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

[QueenOfTheAndals]

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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?

Kate's outfit is a bit Mary Poppins today. Sophie looks good.

I love Sophie's outfit, great colours and a wonderful hat. Sophie is my favourite when she gets it right she really dresses to suit her figure.

Most of the Sunday Times article was rehashing of rumours with no back up. And even the comment re the degree wife is second or third hand - a source knows someone who says that a senior royal calls her....

It was quite useful to get a single spot with all the rumours in one place though.

Max looks AmazeBalls. Let not so much in the queen picture but there was a picture on Rebecca English's twitter with her talking to Sophie (I think) and she looked better there. here

I think it's the waist in the pic with the queen (Leti). The other pics don't show it and she looks better Here's a nice one from Charlotte

Better video here
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Sophie's outfit is great either to busy around the waistline Max won the dress off hands down!!

I'm not wild about Sophie's get up today. She looks like a milkmaid or something. Kate's dress is great - at least marginally different to her 500 other similar coats...

Max and Camilla's are my winners day.
Not keen on the white on Kate and it looks slightly too big.

I agree @TyraAllen it's a bitter woman comment based on jealousy, and in the knowledge that MM is new on the block and sucking up attention they (or their entitled kids) were used to getting.

Max looks like she's really enjoying herself as always William looks like he his trying to keep composed at the ridiculousness of it all

Does anyone else think that Kate's outfit would have looked better with the skirt a smidgen longer ?

I think a straight skirt would be better she always looks better in a more tailored look I think

Kate's outfit is meh, nothing terrible about it but nothing great either. Love Sophie's though!

I've met Zara and been around her a bit. I can't imagine her or Princess Anne saying that about MM. Anne can be direct rude, but that's not really her style.

Agree that Kate’s dress/coat whatever should have been longer.

Looks odd.

William looks like he knows Kate and the kids will take the piss out of him later

when I say more tailored I mean one like the floaty skirt isn't a good look for her maybe it being longer would help too.

Could've been Andrew I suppose, but he hardly has a shining halo considering the company he keeps!

Absolutely @QueenOfTheAndals but I tend to think it those less than perfect people who are quickest to throw stones plus his own daughters wedding was moved for H&M's but yes it's just as likely to be the same as so many other Meghan rumours that have been disproved. I hope it is anyway because if it's true it makes the whole family look nasty allowing anyone to talk talk like that!

AudacityOfHope that's what I thought

I think everyone looks great & HM is in her element. HM is the 21st Century Queen Victoria & therefore iconic.

Sophie looks very matronly in that outfit. It's too tight around the bust and the neckline isn't doing her any favours. She looks lumpy in it and she isn't so it must just be the outfit.

I like the collar on Kate's dress. The rest is a bit meh.

I think Kate's outfit has a touch of the Spanish about it - the black trimming on white. Perhaps as a PP said, and knowing her to be a literal dresser, there's a Spanish tour on the cards.

I think Kate looks really stylish today, like her dress. I'm afraid I really dislike Sophie's outfit, looks very frumpy to me.

Is there any sort of gown even tonight or are the Euro royals hopping straight onto a plane back home this afternoon?

Gown event

There isn't a billed gown event I can see there maybe a private one but I think that's all we are getting

If Harry's aware of his wife being described in those terms it's no wonder he has a grumpy face around his family. I won't pretend to be their biggest fan but when members of your family ridicule your marriage it's a poor show - IF it's true.