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??

I like Kate's dress - it reminds me of a dress I had when I was a child - it was my most favoured party dress ever!

Daily mail ‘Kate took literal dressing to max’ someone is spying on this thread!

Kate really needs to stop wearing Erdem - those insipid floral dresses with weird bottom sections are suitable for someone much older and heavier than Kate. The frumpy style doesn't suit her at all.

So apparently the duchess of Kent wore The same erdem dress to H&Ms wedding last year.

I think Kate’s dress is fine. Wouldn’t suit me; but I like the boho vibe with her hair and espadrilles.
I thought it was sweet how William and Kate both kissed the Queen and bowed and curtseyed afterwards. (HM wasn’t even looking at / for the curtsey)

I like the hair but the dress still sucks

Is Kate going to take over the RHS patronage?

That was lovely if odd. The kissing then the bow/curtsey.

Kate's dress looks better from the back.

I thought it was sweet how William and Kate both kissed the Queen and bowed and curtseyed afterwards. (HM wasn’t even looking at / for the curtsey)

It was sweet I just wasn't sure the queen was a fan. Her face reminded me of my grans 'is this something we do now' face

Is Kate going to take over the RHS patronage
Interesting point. I had no idea there was a patron. She is hands on.

Better view of Sophie’s dress. Thought it may get be a self portrait from last year; but the print is very different to Meghan’s

PMoK in a jaunty outfit. Part schloss / gentleman farmer.
Suits her better than what she wore to Ella’s wedding.

The Queen is the current patron and she's offloaded quite a few so I just thought Kate may be being primed for it. I think it's a natural fit for her.

I think it's a natural fit for her.

Why would the RHS be the best fit for DOC over any other royal or popular figure?

Kate’s dress is bloody awful.

@Thedarklady because she's a senior royal with a genuine interest in gardening.

According to twitter Sophie is wearing

The Countess of Wessex (Sophie) looking stunning in the Suzannah 'Stormy Hearts' dress.

This Erdem chap needs a stern talking to.

Emperor’s new clothes.

Has Edward got a new suit?

Going to go against the grain - I like Kate's dress. I'd probably prefer it if the skirt was in one piece (without the horizontal band near the bottom) but overall I think it's a nice, soft, boho-y look. Better than her other Erdem frocks by a mile

There's a picture of me as a child in the 70s as a bridesmaid wearing what could be taken for an Erdem dress now. I don't know why they're so popular. They're not flattering.

Ooh ooh! I have a broderie anglaise blouse like that but with short sleeves.

Sainsbury's c. 2013

Does she have a genuine interest in gardening? (Asking out of interest, not being contrary... I don't know about this area of her life) What has she said or done in terms of horticulture, gardens, etc?

Megan in that green dress was beautiful.

The Cambridge children were very sweet. Loved their bare feet.

Edward is wearing a single-breasted suit!