Royal style and gossip: tiaras galore and more!

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And we're now at thread 8! Here are some useful royal style blogs
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New My Royals - good for European royal watching

Coming up this month:

• The Cambridges are at the Tusk Conservation Awards on Thursday the 8th
• The Cambridges and Sussexes are at two Remembrance events this weekend the 10th/11th
• The Sussexes have the Royal Variety Performance on the 19th

Plus Prince Charles turns 70 on the 14th but we may not get photos of the event as he's having a private party.

Zoomed in and still can't see it!

That article is a load of rubbish! I don't think they are talking about Eugenie's tiera But another one with emeralds (such a reliable source they can't even name the tiera) and the palace said no because it's has dubious historical links. Well I doubt ones like that are in the catalogue and it's not like Meghan has been around for years and knows the jewels inside out! I would say at most she said is there one with emeralds the palace queen said no dear there are these! The veil seems odd to comment too!

As for the Kate vs Meghan thing the press are determined to set the 2 against each other given that Kate has been down in Norfolk on maternity leave a lot till lately and Meghan has been on tour ect I'm not sure they would have had much time to clash.

I can't see anything in the dress even on zoom and it looks like quite a thick material under the chiffon so I'd be surprised if there was a slip

Sorry lovely Duchess 👸🏽

I thought I was going mad but you can definitely see it

I honestly can't!

Forgive my lack of biological knowledge, but those are lighter...surely, if anything, they'd be shields. So I don't think it was a flash.

Did anyone notice the uniformed staff at Windsor Castle at Eugenie's wedding? They all bent their heads downward to make sure there was no eye contact.

That's just the underneath layer showing through isn't it?

I can't see it either.

Did they really @VanillaSugary? How ridiculous! And I bet it's all the aides and private secretaries that want it that way rather than the royals themselves. I can see why Meghan wouldn't be popular wit them.

Brows are beginning to look a bit over-botoxed imo.

(Obv, I am always perfectly groomers, thus allowed to comment)

Spotted Letizia's gold pleated skirt on a mannequin in Zara today but there were none left on the shop floor. Still that's probably a good thing, as when I looked it up online it was £80 and I refuse to pay that much for Zara!!

Might be reading too much into it, but I think it was interesting that DoC choose to rewear an old dress when H&M's tour has just finished up, during which many comments were made about the cost of DoS's wardrobe

I read the references to Meghan and staff as her being quite demanding/blunt... the tenor of the article was that HMQ was reminding her of the 'way things are done' with the references to 'what M wants, M gets' and being used to Hollywood 'ways'. Rather than Meghan going all huggy with the staff? Not that I actually think there's actual truth in the whole thing but I thought that was how we were supposed to 'read' it.

I can quite see that there could be cultural differences coming into play, both M being more friendly than other Royals but also more direct. I'm sure they will work it out, though. We all have to do something similar when we get a new boss who does things slightly differently

Do you think one chooses a tiara first and then gets a dress designed around it, or does one choose a dress and then raid the safe for a suitable tiara?

myrtle. I read it in the same the tone to me it implied she was being a diva not that she was to friendly with them.

I thought it was working along the line is what some people have said on previous threads that the aristocracy are very polite but it's the celebs that are rude and demanding.

I liked the Charles documentary.
He did lose his rag a couple of times which was interesting.
Something about the environment & also him know ping the difference between role of PoW and monarch. I personally have no idea what the difference is, apart from red boxes.

I found Harry & especially William’s commentaries telling.
Reading between the lines; William thinks Charles is a workaholic and doesn’t spend enough time with his grandchildren.

Camilla seemed good at shepherding Charles. She was tapping his hand when he was chatting instead of listening to the children singing.

Charles is professionally charming.

I was the same myrtle and itswinetime. Meghan might be more huggy but she was also a lead on a pretty big show for a few years. She's probably well used to being able to ask people to do things for her. From my (albeit v v limited) experience Americans tend to be more direct with asking or expecting service staff to do things. I constantly felt I was saying please and thank you when I was in California last month and the servers or retail workers were looking at us like "Wtaf".

I always remember that bit in Gosford Park when the American fella asks a butler for something on walking in to breakfast and the butler just looks at him and walks off, before an aristocrat sneers, "an Englishman serves himself at breakfast". If the article is true it might be that type of thing they're on about. Not fair really, as it is a big adjustment and she's not even been living here permanently a full year.

I'm glad every one agrees that the tiara article is spite

But I do think there are probably many British/RF peculiarities that Meghan has been deeply puzzled by and struggled to adjust to

Charles doc

Yes I thought the same as previous posters about William and Charles, that William has concerns about his rate of work at his age and lack of family time.

And I also got the distinct feeling that he is very difficult despite the charm offensive and perhaps even more difficult as a result of his early much ridiculed conservation warnings proving credible. A self righteousness.

So do we think the charm offensive is linked to a possible Christmas announcement of a Regency? (Her Maj does NOT abdicate and remains her Maj in title, Prince Charles does the day job and becomes Prince Regent, it's been done before)

@CurlyWurlyTwirly

I find the difference telling too between W and H

William will say "our mother"

Harry always says "Mummy"

Harry had a funny anecdote about litter
William had concerns and reservations

It's the eldest/youngest thing plus the pressure that he is next.

I can’t really have much sympathy for these very minor difficulties and slights if I’m honest. I mean it is a life of extreme privilege and wealth.

There are definitely some cultural differences in how Americans interact with people who report to them or serve them in some way. I realize that this can be a minefield for British travelers in the US who are used to the British convention of saying please and thank you with great frequency, but in the US saying those words to people who are just doing their jobs, especially the very ordinary and expected parts of their job, can be seen as patronizing and condescending, depending on the circumstances.

When I am in the UK, I always have to remind myself to use those words often so that I am not perceived as a rude American.

I don't know if this aspect is related to the issue that the article purports to expose, but if so, I'm sure that Meghan will learn in time how to navigate these cultural differences.

I think the article is just nasty so I wouldn't be sure there even is an issue with Meghan and the staff! But I can imagine if there is a grain of truth learning the customs as everyone has said takes time. Who poors the tea what if she drinks...... coffee! Such a diva I'm sure

Just watched the Charles documentary it's a good bit of pr for Charles (which makes the book even more baffling). But there is something odd between him and William. He very much took a back seat to Harry I feel and was far more reserved than in the Diana documentary. I'm not sure if that's William starting to establish himself as the future Prince of Wales and showing it will be different under him or something else but it was a little strange.

in the US saying those words to people who are just doing their jobs, especially the very ordinary and expected parts of their job, can be seen as patronizing and condescending, depending on the circumstances.

I didn't realise it woukd be seen as patronising - that's really interesting. Aren't cultural differences fascinating, and also a real bugger to navigate?!

@itswinetime I always find William a bit of a cold fish compared to Harry. Could be that he takes after Charles and is far more reserved but I think he also bore the brunt of his parents' separation and was Diana's emotional crutch too, which is really not fair on a child.