At Poole Bobbin Lace Circle a while ago we had a talk from Maureen Rose who
was a dressmaker to the Queen under Norman Hartnell. Really interesting
about the processes involved in producing clothes for the Queen, how designs
are approved and fabrics chosen, how fitting takes place and how she behaves
towards those involved in it. One incident was when Norman Hartnell tried to
put the blame Maureen when a piece of fabric given to the Queen by a foreign
royal turned out to be too short for the skirt he decided to make from it.
The Queen's response was to take her shoes off and say that she'd just have
to wear flat shoes with it.
Naturally all the fabrics used are top quality and you certainly couldn't
buy the lace from places like Walmart.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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