Royals How Queen Elizabeth's Spectrum of Rainbow of Coat Dresses Acts Like a Mood Ring The Queen isn't one to shy away from sporting even the most daring hues -- like lime green! Here, we look back on the monarch's rainbow spectrum of style and how it correlates to her demeanor By Brittany Talarico Brittany Talarico Brittany Talarico is PEOPLE's Deputy Style Director, where she oversees the brand's digital Style and Beauty coverage. This includes running lead on the Met Gala, which is among PEOPLE.com's top-trafficked red carpet events every year, interviewing the industry's top influencers (including all the Kardashian-Jenners), and breaking A-list celeb news (a New Jersey shore native, it is no surprise that her favorite interview ever was with Bruce Springsteen). Brittany is a style contributor to People Every Day Podcast and has represented the brand on national TV programs including Good Morning America and The CW's two TV specials on the British Royals. She joined PEOPLE from Cosmopolitan in 2013, where she was an Associate Editor. People Editorial Guidelines and Kaitlyn Frey Kaitlyn Frey Instagram Twitter Assistant Style & Beauty Editor, PEOPLE People Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 28, 2020 09:50 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 15 COLOR: PINKMOOD: ROSY Ian Forsyth/Getty The Queen embraced the start of spring in May 2015 by wearing this watermelon-hued coat and hat with a floral patterned scarf tucked in, on the same day Princess Charlotte as born. Many royal experts felt the choice was also a tribute to her new great grandaughter. 02 of 15 THE COLOR: REDTHE MOOD: IN LOVE Photobeat Images/startraks The Queen sported this classic red hat and coat combo while attending church with Prince Philip just a week before Valentine's Day 2016. 03 of 15 THE COLOR: ORANGETHE MOOD: ZESTY Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty To name handsome actor Eddie Redmayne an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, Elizabeth wore this long-sleeved orange midi dress with her usual brooch pinned to her lapel. 04 of 15 THE COLOR: PEACHTHE MOOD: READY FOR SPRING Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Even in the midst of winter, the Queen wears bright shades, like this peachy hue on her hat, coat and dress, for a Sunday mass in January - we assume because she's willing warm weather to come. 05 of 15 THE COLOR: YELLOWTHE MOOD: READY FOR THE RACES Kirstin Sinclair/Getty Queen Elizabeth II drapes a canary yellow coat over a floral dress, and pairs it with a yellow hat with flowers to the Royal Ascot in June 2015. 06 of 15 THE COLOR: CHARTREUSETHE MOOD: ELATED Karwai Tang/WireImage For her first official outing with her new great granddaughter-in-law Meghan Markle, the Queen proved she can even pull off the most hard-to-wear shades, like the chartreuse number worn over a floral dress and accessorized with a matching floral-embellished hat. In the documentary, The Queen at 90, the Queen's daughter-in-law, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, explained her reason for always choosing bold color, saying: “She needs to stand out for people to be able to say ‘I saw the Queen.’ Don’t forget that when she turns up somewhere, the crowds are two, three, four, 10, 15 deep, and someone wants to be able to say they saw a bit of the Queen’s hat as she went past.” 07 of 15 THE COLOR: LIME GREENTHE MOOD: CELEBRATORY To celebrate her 90th birthday (to which she arrived by carriage!), the queen donned this daring lime green coat and hat. 08 of 15 THE COLOR: AQUATHE MOOD: AQUATIC Dominic Lipinski - WPA Pool/Getty During a garden party in 2011, Elizabeth wore head-to-toe aqua - all the way to her matching umbrella, too. 09 of 15 THE COLOR: TEALTHE MOOD: REVVED UP Splash News Online Queen Elizabeth II accessorized this teal blue look with a patent leather black purse, a pearl necklace and stud earrings in 2014 to tour a Jaguar Land Rover plant in Wolverhampton, UK. 10 of 15 THE COLOR: SKY BLUETHE MOOD: RISK-TAKING Samir Hussein/WireImage Straying away from her usual matching hat-coat combo, the Queen got creative,pairing a bright orange hat with this blue coat in June 2016. 11 of 15 THE COLOR: COBALTTHE MOOD: PROUD Mark Cuthbert/UK Press via Getty She played around with the blue palette some more, wearing this cobalt blue jacket, top hat and knee-length dress to the 40th anniversary of The Prince's Trust (that would be her son, Prince Charles) in March 2016. 12 of 15 THE COLOR: ROYAL PURPLETHE MOOD: DUH Indigo/Getty This royal wears a (quite fitting) royal purple outfit and umbrella while out in a rainy day in London to tour the rebuilt Jubilee Gardens - first opened in 1977, in honor of her 25th anniversary as Queen. 13 of 15 THE COLOR: LAVENDERTHE MOOD: FABULOUS To celebrate a Buckingham Palace garden party, the Queen chose this spring-appropriate lavender coat and hat over a pretty floral frock. Wouldn't you be smiling this big if you looked this cute? 14 of 15 THE COLOR: PALE PINKTHE MOOD: CURIOUS James Whatling/Splash News Online The Queen looks pretty in (pale) pink and summery white gloves as she arrived at the Liverpool Lime Street Station in June 2016. 15 of 15 THE COLOR: FUCHSIATHE MOOD: READY TO PARTY! Jeff Spicer/Getty Bright and bold for her birthday! Queen Elizabeth rang in her 90th birthday celebration in a bold fuschia coat and hat, paired with classy white gloves and a silver bow brooch.