Did The Queen Snub Donald Trump With Her Outfit?
Her brooches may have been sending secret signals
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Last week, as thousands of protestors took to the streets of the UK in opposition to the visit of President Donald Trump, the Queen was forced to meet with him at Windsor Castle. And while he described the meeting as "something special", Twitter users have decided that the monarch was actually sending coded (and not so positive) messages to him with her ensemble.
On the first of the president's three-day tour, the Queen (who was meeting with Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar) was pictured wearing a small green brooch which was given to her by Barack and Michelle Obama. The gift was reportedly purchased by the couple in Washington DC ahead of an official state trip to England back when they were president and first lady (and when nobody chose to protest).
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The brooch is a 14-karat yellow-gold, diamond and agate pin. Of course, Trump is not known to be the greatest fan of Obama's and so would likely not be happy if she was showing allegiance to the former president on the day he arrived in the country.
Her choice of controversial accessorising did not end there either. Her second outfit of Trump's tour – which she wore when she met him at Windsor Castle – was a diamond brooch that the Queen mother wore to the funeral of King George VI. Make of that what you will.
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The next day (and the final of Trump's tour), she was pictured meeting the King and Queen of Belgium wearing a snowflake brooch, which was given to her by Canada, a country Trump has not been getting along with too well lately.
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Although it is possible that all three of these potential snubs could be coincidences – and some might say that we are all reading into her choice of accessorising a little too much, it is worth considering how well-thought-out the royal family's clothing choices tend to be. From the love knot brooch the Queen wore to Kate and William's wedding in 2011 to the black dress she had to have flown out as not to be seen wearing colour after the death of her father or her decision to choose green on the day of the Grenfell memorial service, the monarch doesn't wear anything by accident.
In addition to this, the royals are forbidden from making their political opinions known and would likely never have the opportunity to snub Trump in public. So a subtle, easily deniable dig via the choice of a brooch or two might just be the only way Queen Elizabeth can have her say.
This article originally appeared on Harper's BAZAAR UK.