It wasn’t always possible to photograph Queen Elizabeth II in color, but once possible, she never let us down.

1. Not many people look good in orange; in fact, after conducting my Google image search, I’ve concluded that not many do. But England’s fearless leader courageously and successfully wore a brilliant orange suit. And its not the gray hair and charming smile that made this possible -- Queen Elizabeth has been rocking orange since 1985.

2. Baseball caps, fedoras, sun hats and top hats. Over the years the queen has stretched the known hat boundaries with these alternative selections.

3. In ForneyLife, fashionista Stacy London speaks about how to make patterned clothes work. She "recommends deep-green or deep-purple floral patterns." Her Majesty did anything but that when she visited Canada in June of 2010.

4. When visiting Ireland in 2011, Queen Elizabeth looked cuter than a Leprechaun in her monochromatic hat, dress and coat combo.

5. On many more occasions, Her Majesty proved Stacy's advice incompatible with her fashion taste.

6. Contrary to all fashion advice ever, she managed to rock these shades.

7. Old fashion turns into high fashion when Queen Elizabeth II sports polka dots.

8. Carry an umbrella because raincoats look goofy? Her majesty suggests otherwise.

9. Whoever says a hoodie is too casual is wrong. They are majestic.

10. Tyra Banks advices her models to smile with their eyes. Her Majesty seems to disagree with this advice.

11. Aggressive matching: brilliantly paired suit and umbrella.

12. In May at the amalgamation parade the Queen made it clear that it is okay to wear pink when it's not Wednesday.