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!

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Oi oi Anne!
And she's literal dressing with her hat pin

Ooh Ada can you tell us the story of how you ended up with glasses from Grace & Rainier's wedding banquet?

Grace would be 90 this year if she was still alive/had lived.
Grace's grandparents on both sides were Irish (paternal) & German (maternal) immigrants to the USA.
Bet they never imagined (whilst sailing across the Atlantic in the 1860/1870s) that a granddaughter of theirs would end up a Princess!
Bet Meghan's ancestors were similar (well the side that wasn't descended from Edward III)

@TracyBeakerSoYeah Meghan's ancestors on her mum's side were slaves, so it's safe to say they never imagined it!

My lord that was a long walk for Charlene to get to the alter! She didn't look like comfortable. Stepping veeery carefully all the way. I guess having to pull that big train over carpet would have felt heavy after a while and the heels might have started to feel a bit wobbly. Dress only just clearing the ground. Gotta walk all the way back again too. I'd say that's about as far as walking to the post office down our lane. Certainly wouldn't want to do that in high heels !

Stunning dress though. And the simple hair and veil. One of the loveliest royal wedding ensembles IMHO.

very comfortable

I read that when Fergie was getting married they found the practice train kept pulling off to one side, so they had to hoover the carpet in Westminster Abbey in a particular direction to make sure it stayed straight on the big day.

Wasn't expecting the Finnish commentary on Charlene's long walk!

TracyBeaker The glasses were a gift from someone who attended the wedding, to my Grandfather who lived in the South of France at the time. They have their own certificate of authentication!

Max looks super in her pink outfit!

Ah ok, thanks @PinkSun9

Wow Ada what an amazing physical piece of history!

Ada I'm very, very jealous! My Dad gave me a biography of Princess Grace to read when I was about 14 which got me collecting her films and books about her, and I've been a massive fan ever since.

I was surprised to learn on Royal Hats

royalhats.net

that that hat of the Queen's is by Rachel Trevor Morgan: her hats are usually lovely. It's usually when Angela Kelly's designed a hat that they are not good.

Not sure if anyone has posted this yet - but this is what was under PA's practical mac. I quite like it actually :)

I rather like the animal print shirtdress on the Helen Mirren lookalike to the left!

I love that Anne doesn’t give a stuff. I’ve become more like that as I’ve got older. So are PA & APB friends or more? Interesting. It’s all quite incestuous!

I really like what PA is wearing, I have a soft spot for florals like that.

But frankly, what would the noise be on the thread if the DOS or DOC had turned up in a random looking from-the-peg-by-the-door coat?

Just checking in, thanks for new thread. Love Anne in her sensible coat.

Wow, PA looks fabulous! And a great shot of her waving to Mum

if the DOS or DOC had turned up in a random looking from-the-peg-by-the-door coat?

I think we'd all assume there'd been a bit of a crisis as they'd been getting ready to leave!

Wow Princess Anne looks fabulous! Lovely outfit and what a figure!

Anne looks fabulous - what a figure!
Do you think she's reading QueenoftheAndals threads on here and thought "I'll show that lot!"

Good looking family! The girls always look really lovely. Love Leti's jewellery.

Like her hat here better than opening day one. Cant find a photo of her dress though.

Found one! She looks fab!

www.gofugyourself.com/photos/royal-ascot-day-two/royal-ascot-day-2-uk-19-jun-2019-6

Great photos pink thank you.