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Royal style & gossip: give us this day our daily tiara...

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QueenOfTheAndals · 29/11/2018 08:22

Link to previous thread.

As always, let's try to keep it light and avoid all spite...

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user1457017537 · 01/12/2018 21:12

Want2beSupermum so basically it is common courtesy when you have staff to be considerate.

Parker231 · 01/12/2018 21:18

If I was PH and MM I would be having a clear out of the old men in grey and starting fresh with supportive staff who can follow the agenda and modern lifestyle PH and MM want and to try and bring the RF up to date.

As a number of us have posted, no one here knows anything about what has and hasn’t happened.

TracyBeakerSoYeah · 01/12/2018 21:20

Having seen photos of a younger Meghan with curly hair, I presume she now has a Brazilian Blow Dry/ Keratin Hair Treatment.
I'd love to see her with her natural hair. I bet it looks gorgeous!

Parker231 · 01/12/2018 21:22

Tracy - I agree - I bet her hair is gorgeous when left natural. Hopefully we’ll get to see it like that.

Want2bSupermum · 01/12/2018 21:28

I would love for DofS to wear her hair naturally. It's beautiful when it's natural and if she wants to be empowering women it's a great place to start.

My good friend (who is African American) is in a senior role at a big company. She wears her hair naturally. Its been interesting to see the changes in hair of other women since my friends profile has increased. So many younger black women are wearing their hair naturally.

Clionba · 01/12/2018 21:38

Maria Olympia and Amelia Windsor do not look good. All that money and privilege, and no taste!
Imagine King JC trying it on with Diana! I've also heard that King Carl Gustav was a naughty boy. People are marrying for love now, so that must cut it down.

legolammb · 01/12/2018 21:39

Something tells me that Meghan won't be wearing her hair naturally anytime soon. I have the same hair type as her and wouldn't dream of wearing it natural to work - I'd be terrified of people's responses and all the attention and comments from people in the office (I'm the only non-white woman). I can see why Meghan would feel too self conscious to go natural in public given that she moves in very white spaces. Things have been changing in recent years and there are a lot more women wearing natural hair, but when you've had 30+ years of conditioning to think that it looks messy etc, and you already feel out of place, then it's difficult to have the confidence to go out like that.

Puzzledandpissedoff · 01/12/2018 21:42

(The Queen) apparently uses Clarins make up almost exclusively

I think it was Robert Hardman who related a lovely story about HM, Clarins and a distant airport - Singapore I believe

Apparently, when she and Philip were airside - and so in a security-screened area - she had a lovely time behaving just like anyone else and poking round the Clarins counter, while Philip thoroughly enjoyed the various gadget shops

I thought that was lovely Smile

mathanxiety · 01/12/2018 21:47

I love Amelia Windsor's dress and the turquoise creepers she wore heading home (or wherever).

Fergie needs to burn all of her black tights and buy 'off black' instead.
Or repurpose them. www.apartmenttherapy.com/20-interesting-household-uses-for-old-nylon-hose-stockings-212234
Also, wear skirts that are a bit longer for evenings out. That shirt cried out for a pencil skirt that went lower than mid calf or even a slim fitting maxi skirt.

Love Viscountess Weymouth's ensemble. She looks stunning imo.

QueenOfTheAndals · 01/12/2018 21:50

I followed Viscountess Weymouth on instagram for a bit but found her far too much of a show off and unfollowed.

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mathanxiety · 01/12/2018 22:01

The staff can still use their phone features to eliminate sound at 5 am.

The gist of the complaint was that the recipients were disturbed at what was for them an ungodly hour.

We don't know if she went over heads she should have consulted first. We don't know if her emails were ideas she was throwing out or items she was confirming after consultation. We don't know if the emails were about last minute things that couldn't wait until the next household meeting, or whether they were items she wanted included in a daily meeting or one that was held more frequently (a possibility in the runup to the wedding). We don't know if she was emailing the wrong person.

