Disappointing to see Meghan morphing into Kate?

[MiniCooperLover]

I've just seen the pictures of the Royal Family on the balcony for the Trooping of the Colour parade and it really seems like Meghan is being turned into a Kate clone, with the slightly odd old fashioned clothes and badly curled hair? I had hoped they palace would let her be herself.

because mother of the brides tend to be in their 50,s 60,s?

It's their uniform.
Personally I'd do the same.
I'm sure they wear regular civilian clothes off duty.

Ah, so MOTB is less about style, more about age? I agree with above, I think it's a bit of a work uniform really.

So much for feminism and being radical. Using your wedding as a swan song a bit of a giveaway
More worried about ppl who have no clothes, can't feed themselves

Poor girl can’t win. In fact neither of them can. I find it sad with threads constantly finding fault or something negative to say.

Jenny - wow, imagine the pressure of being MM's stylist!! Not a job I would want (or MM's, come to that).

They're both beautiful and slim. They'd look lovely "in a bikini in Wigan" (showing my age!)

it is just a work uniform as PPs have said, it's a bit like wearing those Next and M&S black trousers that everyone seems to wear to work, people don't choose them its just appropriate for the office.

'Palace influence'- no shit Sherlock, what did you think would happen after she married into the royal family?

I can't get upset about it or have any kind of opinion..... MM knew what she was signing up for and maybe she likes her outfit?!

I think she dressed appropriately for the occasion

'Her and Harry are too close to the top job. '

Only until George, Charlotte and Louis (and whatever other children Wiliam and Kate have, and why not, Kate's even younger than Meghan) get a bit older.

But he's 6th in line already, possibly to be bumped down even more in a couple of years if Kate and Wills go for no. 4.

Most females would look frumpy and dumpy next to Kate, and I think MM's style is unfortunate this time, including dress, hat and hair.

I think she's sticking to her own style and just tweaking it for the dress code. She's still going for a more tailored look with the 'waistcoat style' top with the big buttons. Very much in keeping with her usual style in my opinion.

They both play safe at these events in order not to upstage the Queen.
Diana learnt the hard way when she wore an updo at one of the queen's events and it was front page news. Queenie was furious apparently.
When they're out on their own events, they can glam it up.

No matter what she wore there would always be a core of people with their claws out ready to criticise.

It's only their clothes for official functions. Kate dresses very differently off duty and so does Meghan I would imagine.

They have to be seen to follow protocol and are heavily guided with their formal outfits. All part of joining the firm, which both ladies have done so very willingly.

They're formally dressed as a mark of respect. You don't get much more formal than the trooping of the colour as an event as it's a state event.
Hopefully she can dress slightly more relaxed when she's visiting hospitals, charity events, etc.

Perhaps Meghan is erring on the side of caution and doing her best to fit in with the family she has married into, which is always hard but imagine doing it with the whole world watching?

MOTB x 2.

You can dress conservatively (ie covered up) without needing to resort to Phase Eight frumpdom. Might also look better without caked on corpse makeup.

"because mother of the brides tend to be in their 50,s 60,s?"

Ageism doesn't help. Yes, MOTB are old enough to have adult DC. But that tells us precisely nothing about their preferred style (or lack thereof)

Looking at the photos of everyone else they both look very appropriate for the event. The children are also in frilly type dresses of the same ilk

Right next to each other in the 'trending' box, this thread complaining that Meghan is not 'Meghan' enough and another thread complaining that she is inappropriately too 'Meghan' and not royal enough. Both about the exact same outfit too.

I think she looks very nice. I like the colour on her. And it's off the shoulder slightly and she looks better than Kate. Kate's dress is definitely one for the older lady.

wanders in on thread, yawns, scratches arse, wanders off again

What on earth were you expecting, OP? She was never going to arrive at the palace gates with a bag full o' the Santa Ana easy-breezy winds of change.
That was/is never going to happen.
They're attending the Trooping of the Colour parade. What, pray tell, did you expect?