Launer, the signature bag fetish of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Elizabeth's bag accompanied her for 50 years and keeps the greatest secrets of royal history. This piece is not only a fashion object for her majesty, but it is also used as an element of communication and even protection. That is why Launer, the firm that makes it, reveals all the secrets behind the three iconic minimalist and austere designs that Isabel wears.

The leather goods brand assured that the three styles of bags used by her majesty -The Lucia, The Judi and The Encore- are made exclusively for her, with her exquisite orders. What's more, experts assure that Harry and Guillermo's grandmother orders five new models of these bags each year and that she has a total of 250 pieces of this accessory in her dressing room that has survived fashions and trends. The Launer London is already part of the iconic image of the queen, as are her hats or her monochromatic looks.

The pieces are made of cowhide, with details in gold. The colors are at the Queen's choice. Usually for day to day, she wears black or blue. For this reason, the brand is known to have been making its iconic structured-style bags for over 70 years, and each bag is still made in England.

The creator of the firm, Gerald Bodmer, 88, has given some details about how this accessory arrives in the queen's dressing room. The person in charge of the image of the Queen, Angela Kelly, is the one who orders the ones she needs each year and it is an essential condition that the bags are made in the United Kingdom. Bodmer also admits that Elizabeth II "knows what she wants from her and if she doesn't like what we've done to her, she won't use it." To which he has added: "We usually work on a bag that we already have and then customize it with what Angela knows the Queen wants or with specific needs according to certain commitments." If the customizations are not very demanding, each model, according to the prices that appear on the firm's website, is worth between 1,700 and 2,500 pounds or what is the same, between 1,900 and 2,800 euros.

What does Queen Elizabeth II carry in her bag?

Queen Elizabeth is used to always leaving mysteries than certainties, that is why the content of her bag is a big question mark. Some close to her affirm that she always carries inside her: glasses, a handkerchief with her initials embroidered, a fountain pen, a pack of mints and a hook to hang her bag under the table.

In addition, she also leaked that like any flirtatious woman, she keeps a small mirror and lipstick in her bag, as well as money to donate to the church.

Launer bag: A fashion and safety object for Elizabeth II

On the other hand, the Queen is known to use her inseparable complement as a vehicle of communication with her personal.

"It would be very worrying if you were talking to the queen and saw her bag being changed from one hand to another," royal historian Hugo Vickers told Britain's People magazine. "That is the signal the queen uses to indicate to her staff that she is ready to end her conversation."

"It's a very low-key way and a way to not offend anyone. At that point someone on her staff would come up to her and say something like, 'Ma'am, the Archbishop of Canterbury would really like to meet you,'" in this way. she has the perfect excuse to end the dialogue.