Royal style & gossip: who's got the best gownage and crownage?

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Here we go again, and as always say what you like about the clothes but keep it civil re the wearers of said clothes!

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Sorry but I can't get my head around her spending, it's obscene.

I agree Lucia.

Love the clutch and gloves.
We’ll find out how much she’s spent today.
Looks like everything is brand spanking new.
About £5,000 spent on American designer clothes.
Meghan really doesn’t get it.

Clutch and Gloves

I keep imagining Charles going through her receipts in shock ;)

I would love to know how the Duchesses wardrobe spending works. Do you think they get a clothing allowance?

Even if she knew she was spending too much, she could make it go over better if she bought British. I think she has a lot of influence from her stylist friend..

Sarah Flint NYC Olive boots
$695 or about £500

I reckon she’s allowed a new outfit for each engagement.
So instead of spending £500, she spends £5,000

Let’s see how Markle-Antoinette goes down when there’s food shortages in a few weeks after a no deal Brexit.
Meghan needs to be very careful.
Pregnant she may be, but she comes across as workshy and spendthrift.

From the express copied so the spelling mistake is theirs

Meghan wore a vinage William coat, Oscar de la Renta dress, and green boots.
She appeared to carry the same clutch she took to Prince Louis christening in July 2018. However, it is not known where the bag is from.

On to the price

*Meghan’s boots are the Marina style from Sarah Flint, handcrafted in olive crosta leather, and cost £531.88.

She wore the Oscar de la Renta belted printed silk-chiffon midi dress, which costs £2,335.*

Camilla at a dinner last night.
She did 3 engagements yesterday.
Really like the tortoishell glasses and the stinking clasp on the pearls.

• that’s supposed to be “stonking” not stinking!

I thought the Brock dress was bad but this is a really, really bad dress and the olive boots makes it worse.

I love the style of the dress, I really like that floaty silhouette. Less keen on the print though I think with the boots it all comes together nicely.

Funny x post

Ash, that really is a lot of money spent on clothes. Wow. I wonder if it’s because she wasn’t brought up with money.

I really hope for her sake, Meghan is ill advised and it’s Jessica Mulroney doing deals with American designers.
However, given the amount of Givenchy Meghan has acquired, I would say it’s Meghan herself behaving like a duchess in a candy store.

So how exactly does it all work the finances. I know it's been explained multiple times but I can never quite get it. And you lot know everything

Royal tours outfits are paid for bybthe foreign office? And so the tax payer yes?

Who pays on days like today? And I know royals can't have freebies but can the have discounts? Can the designers charge them less than shop prices?

That dress is nice but not as a maternity dress. Why can't she just wear a maternity dress???? One that's cut for boobs and bump!!

She seems to have arriving for a very short visit in mega expensive clothes down to a fine art. At least she's not clutching her bump constantly this time. I agree, spending on British designers would at least have some point.. but this is just not playing well. I don't think she has a clue how the British public feel at the moment.
Harry seems to wear more or less the same thing at every engagement, suede shoes and the same sort of suits and trousers. He isn't spending thousands, so why is she?

Camilla on the other hand seems to be really putting in the hours in a non ostentatious way.

Yes Camilla is definitely showing up a lot more.
Charles; not so much.
So William and Kate at the Baftas on Sunday.
Kate visiting 2 schools on Tuesday.
Meghan’s next engagement is sometime in mid February; unless there are some currently unannounced ones in between

Well the snow was very thick here in Bristol this morning, but the gritters were out in force, so it's no surprise that they managed to clear the cobbles at the Old Vic. I don't like today's outfit much, too much cleavage, but as always Meghan looks gorgeous. Her hairstyle today is lovely.

I think she has a lot of influence from her stylist friend.

I've seen pictures of her stylist friend. She doesn't seem massively stylish however!

Don't think much of today's dress. Billowy stuff like that doesn't really flatter the short and curvy.

I think she looks great and adore the boots.

She certainly spends vast amounts on clothes but I think clothes are her ‘thing’. The others spend money on horses, private collections, bikes, cars, holidays, renovations and houses! And goodness knows else that we are not privy to. I’m sure they think how they spend money is none of our business. Personally I don’t believe they should spend any taxpayer’s money but seeing as they do and they aren’t going to stop spending what it is being spent on is irrelevant. At a push one could even argue that her expenditure is at least for the public’s viewing. Is she flaunting her wealth in our faces? Not any more than seeing millions and millions being spent on temporary homes.

Her friend has a certain style and it is more Kardashian than royalty.

What is Harry doing with his time? Full time working royal? I use the full time term loosely with all of them.

Her outfit is fine, definitely not worth the £££ though.