Royal style & gossip: What a smashing, positively dashing spectacle - the Ascot opening day

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Obviously today's the second day of Ascot but given Kate's outfit yesterday, I felt a My Fair lady tribute was fitting!

Link to previous thread

Link to ALL other RS&G threads for anyone who wants a big catch up.

Are they all there again today?

Thanks Queen!

Here we go again! Thanks Queen

Thank you @QueenOfTheAndals for the new thread.

Thanks Queen

Thanks for new thread - it would be lovely if Zara and Eug were preggers at the same time wouldn't it? A nice big bunch of royal children at similar ages would be a very positive thing going forward I think - mind I like big families!

Afternoon

I haven't quite finished reading the last thread but I wanted to say with W & C being as they are over the elderly lady's wellbeing I wonder if the woman from the crash with the Duke of Edinburgh will come out and moan how she never got a visit. She's been quiet since charged with motoring offences herself.

Gosh all those threads! Thanks @QueenOfTheAndals

Wonder if Meghan will make an appearance. Ascot seems to be a real family catch up.
I wonder if some of the «lesser» royals like Lady Sarah Chatto will ever make an appearance

Thanks Queen. They do all look very happy and relaxed together, don't they? I agree with a PP saying it might be less relaxed if Meghan and Harry were there.

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Thanks for the new thread Queen.

I think if Meghan is going to attend one day out of the week it will be Ladies Day on Thursday, but I don't think she will.

Sophie and Edward; 20 years today. Definitely the longest marriage of their generation

Sophie hasn’t changed very much has she, lovely smile then and now.

I don' think she will either. It's a famous, highly scrutinised outdoors event with a lot of hanging about in full view of photographers while socialising informally. About as bad as it gets for a first engagement as a very new mum and a reasonably new member of the family after a long while out of the spot light.

Or maybe she'll be there with bells on and i'm just projecting?!

I just think at this event there's soooo much scope for oooh look how she twitched slightly when Harry did x, or oooh look how Kate turned her head 2 degrees left when Meghan was on her right, that if i was MM i'd avoid this one this year.

(don't get me wrong though; speaking for myself - i hope she goes! I love all gossip )

Sophie’s outfit would have been much better without the matching hat.

Didn’t like Kate’s hat as well.

Checking in, thanks Queen

Thanks for the new thread *Queen - great title.

Pretty sure I've been on all of them. Might check out the early ones to see what we were saying back then!

The last few seem to have speeded up somewhat, or is that just me?

Thanks for the new thread.

Anyone else having a guess at HM's colour scheme today??

Tatler has a good look back at some of Kate's hats and headbands. I think I love her maple leaf one the most

www.tatler.com/gallery/duchess-of-cambridge-kate-middleton-best-hats

Sophie looks better now than she did when she married Edward. The fashions of the late 90s/early noughties were not kind to anyone.

@Horsemad Perhaps yellow for HM today?

@Horsemad I am saying pink.

Oh those hats 😍 I love them!

Present!

I hope they are all out again today. There definitely seemed to be an air of celebration / happiness yesterday.