Royal style and gossip: monochrome Megs, colourful Kate, the whacky hats of Max

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Link to the previous thread, which was fast filling up!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/style_and_beauty/3394928-Royal-Style-and-Gossip-The-Sussexes-Down-Under-Meghan-is-glowing?msgid=82047922#82047922

I hardly think Kate would be regent; she's only royal by marriage.Where's David Starkey when you need him?

Sorry that should be David Starkey.

For Kate to be regent, the Regency Act of 1937 would have to be amended because she would not be the next person in the line of succession over 21. There is precedent, though. The Act was amended to make the DofE eligible to be regent during the minority of Charles. Otherwise the designated regent would have been Princess Margaret.

There have been cases of queens being regents for child monarchs but possibly not in the U.K.

Mary of Guise (Queen Consort of James V) was regent for her daughter Mary Queen of Scots.

@BigGreenOlives Am totally with you!!! Would love that dress just to stroke and pretend I had a life that would allow me to wear it :-). Nearly 50 though so....ha ha not so much.

And in England, Margaret Beaufort was regent for Henry VIII, but she was not a queen.

Oh yes, I forgot about the Scottish monarchs. The Stuarts were unfortunate to have a string of child monarchs, the last couple being babies in arms.

A few medieval queens of England also served as regents, but when the kings were away rather than because the kings were children.

Also, there were situations where women were named regent while the king was out of the country. One was Katherine of Aragon for Henry VIII.

In Scotland, Margaret Tudor, Queen Consort of James IV and sister of Henry VIII, was regent during the minority of her son James V.

Joining this thread because I love reading about royal jewels and tiaras. I discovered the Order of Splendor blog via Twitter recently (there was a great blog about the Queen and “brooch warfare” ) and I’ve been fascinated ever since.

Also Katherine Parr for Henry VIII while he was out of the country. So Henry had three women regents: his grandmother during his short minority and two of his queens while he was waging war on his neighbors out of the country.

Returning back to the bling, this is quite fascinating seeing HMs jewels worn by younger royals

I would love to know how it is all catalogued.
Is there a big leather bound book of Granny's Jewels?

@Haworthia

Please link to “brooch warfare

Must be up there with Tiara Thursdays

Was that the one about the Trump visit Haworthia?

Yes! Angela Kelly, HM's dresser, keeps it. It's a big book and she signs items in and out.

How do you know that ? @Clionba

Great Hello link @CurlyWurlyTwirly though for some reason the story was interspersed with ads for black pudding!

It was in one of those books - maybe the Fergie one? Or possibly the Diamond Queen one by Andrew Marr? I've read that many of them, I'm a font of useless information !

i can only describe this as Tiara Porn

Yes, the Trump visit Paradyning

CurlyWurlyTwirly Sadly I can’t find the link. I think it was a Twitter thread that the author has deleted for some reason. It was so detailed!

Here’s an article based on the Twitter thread: www.vox.com/2018/7/19/17586942/queen-elizabeth-brooch-warfare-trump-obama-code

I love a royal related book @Clionba
Do you have a few recommendations?

@Haworthia
i remember that

I had it my head that it was a battle of the biggest brooches!

 the Oscar de la Renta Dress She looks amazing!