The Story Behind Queen Elizabeth’s Lifelong Devotion To Launer Handbags
glamour.com; and, come evening, she enjoyed a gin and Dubonnet with ice and a lemon slice. For more than 50 years, British label Anello & Davide supplied her with the low-heel she wore on state visits, royal tours, and birthdays, broken in by a “flunky” to ensure they were comfortable.
There wasn’t a staff member required to road-test her , however—Her Majesty did that herself. Rarely seen without a purse hooked on her arm, the Queen treated her handbags like an appendage, permanently in view whatever the occasion.
Even in her final picture—stood by a fireplace dressed in a kilt, cardigan, blouse and her trusty heels—her glossy Launer handbag is tucked neatly beside her.
Olivia Colman’s portrayal of Her Majesty in The Crown revealed that it wasn’t just a photo prop: She regularly carried it around Buckingham Palace as she walked the hallways or sat on the sofa to watch TV.Her Majesty visiting the Launer London factory in 1991. “She once told me that she doesn’t feel dressed without a bag,” Launer’s CEO Gerald Bodmer tells Vogue. “And I completely agree, of course.” The company was founded by Sam Launer in 1940, received a royal warrant in 1968 and Bodmer took over the company in 1981.
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