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Royal style and gossip: tiaras galore and more!

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QueenOfTheAndals · 06/11/2018 12:20

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And we're now at thread 8! Here are some useful royal style blogs
HRH Duchess Kate
Mad About Meghan
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.

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MotherofPearl · 10/11/2018 21:30

I think the Queen looks the very best! I can't believe how much black and grey suit her. I know she wears those bright colours so that she's visible, but her ensemble this evening is far more stylish than the acid colour coat dresses that she usually opts for.

Pupsiecola · 10/11/2018 21:31

I'm watching it each. It is very moving indeed.

susurration · 10/11/2018 21:58

The Queen looks wonderful, her poppy brooch is one she wears every year and it has a lovely diamond and pearl (I think) part underneath. Kate looks lovely, the neckline on her dress is great and her hair sits nicely on her shoulders too. She does a good bouncy blow dry. Feel like Meghan's is underwhelming again. Yet another bow belt.

owlshooting · 10/11/2018 22:16

What a wonderful ceremony. Really moving.

AFifthOfKoolAid · 10/11/2018 22:17

Had Meghan worn something whelming she would have been accused of trying to steal the limelight on a sombre occasion. She looked perfectly suitable and was wearing a poppy pin inside and outside.

It appears the Queen's brooch is the same one she wore to Harry and Meghan's wedding

AhoyDelBoy · 10/11/2018 22:18

Just catching up this morning ☕️ 💤 I’m not sure if it’s been commented on but what the actual James 🤦🏼‍♀️ Really!? He could look so nice too IMO. Some leather loafers or something would be a start. Anyway, off to catch up this morning and see what’s the Duchesses wore while I was sleeping.

Royal style and gossip: tiaras galore and more!
QueenOfTheAndals · 10/11/2018 22:20

James looks more royal than William or Harry. He has a real George V/Tsar Nicholas II thing going on with that beard.

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owlshooting · 10/11/2018 22:21

Queen, I agree. I've always thought so too.

WipsGlitter · 10/11/2018 22:36

That bow coat Meghan is wearing is horrible. And it looks like the dress underneath is very like Kate's. HM looks fab.

I think once Kate and Williams kids are a bit older she'll come into her stride.

Wauden · 10/11/2018 22:46

Lovely concert with some beautiful musicians, choir, soloists and readings. I was singing along!

Carbivorous · 10/11/2018 22:50

Haven’t read to the end of the thread yet so someone might have already shared this!

Royal style and gossip: tiaras galore and more!
Carbivorous · 10/11/2018 22:51

The woman who eventually got the £35k job resigned earlier this year saying the workload was too much.

WipsGlitter · 10/11/2018 22:56

Yeah. They really need proper staff with their life. Ladies maid / dresser; cook / chef; housekeeper; nanny (which they have); gardener(s) which I assume they have; and a daily maid. Plus the PA / Kensington Palace staff.

TulipsInBloom1 · 10/11/2018 22:56

Carb do you reckon thats for Anmer?

GrumbleBumble · 10/11/2018 23:03

35k plus accommodation doesn't sound notoriously tight and badly paid to me.

RainbowsArePretty · 10/11/2018 23:09

The Queen looks amazing!

Meghan's tights are wet I think? She either got caught in the rain or had something spilled on her

CurlyWurlyTwirly · 10/11/2018 23:24

I actually think the Queen looks the nicest. I love that subtle sparkle in her dress and the pashmina.
Kate looks sharp in the asymmetrical Roland Mouret.
Meghan wore that coat to visit Wales when she was engaged. I think it’s Stella McCartney.

AdaColeman · 10/11/2018 23:26

That's an odd photo on BBC website, with Charles & Camilla having a giggle together while everyone else looks on disapprovingly.

Carbivorous · 10/11/2018 23:34

Yes; the screen grab came from a Telegraph article which said it was for Anmer.

CurlyWurlyTwirly · 10/11/2018 23:34

The Meghan diva stories have been coming quick and fast. This is one of the comments on theCDAN website.:

Remember that her previous PR person was quoted as saying that Markle was a demanding diva who copped a strop continually, refused to work with certain members of the team & behaved like a superstar while still only a largely unknown supporting actress on a cable show (wanting to be checked into hotels anonymously etc). Add to this her best friend of 30 years said much the same thing - that she disappeared up her own backside the moment she got “famous” (although, in reality, she hadn’t yet) and dumped anyone who wasn’t useful to her.

I know Samantha Markle gets a lot of hatred, some of it justified maybe, but I think she nailed it when she described her as a “narcissistic, social-climber”. That’s EXACTLY what she is.

Harry behaving “petulantly” and “shouting at staff” does not suggest a happily, in-love man to me. It suggests someone under a great deal of pressure & stress trying to avoid getting an ear bashing at home.

I think this coming child is the only one they’ll have, and they’ll divorce when he/she is a toddler. Life with Meghan Markle must be unbearable.

I don’t remember Kate getting this amount of criticism so early on in her marriage. I do wonder if there is no smoke without fire....

AhoyDelBoy · 10/11/2018 23:35

James Middleton is very handsome IMO but the shoes with the too short trousers and fleecy vest? Just no.

Bloominglovely · 10/11/2018 23:36

People are being ridiculously critical of Meghan, making her into a villain. I hope to goodness she rises above it all or she'll be a trembling mess afraid to do anything at all. Her pre Harry appearances were spunky and vibrant. Nothing like the British media to tear down her confidence :(

AhoyDelBoy · 10/11/2018 23:38

Love Kate’s dress. Meghan just seems to be missing the mark for me ATM although there were a few gorgeous dresses on tour. I’ll save the best for last - HMQ looks great, love her outfit Smile

PawneeParksDept · 11/11/2018 00:00

Kate did get the same level of shit as Meghan has had but without the casual racism

She was accused of living in a self imposed purdah when living with her parents when "Waity Katie" was at its height

And her mother was cast as a dreadful Mrs Bennett gauche social climber desperate to steer her girls into the path of rich men.

Rumours were that her mother's roots were mocked by "Wills pals" - to this day I think the "Doors to Manual" stuff was spitefully invented by the press and falsely attributed to Williams friends.

It's why The Windsor's series has the joke that Kate is a gypsy because of the way the press over exaggerated that they were common.

AhoyDelBoy · 11/11/2018 00:42

The beautiful Duchess of Sussex in red great shot of her. I don’t think her makeup photographed very well yesterday. I guess she’s used to having her makeup done for her on set.