen in the same garment during her 70-year reign — and when she was, her repeat attire was carefully considered.

With an extensive wardrobe and jewelry collection, the death of the Queen has left many wondering what to do with her belongings.

Royal expert Christine said: “I would expect that some of her iconic outfits, such as her Jubilee ensembles or the coats and hats worn at royal weddings, would certainly be preserved for historical purposes.

‘The collection of the Historic Royal Palaces preserves a number of Queen Victoria and Princess Diana’s clothes, and Queen Elizabeth’s clothes have equal historical importance and importance.

“I have no doubt that her bridal gown and coronation gown would be kept and regularly exhibited by the Royal Collection Trust.”

The experts said some of the Queen’s dresses will likely be given to her grandchildren. Pictured: The Queen and Prince Philip at the wedding of Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in September 2020, for which Beatrice wore a Queen’s dress

Princess Eugenie added a green flash to her white wedding dress on her wedding day in October 2018 when she borrowed her grandmother’s Greville Emerald Kokoshnik tiara

Christine also explained that most of Her Majesty’s jewels belong to the Crown and would be passed on to the next Sovereign.

She said: ‘Articles from the Queen’s personal collection are said to have been passed on to her relatives, each chosen personally by Her Majesty. Like any cherished heirloom, these are certainly very special pieces.

“I also hope that, like Princess Beatrice’s wedding dress, some of the garments have been passed on to her grandchildren.

“Many of the Queen’s ball gowns could in the future be adapted to the Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, the new Princess of Wales, or even Princess Charlotte and Lilibet.”

Many of the Queen’s belongings are kept in a trust rather than being part of the monarch’s private collection, meaning her jewelry will remain there.

As king, Charles is now in charge of the Crown Jewels, which have been handed down from British monarchs since the 17th century.

The Queen also has a private jewelry collection, which, according to The Times, is filled with 300 pieces of jewelry, including 98 brooches, 46 necklaces, 34 pairs of earrings, 15 rings, 14 watches and five pendants.

The Grand Duchess Vladimir tiara was made by the illustrious House of Bolin, one of the world’s oldest jewelers, for Maria Pavlovna, wife of Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia, and presented on her wedding day in 1874. When the revolution broke out, the family fled and the tiara was left behind but was smuggled out of Russia by a British secret agent (The Queen pictured in the United States in 1976)

It is thought that much of the collection will go to Queen Consort Camilla and the Princess of Wales.

“There is a hierarchy in all of this,” royal expert Katie Nicholl . told me Entertainment tonight.

“The Queen Consort really gets the first choice of the Queen’s jewelry. And then, of course, Princess of Wales is Kate. I’m sure the Duchess of Sussex will come get some jewelry someday, but she’s much lower in the pecking order.’

When it comes to her clothes, royal biographer Brian Hoey previously revealed that if the Queen got tired of her outfits, she would donate them to her dressers, which would wear them or sell them.

“If her dresser wants to sell an item, she shouldn’t disclose information about its former owner,” Brian wrote in his 2011 book Not In Front of the Corgis.

“All labels and any other evidence that could point to the queen must be removed so that no one can trace its origin. All labels on the clothing and anything that could indicate it came from royalty has been wiped out.”

Angela Kelly, the Queen’s personal dresser, explained how the monarch preferred her clothing to be “modified and recycled as much as possible.”

“Normally, an outfit can last up to about 25 years,” she wrote in her book The Other Side Of The Coin: The Queen, The Dresser And The Wardrobe.

“Her Majesty is always frugal and wants her clothes to be adapted and recycled as much as possible…After two or three outings, a piece will have become known to the media, so we will look for ways to adapt it or become something worn on private holidays in Balmoral or Sandringham.’

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