They’ve supported the Queen as she
goes about her royal duties for almost 50 years, looking decorous yet
never detracting attention from their sovereign, and accompanying her
everywhere from prison visits to her Diamond Jubilee pageant.
And
these valuable servants? Not equerries or other royal minions, but her
trusty patent leather shoes, the unsung heroes of the Royal household.
It takes a team of four — not including the junior member of Buckingham Palace staff, dubbed ‘Cinders’, who has the job of wearing in her Majesty’s shoes — to produce the classic black numbers (she has other colours in the same style) which cost about £1,000. Yet the Queen certainly gets value for money out of them, wearing the same pair for years and re-heeling them when they wear out.
It takes a team of four to produce classic numbers at £1,000 a pair
But she certainly saves money, reheeling them when they wear out
A junior member of Palace staff has the job of making the shoes comfier
They are handmade by Anello & Davide of Kensington, west London
Experts use a wooden 'last' made from measurements of Queen's feet
Comfort, support and simplicity mean the design is a firm favourite
It takes a team of four — not including the junior member of Buckingham Palace staff, dubbed ‘Cinders’, who has the job of wearing in her Majesty’s shoes — to produce the classic black numbers (she has other colours in the same style) which cost about £1,000. Yet the Queen certainly gets value for money out of them, wearing the same pair for years and re-heeling them when they wear out.
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