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??

Thank you QueenoftheAndals for the new thread.

Checking in

Sentebale is forget me not in the Lesotho language.
Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso named the charity in memory of their mothers who both died young.
Hence the Instagram on Sussex Royal.

Archie has big feet, going to be tall!

I'm the same height as Kate, also a 5.5 shoe and have considerably more in the bossom department than her but I don't topple over (unless I've had a little too much wine.)

Checking in we have seen Louis 5 times this year think and 1 of those was Charles birthday so extra to normal. I would expect from next year he will be at trooping of the colour, Christmas eventually (like Zara Phillip ect) but he won't be at everything the Cambridge children attend. Especially once Charles I'm on the throne. I would still expect photos releases at big events (most likely on Instagram). As it's the safest way to manage the press and stop scrambles for pics of his first day at school ect while there is public interest in H&M and their family he will be around

Well I thought the SF of SFF had a different meaning! Similar but different! I'm ashamed of myself!

Not a fan of feet photos but each to their own. They always remind me of stillbirths.

I'm amazed Kate is a 5.5 shoe - I'm only 5'4" and I'm a 7.

Thanks for the new thread!

I think that's the baby's shawl too. Lovely image.

I'm guessing that foot photo's Harry's handiwork, with Meghan's direction. It looks like the work of a seasoned blogger. I think as far as social media is concerned Meghan is in her element.

@itswinetime I would think we'll see more of him once Charles is on the throne. Harry will have to take on a bigger role for a bit as the Cambridge children will still be quite young, and someone will have to take on some of the duties that HM's increasingly elderly cousins do. I know there's apparently plans to cut those down but there will still be some left.

I think new royal parents are always a bit idealistic; then the reality of their jobs sets in. Like Kate & William saying they would manage without a nanny.

I’ve been doing it all wrong, I was using HMQ, I know better now.

I think I really am getting old. I find the foot photo tacky. I'm also confused about them saying they want privacy. Seems to be privacy on their terms - ie, when it suits them.

As a photographer, I like the foot photo.

Sophie and Prince Michael of Kent carriage driving too

The photo is very "insta" photo. Apparently they didn't tag the poet but went back and edited it.

They certainly seem to have their eye on a global audience.

“Seems to be privacy on their terms - ie, when it suits them.”

Isn’t that rather a definition of privacy?

Helen Mirren plays Catherine the Great. Trailer dm link

For those interested, there's a Russian series about Catherine on Amazon at the moment too. Now she had an interesting life!

According to the Daily Mail (yes, I know....) the Sussexes aren't going to release any further info about Archie's birth. But anyone can order a copy of the birth certificate, which will show where he was born, in six month's time anyway.

The Kents have several family tiaras, some dating from Princess Marina's mother. I wonder which one the next Kent bride will wear?

The foot photo is a bit too consciously insta worthy for me.

The comments on that Insta account are depressing. Either skin-crawlingly gushing or downright nasty. If I had any of those people following me, virtually or otherwise, I'd be stepping up the security!

I find the foot photo tacky I thought it was just me

Thank you Tuppence. A very interesting article.

I like the feet.

To be honest while I was part of the speculation around where Meghan would give birth ect, I don't really see what more information we need? Mum and baby are here and doing well does it matter if he was born at home or the Portland or a in taxi at the side of the road?

The foot photo it's not my taste but I don't see anything intrinsically with it 🤷🏻‍♀️