Royal style and gossip: new year, new thread

[QueenOfTheAndals]

Previous thread.

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

Me three. I'd guess that the perks of Natasha Archer's job are pretty spectacular without needing a gong. Although (straying off area here!) I'm at least grateful Beckham has been bumped down or off the list. Catching up on the latest royals go to church photos and you can see why The Queen is so fond of Sophie (and I'm sure Edward too!) - they are always there for her and not scooting off the first chance they can.

There are several nurses, doctors, surgeons and medical researchers on the New Year Honours list. They don't make the headlines in the national papers because they are not well known.

There are several people who have deliberately chosen not to accept their honours and it always makes me wonder if I could turn one down. (I do an incredibly tedious desk job for a corporate so would never do anything to get one) but as a mild republican I should logically turn it down but the 'oooh going to the palace' part of me might be unable to resist. I wonder if Natasha had that thought process.

I dare say there are several TyraAllen but I question why so many in actors and luvvies receive awards.

I don't think they do @user1457017537, it's just that actors are the ones who get all the press coverage. It's maybe about 4 or 5 per honours list, which is hardly anything compared to the number of people from the non-showbiz world who receive them. Just have a look at the list. I recognised only a handful of names.

I think proportionately the actors/celebs make up a tiny % of the honours lists

Loved those pictures of HM and her loyal family members at church today. I preferred HMs fuschia outfit today. Anne looked fantastic in the royal purple. I am definitely buying a fedora after seeing Sophie wearing them.

Sophie looked fabulous today.

I agree with QueenOfTheAndals - there are 1148 awards in the honours list this time, and the number of seriously famous people across film, tv, theatre and sport can't be more than about 20, I don't think.

Many of the press secretaries and private secretaries have got honours as they left Royal Family jobs (and even without leaving), and I should imagine, given the scrutiny she gets for what she wears, that Archer is equally useful to the DoC.

PA looked fabulous! I thought HM looked great too, but she looked sad and thoughtful.. I wonder if she is worried about Philip.

They are only loyal as they have nowhere else to be. And I mean that in the kindest way.

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I was a bit about Letizia's, especially when you see the conservative outfit she paired her stripper heels with.

They are only loyal as they have nowhere else to be. And I mean that in the kindest way.

I disagree. Sophie's closeness to HM is well documented, and even though Anne doesn't make a deal of it, after Michael Fagan broke into the Queen's bedroom, it was Anne who was called to comfort her.
I think they are genuinely her closest family members.

I loved Lady Louise's plaits. It must be so difficult being a teenager and having to dress so formally.

Louise looked nice, she really does look like HM now.

stripper shoes!

@CurlyWurlyTwirly I assumed @UrsulaPandress was referring to the private secretaries, not the other royals.

it was Anne who was called to comfort her.

Also perhaps Anne was in the best position to do so, having experienced an attempted kidnapping.

Have you seen the official KP Twitter retrospective?

@Queen I thought @Ursula was referring to my post about those who were at church today

Those plastic shoes are going to get sticky and sweaty 😷

All of Meghan's shoes

Kate's shoes'
Probably more wearable, but not as beautiful as Meghan's.

God Meg's shoes. To die for. Still love the Sarah Flints. And she has Gazelles!!

Kate’s shoes are gorgeous,