Royal style & gossip: summer is coming, tiaras better be too!

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And as promised, here's a guide to the acronyms we use on these threads:

HM - the Queen
DoE - Prince Philip
PM - Princess Margaret
QM - the Queen Mum
W&K - William and Kate
H&M - Harry and Meghan
C&C - Charles and Camilla
B&E - Beatrice and Eugenie
Max & Wax - Maxima and Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
CPV - Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
HCP - (Hot) Carl-Philip of Sweden
CPM - Crown Princess Mary of Denmark
Mar & Fre - CPM when she’s with her husband, Frederik of Denmark
SWFM - (Single White Female) Marie of Denmark, on account of resembling several other royal women!
HH&MM - (Hottie) Haakon and Mette-Marit of Norway
SFF - (Silver Fox) Felipe of Spain

I think that’s all of them??

Camilla at Jamie’s Farm in Lewes

They took a photo of the house which has floor to ceiling windows in the bedroom. The press agency were obviously in the wrong. However any old randomer going for a walk would be able to see in, there is no hedge; fence or wall. I think Harry and Meghan were naive to think no one would try and photograph their house.

Nepotism works at all levels of society though not just the top - I know loads of people that have walked in jobs where a parent or other family member works and I mean doing school dinners, working in supermarkets and factories in jobs that never get advertised. It doesn't only happen for media types. My boss is the MD's son -it's a family business.
While having show biz parents gives their kids an "in" it also makes working in that field seem normal and possible in the way that it doesn't seen to Joe Bloggs who's dad is plumber and mum is a nurse. With things like sport and music those who's parents are involved professionally are much more likely to start receiving a high level of coaching/instruction at a young age than an average child so have better opportunities to reach a high standard.

Meghan’s interior design has been endlessly documented on her former blog; the Tig; photos of which are available anywhere on the internet.
Her style seems to be mainly white and plain. If Rumours are to be believed she also employed Vicky Charles, the interior designer for Soho House; of whom Meghan is a big fan. So if you google that too; I think you could get a flavour of the Sussexes interior.

Congratulatons Paradyning (you were right about your and MM's due dates all along!)

I knew about the Packhams (like everyone else, it came as quite a surprise) but Kirsty Allsopp and Cath Kidston has blown my mind a bit. It makes complete sense in one way, but I can imagine Cath Kidston mumbling about that "bloody amateur" when it comes to Kirsty's "crafts".

There's a difference between glancing into a house as you walk past and taking photos and trying to sell them though @CurlyWurlyTwirly!

I’m not saying the photos should have been sold. I don’t suppose they would want anyone looking in whether it’s a photographer or a rambler. Hence they have learnt their lesson and are now planting a massive hedge to block the view from the Long Walk to their house at Frogmore.

Thank you for the congratulations. Alas I have not yet mastered to arty foot shot. I shall continue to work on it!

Paradyning I was going to be rude cheeky and ask if you were going to give us baby toes pic of baby, but decided against it........but now you mention it......???

On another level, Chloe Madelely springs to mind....

Ok my best arty toes.

No forget-me-nots though

Where H&M in these photos? Also , isn’t the house rented? So basically , there are photos of the house somewhere online.

paradyning congrats on the baby, enjoy these precious first weeks,they do go so fast ,

Gotgeous little tootsies there ❤️

Oh those tiny little feet !! Gorgeous

I believe I saw photos of a few rooms in Diana's suite in Kensington Palace a while back, maybe even on one of these threads. It looked exuberantly frou frou.

Those toes sure are smooshable!

Leti in a white suit today. I'm not sure that I love the bootcut/flare vibe of the trousers but she looks pretty chic as usual.

Hmm not sure those bootcuts work!
Diana's apartment was horrendously frou frou although guess it was of it's time (although perhaps ten years out of date even then!)

Those little curled toes 💕

Oh the funny thing about Diana’s decor, is that it’s very “in” now, along with Laura Ashely’s prairie dresses.
From what I’ve seen of RF decor taste, I like W&K KP drawing room, good balance of formal and informal.
And i really think PC has great taste too.

Is Dumfries his? It’s one of the most beautifully renovationed houses IMO, I’m planing on visiting, I really want to see the Chippendale pieces on display there,

Ooh! Delicious tiny toes Paradyning!

Ooh cutie little tootsies!!

Goodness, it's all kicking off in Belgium

www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/16/belgiums-king-albert-ii-faces-daily-fine-in-paternity-dispute

Congratulations paradyning!

Leti looks like the sixth Spice Girl. No from me.