Why the Queen wears lime green for her most important occasions
During her first in-person royal engagement of the year, Queen Elizabeth II made a statement by wearing a vivid, symbolic dress.
At the CWGC Air Forces Memorial in Runnymede, the king commemorated the Royal Australian Air Force's (RAAF) 100th anniversary.
The memorial is just a short distance from Windsor Castle, where Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh have been confined since March 2020.
It was the Queen's first public engagement of the year, and one of only a few she has attended in person since the coronavirus pandemic broke out.
The Queen was well aware of the importance of the case, which took place on Thursday UK time (March 31).
Her lime green Angela Kelly-made coat had white flecks throughout and was topped with a hat designed by the Queen's dresser and embellished with yellow tulips and white flowers.
The Queen wore her Australian Wattle brooch, which was made by Melbourne company William Drummond & Co in 1954 and given to her on her first visit to Australia that year, which was also the first visit by a reigning monarch to the world.
The brooch is made up of white and yellow diamonds in the shape of a golden wattle sprig and an Australian tea tree blossom mist.
The Queen's coat color, neon/lime green, is clearly a favorite of Her Majesty's, with green being the ideal spring color.
Green is often said to reflect tranquillity and peace, as well as good fortune and wellbeing – and given the royal family's recent events, it seems like an appropriate option.
The color appears to be a deliberate reference to some of the Queen's most significant festivities during her reign.
On her last visit to Australia in 2011, she wore lime green.
Her Majesty wore a dazzling neon green costume for Trooping the Colour in 2016 to commemorate the Queen's 90th birthday.
The Queen wore a similar hue to Royal Ascot in 2017, and to the races again in 2018.
Royal Ascot has long been regarded as one of the Queen's favorite sporting events. Her Majesty's overnight coat was also worn to Royal Ascot in 2019.
The Queen wore a different lime green coat by Stuart Parvin to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding in 2018.
The color was also selected for the Queen's first solo engagement with Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, which was a major achievement for the newlywed royal couple.
The Queen's overnight trip is significant not only for the monarch but also for the British royal family.
It's the Queen's first public appearance of the year, as well as the first since Harry and Meghan's interview with Oprah aired.
Bright colors, on the other hand, aid the Queen's visibility during royal engagements, which is necessary even when no members of the public are present.
Alicia Healey, a former royal lady's maid, told 9Honey that bright colors were important parts of a working wardrobe.
In 2018, Healey, who served at Buckingham Palace from 2006 to 2010, told 9Honey, "Royals usually wear clothing that makes them stand out to the public, and lighter colors tend to do this."
In the documentary The Queen at 90, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, said something similar.
"She has to stand out so that people will say, 'I saw the Queen,'" the countess said.
"Remember, when she shows up somewhere, the crowds are two, three, four, ten, fifteen deep, and everyone needs to be able to tell they saw a stray strand of the Queen's hat when she passed."
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