Royal style & gossip: the gowns and glamour of the Garter

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Now that the Orange One has gone, it's almost time for a visit from the Oranje One! Yes, Queen Max will be attending next Monday's Garter ceremony. It'll be a triplicate fashion face-off between her, Letizia and Kate - who will emerge victorious?

I think the cream dress is Self Portrait, I tried it , or a similar one in Selfridges/Harvey Nics, most of SP dresses are 100% polyester but very comfortable.

Most of the Self Portrait dresses are no more than £300-400 which puts them in a very different price bracket. I love the ice blue dress in the first photo but I am guessing it would be thousands?

I finally saw the balcony video and feel so so bad for Meghan. Only 4 weeks after having a baby and people are saying your husband is being peremptory with you.

Yes it is shit for her. Harry is just trying to show her the ropes.
Even William was corrected by the Queen for crouching down to talk to George. I think the whole family is wary of displeasing HM, who was influenced by Queen Mary; so basically had an Edwardian upbringing.

How lovely does Max look? Even in a trench coat!

Letizia’s White dress
I know she got slated for this but it is actually a really pretty dress.
It’s just designed for someone bigger all over. ( longer body and bigger bust etc.
If it was 2 sizes smaller; it would look perfect. It’s probably off the peg so the smallest size they do.

More photos of the Swedish state dinner

I must say, it looks more glam than Buckingham Palace. I love their tapestries.

Swedish Royal ladies ready to greet the President of S.Korea

Sophie in a Suzanna shirt dress

She is on day 2 of a visit to Lebanon discussing Syrian refugees.
She is incredible in all the hard hitting causes she takes on. Fantastic woman

Is Sophie the Working Mum Royal while Edward stays at home cooking fish fingers and doing the school run?

Am not keen on the Suzanna shift dress, the pattern on the upper arms and shoulders make her look like a body builder and she has a great figure . She is doing really great work , all respect to her , 🤗

No one does glam gowns and tiaras like the Swedish princesses. Madeleine reminds me a bit of Princess Margaret, in that had it been 150 years ago she'd have made a very grand marriage and wound up a glamorous Queen of some of other country in Europe.

@Rhubarbisevil I could actually imagine Edward in a pinny, cooking dinner for Louise and James!

I think Madeleine is stunning.
I wonder how the conversation went when the future Queen of Sweden told her father she was marrying her personal trainer.

If HCP had stayed Crown Prince then imagine the convo when he said he was marrying a former glamour model!

Sofia and Sylvia look to have matching blue Jimmy Choos! Sylvia's to the State dinner and Sofia's at the reception.

Sofia looks so much like a young Silvia. What would Freud say??

Glamour model is a very diplomatic description of Sofia's career.

I don’t get the hype about the balcony stuff. He reminded her that it was the Nat anthem she turned round and did that thing actors do before they go on stage- basically pulled herself together for a second before doing the perfect public face.

It wasn’t nasty, she wasn’t being bullied. She probably would rather have been inside with the baby, but frankly that probably applies to 90% of people on that balcony so...

Daisypie was there more?

Suppose as long as you’re a decent person it doesn’t matter what work you did :)

I thought Harry looked grumpy on the balcony. Maybe he can see how crowded it is and how him and his family will get pushed out.

Meghan should be given a run through of what will happen so she doesn't make a mistake like that.

Kate's definitely had Botox and needs to pedal back a bit. She's getting lifted outer brows.

The British press would have imploded at Sofia’s career!

One of her tamer photos.

That’s no way her! Well I guess these are just glamour shots so meh. She looks SO different though... less orange now :)

Lol she was also on swedens version of The Batchelor... Honestly good on her for earning $$$!

‘Although much has been written about Sofia’s past, she said in a Swedish TV interview that she wouldn’t change a thing. “I don’t regret anything. All these experiences have made me the person I am. I wouldn’t have made those choices today.”’ So true!! Think we all feel that way at times so good for her.

Plus we have Kate in a lingerie modelling show and MM grilling burgers sexily... I can think of cheesier things I’ve done and glad for it too! :)

Why does Harry look like that all the time? He looks miserable all the time. I’m not buying all this talk about him being protective or stuff like that, he could have said it nicely to his wife. That stern look dictating her to turn around was not nice. She looked like she was about to burst into tears. I’m not a fan of her but I really felt bad.