This Is Queen Elizabeth's Favorite Designer Brand For Purses

Launer CEO Gerald Bodmer says Queen Elizabeth II now owns more than 200 Launer purses in different colors and models, including some owned by the late Queen Mother. A number of them will set you back several thousands of dollars, although like her granddaughter-in-law Kate Middleton, the Queen and her dresser Angela Kelly make sure that purses are recycled. 

Bodmer says the Queen often asks for the purses to be customized, since she knows exactly what she wants. Usually the customization calls for the bags to have longer handles, so it does not get in the way when she has to shake hands. There are other tweaks Launer carries out for the Queen to ensure her bags are one of a kind. Bodner tells the Daily Mail, "We might take out a suede lining and replace it with a silk lining. She carries her bag, like a lot of women, as part of her clothing. The latest bag has a frame, so it can be held under the arm."

Bodmer admits he might feel a twinge if he saw the Queen cheating on the Launer brand. "If I saw the Queen walking around in a Hermes bag, I'd be annoyed," he laughs. But given that the Queen appears to know what she likes and is firm about her choices, it hardly seems like that would ever happen.