Royal style and gossip: the frocks, the rocks, the shocks

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Here we go again!

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Special edition: Eugenie wedding thread

Harry and Meghan have 2 days more in NZ before they head back to London and, if I was her, I'd put on pyjamas, get Netflix fired up, and not leave my bed for several days! William and Kate will be out for a sporty engagement in Essex tomorrow and I'm sure we'll start to see them more as she's now officially back from maternity leave..

No idea what the continental royals are up to but New My Royals (does that title even make sense?) is my go-to link for them!

I was on holiday in Spain when Letizia got married and not only was the ceremony aired live in TV bit so was the wedding reception. This was in 2004 and Charles attended by himself. He was a complete Billy No Mates on the table at the reception (don't forget, this was on TV) and I felt a bit sorry for him. And then the happy couple toured Spain as part of their honeymoon and their walkabouts were televised as well.

Leonor’s speech is at 10’30. Leticia is a former newsreader and looks so proud!

My ex had a Spanish colleague who hated Letizia. Said she was fake, and had enticed Felipe as she couldn't understand why he'd marry a divorced newsreader when there were so many decent Spanish women he could've chosen!

Sound familiar?

I think being already famous is a huge advantage to being royal and constantly in the public eye; @Queen

Loved seeing Leonor do that reading. I think Letizia is great. She seems so smart and has had a lot to endure. Not an easy ride in that family.

@CurlyWurlyTwirly That video - come for Leonor at 10:30, stay for the Spanish PM at 11:45! He's very easy on the eye...

Some stats on the royal tour c/o The Sun CIA What Meghan Wore:

76 engagements
41 outfits
16 days
10 cities/towns
4 countries

Via not CIA!

I'm sad at H&M's tour finishing - it's been lovely waking up to nice outfits and pictures with cute smiley kids each morning! Heads up that there's an ITV doc on the tour at 9pm on Monday.

I hope Meghan can get a bit more professional advice next time to avoid the label mishaps etc, but overall I think she did really well and pulled off some great looks. I loved the black dress during the feminism speech. It was lovely to see how warm her and Harry looked with each other and the people they met.

Kate was looking ever so thin in the blue dress - I know she's always been slim but she's looking a bit poorly IMO. I hope it's just a case of running around after the kids and nothing more.

I think Kate has a gorgeous figure. But it is at the bottom end of ok In terms of how slim she is. The main issue with being that thin is that it ages her. I am a good 6 years older than her and not nearly as pretty but put us next to each other and I think I would look younger. As would all of my friends. My mum always said one advantage of carrying a bit of extra weight is it makes you look younger!!

@Queen
Oh yes the Spanish PM is very dishy!

Looks like Leonor is taking after her mum height wise and Sophia is taking after Felipe.
They are lovely little girls

At five months I just wanted to hibernate!

When she started the tour under three weeks ago, she was supposedly three months pregnant. Has it been confirmed she is five? She definitely looks nearer five than three.

I like the length of her skirts, she reminds me of old movie stars :).

It is very refreshing to be able to discuss current trends and new clothes instead of Kate's staid mother of the bride looks. I agree Kate is far too thin and there is no way it is because she is 'running after her children'. Do people really believe it is that and not a strict exercise and diet regime that she is able to do exactly because she is not in the position of having to run around after her children.

Limpy I agree, I cannot see her dashing home after the opening of an envelope to throw on three loads of washing, iron Will's trousers for the polo, hem George's school trousers, cook dinner, chase the kids around the house for a bath, feed the dog (actually does the dog still exist? I haven't seen any photos for years), clean up the dog vomit and so on.
She will have all manner of staff.
I would think that public scrutiny to see if she has a pre-baby body again, being constantly compared to you deceased mother-in-law (I feel sorry for Will, who wants to shag a woman who is always being compared to him Mum?) and having your photo splashed across the media. However she choose the job so she can't complain. She does need to get her sporty body back and instead of this fashion body.

As well as the nanny; Kate & William have a full time house keeper, a Fijian driver, two orderlies from the army, just to look after their daily needs. Here

Then they have all the professionals who are part of their office. The “Normal life’s” is a PR myth

Photo Retrospective of the Tour

It is lovely to see Harry’s famed personality on this tour and H&M together as a couple.
Their natural love & affection has completely broken the mould for pda for Royal couple. (Unfortunately for them, as the Honeymoon period inevitably wears off, the press will have a field day if for whatever reason they do not hold hands)

I have noticed that Meghan has employed a new hand hold.
She laces her fingers together and holds them at waist level.
It makes her look engaged in what she is observing; but calm.
Otherwise she has done a Kate and has small clutch bags.

Flashback photo to October 2016.
5 months after the birth of Charlotte,
She is wearing Kate Spade.

Here, her smile looks a little asymmetrical. Could be just her expression or the after effects of Botox; but I think Kate has stopped using it.

I think if skate put on half a stone to increase the he fullness to her face, she would look more beautiful.
She has the sane figure that she had in her 20s but the volume of fat in her face has declined as Kate has aged.

Oh thank goodness I finally found the new thread! Was away for a few days and lost it then realised how much I enjoyed the ritual of catching up every morning on all your fascinating facts and opinions. As for Kate being too slim, I don't think she is actually. She's never been any bigger and her mother and sister are both tiny. I agree she probably doesn't ever eat a biscuit, I wish I had that willpower but agree with pp that having a full house of staff and not working a full time consuming job probably gives her a good couple of hours of 'self care' time a day I would kill for.

Does anyone know if they’ve left yet?

Oh that Spanish PM is lurvely... 😍😍😍

Remember there's lots of "proper" working mums / women who are that slim because they're totally committed to exercise. There's a few at DSs school!!

They were due to leave Thursday Morning NZ time so they’re probably halfway home.
I think they will lay low till Rememberance Sunday. They must be exhausted.

Not quite in the same league, but Camilla & Charles have arrived in The Gambia. They are doing Ghana & Nigeria too.

Winter sun break / pre Brexit damage limitation

Meghan's wedding dress will be on display from mid June to Oct next year at Holyrood Palace.

Royal watchers can hear the couple talk about their wedding by visiting Windsor Castle, which will host the exhibit until Jan. 6. It will later move to Scotland's Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, where it will run from June 14 to Oct. 6, 2019.

Whoever styles Camilla always gets it spot on .