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Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II prepares to touch the Commonwealth Nations Globe to start the lighting of the Principal Beacon outside of Buckingham Palace in London, from the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, as part of Platinum Jubilee celebrations on June 2, 2022 in Windsor, England. Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II poses for pictures with Governor of New South Wales Margaret Beazley (R), during an audience at Windsor Castle, in Windsor, on June 22, 2022.

Queen Elizabethappears to have gotten a summer haircut.

The Queen’s previouslonger hairstyle was last seen on June 2, when she went without her signature wide-brimmed hat for a beacon-lighting ceremony at the start of her four-day Jubilee celebration.

Queen Elizabeth’s close aide Angela Kelly recently updated her bestselling bookThe Other Side Of The Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobeto include reflections on the Queen’s life during the coronavirus pandemic, including hertaking on the role of cutting and setting the monarch’s hair.

Queen Elizabeth on June 2.STEVE PARSONS/POOL/AFP via Getty

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II arrives to attend a ceremony to start the lighting of the Principal Beacon outside of Buckingham Palace in London, from the Quadrangle at Windsor Castle in Windsor, west of London, on June 2, 2022, as part of Platinum Jubilee celebrations. - The queen will be seen again at Windsor Castle, west of London, as more than 2,800 beacons are lit at Buckingham Palace and across the UK, including atop the four highest peaks, as well as on the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man, and British Overseas Territories. Flaming tributes will be seen in 54 Commonwealth capitals across five continents, from Tonga and Samoa in the South Pacific to Belize in the Caribbean.

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Kelly wrote, “From March 2020 onwards I washed The Queen’s hair every week, set and styled it, and even trimmed it when needed. My team named it Kelly’s Salon.”

Kelly admitted that she was nervous at first — and the Queen knew it.

“During the first two weeks, I was shaking,” she said. “I had only done her hair once or twice before while on board the Royal Yacht Britannia. The Queen was so kind as she advised me on the very specific way to put the rollers in.”

Queen Elizabeth II; Angela Kelly

As Kelly grew more comfortable in her new duty, the Queen wasn’t afraid to voice her opinions.

“As I grew in confidence I’m sure The Queen thought I was a professional and started shouting at me, ‘Don’t do that, do it this way. That’s right, you’ve got it, don’t change it.’ I was thinking, goodness me, I need a gin and tonic,” Kelly said. “So while The Queen was under the dryer I said to her, ‘I’m off for a stiff drink because this is so stressful, getting it just right for you.’ "

After a “much-needed rest,” Kelly would return to the dressing home to style the Queen’s hair, using “a whole can of hairspray to make sure it lasted the week.”

“The routine was then set, and Lucy had a gin and tonic ready and waiting for me each time I came back upstairs,” she said.

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Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee then and now

Kelly felt extra pressure for two appearances that were broadcast: in April 2020 when the Queen made a special address to the nation, and again for the monarch’s Christmas speech.

She added, “Zooming became part of The Queen’s life and Kelly’s Salon became very busy. Thankfully, I only had one client!”

source: people.com