Prince George’s outfit

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There’s a new royal portrait featuring the queen & her direct heirs. I know they seem to prefer traditional (to the point of twee) clothes for George, but AIBU to find his outfit odd? The shirt & trousers jar for me

www.independent.co.uk/life-style/queen-elizabeth-ii-portrait-heirs-prince-charles-william-george-buckingham-palace-a9269976.html

I think Charles and William will focus on e environmental issues and Charles especially will reduce the royal spend and increase income through opening the public buildings etc.

I find it more offensive that as a country we still subscribe to this elitist bollocks.

Lovely picture, very traditional, it wouldn't look right/like royalty's dressed in 'modern' clothing!!

Charles and William will focus on e environmental issues and Charles especially will reduce the royal spend and increase income through opening the public buildings etc

Agreed. Charles has been associated with Environmental issues for decades. He also has a reputation for speaking out; so once he is king, hopefully he can use his position of influence for good in that direction.

Likewise, since at least the Jubilee; his stance on slimming down the RF has been very clear.

so yet another balding middle aged man, who doesn't have the same symbolism as a young attractive Queen.

Well, he’s not going to have the same symbolism as a young attractive King either.

Yep I agree. The outfit looks too twee, to be honest it looks like a blouse. Also, I can’t get away with the wee fella’s hairstyle. He reminds me of Gordon Brown ( yes I know )!
I just wish they would stop making him like he was born in the forties.

I read once that the Royal family dressed their children in a more traditional way so that the photos don't age as much.

But no one should be forced or encouraged to wear something they are u comfortable in. Don't think he looks particularly comfortable and part of your job as a parent is to provide experiences/clothing etc that allow your child to feel comfortable and fit in as they wish.

Oh come on. It is for a formal photo. Of course parents dress their kids up in their best least comfortable clothes.

Isn’t part of your job as a parent to teach your children we all have to do things we don’t want to sometimes.

Love the trousers, not keen on the shirt, but that’s just my opinion.

I love them, my DS suits clothes like this.

My DS has clothes like this.

@Timmythatyou - Totally agree, outdated and they own too many homes. They descended from bullies on horseback but were taken over by a bloke known as the Conqueror - what an expensive farce. The “blouse” looks stupid; no Primark nearby?

@BiBiBirdie - could not have put it better

I love it

The blouse is what he wears for all official photos. I did think he looked a bit mismatched though.

@di2004 That's because he takes after his maternal grandfather, who does bear a slight resemblance to Gordon!

so yet another balding middle aged man, who doesn't have the same symbolism as a young attractive Queen.
Yes. I really dont think George will be King after Charles and William have had a go, or if he is, it will be a very different setup.

If they ended up like the Sandi royals I could just about tolerate them - quaint traditions rather than unelected influencers who meet with the PM and have to sign off on laws...

Scandi royals...

Agree whstsitthingy And much slimmed down, which I think Charles will do, to be fair to him. I suspect he has spoken to his sons about this already, hence Harry deciding to pull away a bit already and give Archie just a normal name with no titles.

I think we should either have a monarchy or not. I don’t see the point of a monarchy at all- but at least at the moment we get some gossip and spectacle. What would we get from a “slimmed down” monarchy?

Well, nothing obviously! But it will be very difficult I think to justify having the whole shebang - second cousins and the like on the Royal gravy train in the future and I'm not sure anyone really cares enough to get rid of them entirely.

@CallaLilli Yes I have to agree with you, he does look like his maternal grandfather. He’s the double of Gordon Brown!!

but at least at the moment we get some gossip and spectacle

The trouble is when you "gossip" in a negative way you get called jealous, mean spirited etc. If you criticise them people come on and tell you off for either "putting another woman down" (if it's about a female) or you get told "you don't know her/him so how can you possibly say anything. I find that many people are strangely protective of the RF. I mean as if they need defending.

I mean as if they need defending.

Crestedrobin - Maybe people defend criticism of the Royal family that is gratuitously unpleasant or unfair.
Do you think everyone who is rich or privileged should be impervious to criticism - or maybe because they are rich and privileged they deserve it?