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

[QueenOfTheAndals]

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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Apparently not @Twisique. Paul Burrell said they weren't on speaking terms when Diana died as Frances didn't approve of her choices when it came to men and had called her a whore I know he isn't the most reliable of sources but I don't know why he'd lie about that.

Tis I!

Clionba I was thinking Rosa Parks too.
Though I like the suffragette names of Emmeline, Christabel & Sylvia. Though prefer Emelie & Sylvie.
Sophia/Sofia is an old royal name meaning wisdom.
And Isadora would be a nod to Meghan's DM.
Are there any royals called Eliza?

When VB was expecting her last baby, there was a guess the baby name thread on here. (Under a different username back then) I was the only one who suggested Harper. I like to think (humour myself) that Victoria was reading the thread & loved my suggestion
So Meg how about Seraphina?

Andrew and Sarah didn't have to go too far back in royal history to find more unusual names for their daughters. Eugenie was a cousin of Philip, and Beatrice was a daughter of Victoria. There must be other names, less common these days, in all those lineages. Though it would take someone much more knowledgeable than me to find them.

strangerthongs, I do like Eleanor. Though my first thought was of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was a feisty woman, and then of the movie The Lion in Winter where she was played by Katherine Hepburn, who was also a feisty woman. But the American connection to yet another feisty woman would be good.

My youngest is Rosa, was going to be Charlotte but then William and Kate used it so we went with Rosa so I'm hoping they don't use it.

I said at the beginning that I think Meghan would make a statement with; especially a daughter’s name. However, Meghan has never put and out said I am a black woman, as far as I am aware. Rather she identifies with being biracial, and her quote; ironically from her Dad “draw your own box”. Hence thinking she may not got with a Rosa Parks. I think more likely a feminist or perhaps a female pioneer in education.?

I think they will go fairly traditional. Anything too 'out there' will be another stick for the media to bash Meghan with.

There has not been a Victoria in this generation.

I don't think they'll pick a statement name.

Eugenie's second name is Victoria.

A bit of Swedish & royal trivia especially for @mathanxiety
ABBA's Dancing Queen" saw its first live and domestic performance on 18 June 1976, televised on Swedish TV during an all-star gala staged by Kjerstin Dellert at the Royal Swedish Opera in honour of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his bride-to-be, Silvia Sommerlath, who were married the next day.

One Royal name which hasn’t been used is Helena (granddaughter of Queen Victoria).
Princess Eugenie has it as one of her middle names

Pathé newsreel about Princess Elizabeth and Prince Phillip prior to their engagement

Victoria is too iconic a name to be given as a first name

I have an Eleanor, it's an excellent choice! more so as Meg and I share a name too (not the Meghan).

@CurlyWurlyTwirly I can see a lot of young Philip in Harry.

That photo CurlyWurlyTwirly posted earlier re the resemblance of Harry to Phillip.
Well it's blatantly obvious that HMQ & DoE are 'really' his parents. (obviously I'm being flippant)

Vintage pictures of HM till the 1960s
Absolutely loads I had never seen before. She was gorgeous in her 30s

What a gorgeous film, Curly! Harry definitely has the look of Philip. HM was only 21, not much older than Diana as a bride. She looks gorgeous, so lively and happy 😊

Hello all, thank you Queen.

I love the name Helena, it was on my list. Also think Rosa and Eleanor are good shouts.

Diana's family tree includes a Georgiana and a Henrietta, both of which might be a bit fancy for M&H’s taste, and an Alice which is also a royal name. Alice Sussex is a bit ‘s’y though.

The Royal Family sailing to South Africa in 1947

I love the commentator’s accent. Such old school BBC

Georgiana is a fabulous name. Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire was a rebel & a fashion leader. Very appropriate!

The engagement photos are great, everything in the 40s had a patina of glamour, didn’t it? I love the style. Liz and Phil look absolutely smitten with each other!

Placemarking for the gownage (and name) discussion

Well the baby will have a second cousin called Savannah so maybe they'll go that route and eschew all the frilly royal names.