Why does the Queen...?

I just made that up from my fertile imagination folks.( the white sling backs.)

Thank you, grumppa

white slingbacks ......really ? ....surely only when visiting Essex...

And I've seen photos of her wearing wellies. Daily Mail strikes again!

"the annual judging of stiff upper lips in Margate"?

She does stuff like that all the time.

Oh. How odd...

I knew it was the same link, Ana. I only re-posted it because it seemed that a lot of the subsequent posters hadn't read it.

I wore white slingbacks in 1957 too, but not any more, thank you. I'd fall off them sideways.

She was a young thing then, so white sling-backs would have been Ok, but I can't imagine her in them now.

Which Queen was that Roses?

Keep up at the back there Anno.

That's the same link I posted this morning, anno...

Told you..... White leather.

The Queen’s selection includes plain black leather, black patent, white leather and beige leather, and three designs of evening shoe in satin, silver and gold.

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2672763/

Looking back through the archives ( someone has to do it) I find that in June
1957 the Queen wore a beautiful pair of white sling back stilettos for the annual judging of stiff upper lips in Margate.

If you were Queen you could choose your own shoes. Can't think of any other reason why you couldn't be Queen.

Another reason I couldn't be queen. Horrible shoes.

roses!

Or diamonds on the soles of her shoes?

I think it spoils her outfits too. How difficult would it be to make the same shoes in cream or navy or brown? She could have even have the soles in red if she wanted to impress!

I have never noticed what colour shoes she wears.Surely she wears navy now and then at the very least!?

I believe it.

Amazing we haven't noticed about the shoes before! Good link Ana.

I think someone in the royal household has been spinning the DM a yarn. 'Cinders' indeed!!

DH's cousin made handmade shoes for Queen mum

I think I read somewhere that many years ago she found the perfect shoe style and height for standing around and decided to stick to it. Same goes for the bag. It's comfortable to carry.

I don't expect she wears them with a ball gown! Probably trainers like a lot of us older women. You can't see them under a long skirt. I've seen pictures of her in riding boots, as well. I don't think, if you have handmade shoes, you need to 'wear them in'. And, just to be difficult, the shoes in the Daily Mail pictures aren't all the same! The elves and the shoemaker - my DS loved that story, Teetime!