Royal style and gossip: new year, new thread

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And let's stick to critiquing the outfits rather than the wearer!

Having a closer look at the DoS's outfit and I agree with pp that those boots don't do her any favours. I'm also not convinced that black boots work with a navy outfit? I'd be tempted to opt for dark chestnut brown boots if wearing navy.

Much better dress on Meghan than the retirement home one. Flows nicely off her bump.

I think it was just too much navy. Has anyone else seen the video of William fiddling with his scarf. Harry looks mutinous.

I think Megan is a bit stage school kid singing Santa baby. The other girl is very confident I wonder what becMenif her.

became of her

How tall is Meghan out of interest? She does have very slim legs and ankles and her feet look larger than you'd expect, or perhaps that's just because she sizes up in shoes vs her legs being so petite? (I don't mean to criticise her shoe size: I just get a bit obsessed and always notice, because I have looong feet).

Oh dear that Daily Mail video - body language of William and Harry does not look good. Kate looks like she's acting as peacemaker and pops in between William who is paying great attention to his scarf, and Meghan.

Don’t know. I can’t imagine those brothers ignoring each other unless something massive happened. But, a camera can catch someone at the odd moment and make it out something’s wrong.

Go Fug Yourself has done a review of British royal fashion for 2018. Most of Kate and Meghan's greatest hits of the year are there, although the Scandi tour was not a sartorial high point for Kate. That second shot in the slide show, of Meghan walking down the aisle, is beautiful.

The video is more than a camera still. PW is being rude and boorish - and very ungentlemanly.

I think the headline yesterday about the tension being between the brothers may, sadly, have a little truth in it. I do hope not.

Gosh that video 😱

He is blanking her and pretending not to have heard her

The brothers may simply be pissed off with the press and who could blame them. K&M probably are too - but put on a brave face as we females often do!

It's probably understandable that William was wary of the relationship. It happened so quickly and perhaps William was anxious that it was a bit rushed? I can imagine that Harry, smitten as he was, would not take too well to such counselling. Who knows? Maybe it'll blow over when the baby's born and things settle down a bit.

God its all been an absolute PR mess. The Palace have been absolutely useless at deflecting this. Its like St James Palace or whoever sends out statements think they're above such tabloid tales. But this is the age of the Internet and these tales go global in a day. They have to quash these things more aggressively and they have to put out their own touchy feely stories of their own regarding the dynamics of the foursome, whether they are true or not.

Would it kill them to leak something like "sources tell me that contrary to scurrilous rumour, the foursome had a riotous time together playing simple party games. William especially enjoyed Megan's performance during Charades"

But oh no, it would be stooping to the tabloid level, no doubt. Meanwhile we're all believing the rumours more than ever.

And William should have put on a display. I am not a massive fan of my SIL but if the cameras were on me, I'd have been laughing my head off like she was Will Ferrell in skinny jeans.

They're all idiots!

I thought the video showed Meghan looking past William (not in a dissing way) - her eyeline doesn't seem to be on William but perhaps on Kate and Princess Anne... Also there is a video on the steps of the Church where PW appears to reply cordially/happily to MM so I think its just the Fail trying to keep a story going through a diversion when it appeared that all was sunny and well in Duchess land...

I think before this William was considered the uptight one to Harry's laid back one but this didn't affect their relationship and Harry is perhaps noticing for the first time through Meghan's eyes that William is a prig.

Oh dear, that video really does make William look like an arse. Such a long time spent fussing with a scarf that didn’t look any different when he’d stopped fussing with it.

But does she actually say anything to him? I thought she just looked at him

Doesn’t look like anything wrong, just someone clever with editing. Can’t see Buckingham Palace press office sinking as low as the gutter press and giving it a minute of their time. Next week it will be something else.

Still no evidence of any falling out so just the usual tabloid press creating a story line and seeing how long they can run with it. As far as I can tell MM hasn’t put a foot wrong since her marriage - I don’t like some of her clothes but I’m sure she would say the same about mine!

I thought he was nervously fiddling with his scarf, knowing whatever was going on or not was being recorded.

I don’t think PW is boring or arrogant. He was a friend of a friend and he said he was a lovely chap and fun.

Not sure I have seen the video everyone is talking about I remember William fiddling with his scarf a lot and he seemed anxious but then they all seemed a bit off and disorganised leaving the church to me, the queen had to stop and wait for everyone! Here's a link to the one I have seen if anyone hasnt seen it.

You tube

Honestly I think people are looking for issues (I don't mean here in particular but everywhere). I think they have been putting out stories, there were loads about yesterday about William and Harry spending all day together on the hunt and Meghan and Kate joining them for lunch! I think that is the royal version of party games.

The big stories have been about the Dutchesses, the nastiness has been aimed at Meghan (mainly) for being horrible to Kate, I think the brothers stepped back and let their wives take centre stage and put the rumors to bed. If that turns the focus to them I don't think they really care.

Had they been ott that would have been called out for fakness. If they leak information it opens to the doors to rumours and then lies from 'sources'. And then they are in a worse position than they are now! It's a fine line I think.

They have shut down the Meghan and Kate issue in their own way they will do the same for the William and Harry or William and Meghan by a joint event soon or pictures of William going to visit the baby ect.

I don't think she is saying anything , just looking behind her , Meghan still looks and acts out of place. Specially when it's not just her and Harry .like she doesn't know where or what she is supposed to do , I've noticed her uneasiness in all the RF events.

There may be no eye contact. She may just be searching out Kate. Still PW’s scarf faffing is odd.

I agree she's more aware there is a protocol so is worried about getting it wrong. She also looks like she's pointing out something on the step like a trip hazard.

No one would be so completely stupid as to blank someone when they know they're being filmed and are the subject of extensive gossip.