Queen Mother's Birthday Surprise -- A Royal Secret for the Queen Mother's birthday was this smiling theatre party. She and the Queen with Princess Margaret and the Duke Edinburgh saw "The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker" - "such a lovely evening," said the Queen Mother. Fashionable observers noted the Queen's winged, open sandals in black and white leather with matching handbag. With a touch of carefree Italian summer they are among the gayest shoes the Queen had chosen this year. August 05, 1955. (Photo by Daily Express Picture).