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??

Strange that Kate isn't there, especially as the rest of her family is, but maybe she and Meghan are bonding at Frogmore and introducing the Cambridge kids to their new cousin!

I have also noticed Harry's increasing resemblance to Philip.

The Daily Mail tells me that James Middleton's girlfriend's dress is a £49.99 number from H&M. She must be a very confident dresser to wear a high street number to that kind of wedding. Good for her.

www2.hm.com/en_gb/productpage.0759070008.html

(the styling is SO awful on the website)

I've forgotten the cousins again. Sorry.
Princess Michael of Kent is the mean, racist one. And her daughter is getting married today? And what a range of outfits 😬
The duchess of Kent is the lovely piano teacher?
Who are the other Windsor and Ogivly girls?

Pippa and the Middletons are there as she dated the groom previously.
Aren't Lady Helen Taylor and her husband a handsome couple?
I always think her mother the Duchess of Kent is such a lovely gentle lady.

@shedid Yes, Princess Michael is 'the racist one', mother of the bride today.

Lady Helen is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Kent, best known for their Wimbledon appearances. Amelia Windsor is their granddaughter, the heir's daughter I think.

The Ogilvies are Princess Alexandra's children and grandchildren.

And to tie it all together, the Duke of Kent, Princess Alexandra and Prince Michael of Kent are siblings.

I am shocked at how Princess Michael looks - I expected her to look stunning. Is it just me?

TBH, Princess Michael of Kent looks a fright - like one of those Jack-in-boxes and you’re waiting for her to jump out of that coat wearing nothing but a spangled bikini and singing “Hello Dolly”.

No, not just you @ajandjjmum. PMoK hasn't aged gracefully - I think she's succumbed to too much Botox and fillers and it all looks very unnatural. It's a shame as she was a beautiful woman and would've probably remained so if she'd let nature take its course.

Sophie Wessex was almost missing today - maybe she's joined Kate and Meghan for a girls night in!

I think the Duchess of Gloucester won on the headband stakes!
Not sure about Anne's Ruritanian Home Guard look!
Who was the guest in the voluminous pale blue see through wrap?

I think Frederick Windsor is kinda scary looking.
There's a consumptive air about him.

Photo @AdaColeman?

At first glance I thought Phillip was wearing a hair piece!

Who is this in the black dress and red hat? Blue dress and red hat is one of the Gloucester daughters but I’m pretty sure black dress isn’t the other.

Is there a reason PMofK is wearing a Maltese Cross?

@QueenOfTheAndals thank you! 😁

I think PMoK looks like she has cobbled together 2 different outfits.
I like it from mid thigh up; it has a Russian vibe.
The pleated mauve skirt and neutral shoes look very WI.
She should have worn a long straight floor length skirt. She’s actually very tall in RL and the outfit makes her look dumpy.

(Normally a lurker, but am in bed ill with too much time on my hands, so apologies in advance for the intrusion)

Anne’s outfit reminds me of a Hi-De-Hi uniform.

Pippa’s husband always looks as if he’s just caught a whiff of something odd

Bea’s shoes are nice! As is James Middleton’s gf’s H&M frock. Just goes to show that you don’t have to three £££s at an outfit

*throw

I don’t like the h and m dress. Surprised Kate isn’t there as well.

I've met Princess Michael a couple of times through work and you could see the face lift scars by her ears. Also met Camilla, who I chatted to, and Princess Alexandra, Sarah Chatto and David Lindley.

I've seen HM and Prince Phillip from a distance at work while they were being driven away.

Pippa’s husband always looks as if he’s just caught a whiff of something odd

He always has that unfortunate expression I've noticed. Smelt a fart, or perhaps a poor person.

BertrandRussell Princess Michael is a member of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta.

“BertrandRussell Princess Michael is a member of the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta.”
That’s interesting- i didn’t know they took women.