I suspect we are talking about people who either didn't understand that the email was parked at 5 am and didn't need a response until business hours, or people who are annoyed at little details that they wouldn't mind at all if it was someone else (someone English, and well established in the RF) doing it, or people simply using small details to feed an image to a press they know will eagerly lap it up.

QueenOfTheAndals · 01/12/2018 22:04

And did anyone notice how the story went from "she's up at 5am" to "she bombards staff with emails from 5am"? Much like how "Kate in tears at Charlotte's dress fitting" became "Meghan made Kate cry".

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legolammb · 01/12/2018 22:07

I love Marie-Chantal's black and gold dress in that link. Not so keen on Amelia's look - too edgy for my taste, but nice to see that she's doing something different for a royal type whilst she's young.

Love the Queen Clarins story - I could see her going for Clarins or Elizabeth Arden maybe

QueenOfTheAndals · 01/12/2018 22:09

Apparently Buckingham Palace have denied that there's a feud.

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SenecaFalls · 01/12/2018 22:17

I haven't the foggiest notion of what the expectations are for working with a large house staff. But I do have some idea of the norms in business environments, which is what I suspect Meghan is applying to her work life in the royal family. I doubt that she is emailing the butler at 5 a.m., (if the story is even true in the first place), more likely her assistant or private secretary, but with no expectation that she would receive a reply prior to regular business hours.

Spudlet · 01/12/2018 22:17

Goodness, it's unusual for them to comment like that. I hope that doesn't reflect the degree of upset it's all caused.

What a baptism of fire!

owlshooting · 01/12/2018 22:23

I can see no statement at all from BP , despite all these claims in the media that one has been made. The whole thing has become a ludicrous parody. All these screaming headlines trumpeting unsubstantiated nonsense, in all probability. Though there is a grain of truth in it somewhere methinks.

owlshooting · 01/12/2018 22:31

No mention of it on the news.

itswinetime · 01/12/2018 22:36

The way I read it the palace was contact for comment about Kate having a go at Meghan over the way she speaks to staff and there comment was it never happened as oppose to a statement. It's an interesting move, one I think they may come to regret now anytime they don't comment it will be seen as true.

I can only think that the denial is a sign this whole circus maybe getting to Meghan.

TracyBeakerSaysMerryChristmas · 01/12/2018 22:42

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FlyMaybe · 01/12/2018 23:09

All this speculation about an alleged 'rift' is really boiling my piss. If the MiG and WiG are upset about being asked to actually Do Their Jobs by an enthusiastic DoS, they seriously need to give their heads a wobble. As a PP pointed out, her qualities (getting up early, being serious about the job, attention to detail, assertiveness and directness) would be seem as admirable in a male, and massively advantageous in a military/business setting.

I feel sorry for DoS. I'm convinced most of the criticism levelled at her comes from a place of internalised racism and misogyny.

Can we please get back to the frocks and tiaras?

TracyBeakerSaysMerryChristmas · 01/12/2018 23:17

Anyway back to frivolity.
If Meghan wears her hair curly in the next few days/weeks then she's either been reading our thread (maybe taking part?) or it's just plain old coincidence!

Paradyning · 01/12/2018 23:45

Max looking ace again.
www.newmyroyals.com/2018/12/dutch-queen-maximas-visit-to-buenos.html?m=1

I'm sure this is a repeat.

And Trump's wife managing to make a 10k Dior dress look like a crumpled mess.

Paradyning · 01/12/2018 23:46

Can you see my Botox?

Royal style & gossip: give us this day our daily tiara...
BettyBooJustDoinTheDoo · 02/12/2018 03:27

Just catching up on this thread hoping for some lovely fashion and tiara chat but no, it’s all about the negative press Meghan has received, none of us know what is going on behind closed doors, not one of us on here has a single clue what is true and what is press fabrication, Meghan might be sweetness and light, she might be an absolute nightmare we will never know, would it not be best to just stick to the fashion and light hearted gossip that is so much more fun and what makes this thread so unique.

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