Royal style & gossip: the Middletonian, the Marklesque and the Maximal!

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Link to book group thread, which has the list of books.

And in case you get bored of the royals or they're having a quiet week, here's the Celebrity S&G thread!

Remember, let's critique the clothes without getting too personal about the wearers.

Afifth, re leather trousers, here’s Diana not just in leather trousers but RED leather trousers. It was the 80s so maybe we should give her a pass...

The tights on the other lady are so 80s!!

Blimey, do you remember those lacy tights?

Oh my gosh, Hairy, I've never seen that Diana outfit in my life! I especially like how the pants are teamed with the semi-opaque pop socks and shiny bomber jacket.

This needs to be circulated more as one of her iconic looks when the press mention her.

My mum had tights like that in the 80s when she has to dress very smart. Brings back memories!

I always thought APB was the inspiration for Rupert in the sense that he'd screw anything that wasn't nailed down.

I do love a bit of Jilly, even though the books are terribly dated now (except the most recent one, that was just not very good).

I had tights like that in the 80s, for church. In my defence, I was a child, so I didn't really have a choice!

Yes but the mystery is why the women wanted to screw him @TyraAllen! Perhaps he was a skilled liver?

Lover!!😂

I hated Diana's hair as it is in the photo Hairy posted.
Who was the hairdresser responsible ?
It was sort of permed on top. Too set looking Awful.
Loved her hair in the Mario Testino photos.

I think we all know the only possible explanation for APB's inexplicable....... allure......is an absolutely massive 🍆

Sorry not sorry, you were all thinking it too. 😜

Sam McKnight was her hairdresser at one time but he’s not responsible for that haircut

Very bad photo of MM. Why doesn’t she wear maternity clothes? Please, Meghan, please!!

Or get Givenchy to make her some maternity wear!

My issue with his outfit is a very personal one - I cannot stand the look of maternity skirts or skirts on pg women. Sorry, it’s one of my pet peeves (totally irrational I know). It could be the best cut and best dressed pg woman in the world and I can guarantee you that I wouldn’t like a skirt outfit

Mario Testino made Diana wash her hair and restyled it before hose photo shoots.
I really cannot understand why she never grew it, apart from a mild dalliance with shoulder length hair in the 80s

Diana longer hair

APB didn't seem to be able to be faithful to anyone when he was younger. I can't see the appeal either. He had affairs all through his marriage . Is there actually any evidence that Anne and he are anything more than good friends?

Princess Anne Andrew Parker Bowles
2 second google

APB hasn't aged nearly as well as Anne (or Camilla), has he?

And wow - those ruffles on Camilla's wedding dress!

Welp, today I learnt that there are about eleventy billion photos of Anna and APB yukking it up for the last 40 years. Fascinating.

Love that 80s pic of Diana. Was just thinking she might have been a challenging m-i-l. So sad she is not around.
What a very solid friendship between Princess Anne and APB. And what went wrong with Tim?

Whilst we are at it Prince Phillip Penny Romney

(Countess Mountbatten; his erstwhile carriage driving partner)

Sorry, Romsey, not Romney

I think Diana would have looked absolutely gorgeous with long hair.