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

[QueenOfTheAndals]

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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Zara's dress doesn't do anything for her and I'm not a fan of pie crust collars.

Autumn looks good today.

Eugenie looks so much better today.

Oh Sophie! Some things are best left to Maxima! Still, kudos to her for trying something different. I really like Eugenie's Meghan green dress today - is it Cefinn? And agree that Autumn is underrated when it comes to style - she almost always looks good.

Glad you all like the ring, I can't stop looking at it as it's so sparkly!!

Your ring is beautiful @QueenOfTheAndals hope you have many years of joy wearing it!

Poor Sophie, everyone has an off day

Beautiful ring queen

The jumpsuit looks ok from the chest up! It’s the trousers part that are astonishingly unflattering. Like oversized school trousers from the 80s.

I LOVE Eugenie's dress today! I've only seen the top of Zara's but it looks nasty from here.

(Queen - when I got my engagement ring, I used to walk up and down the corridor at work because the spotlights made it sparkle so beautifully)

Congratulations QueenoftheAndals. Your ring is beautiful as are your hands.
Happiness and good health to you.

I love the Queen's outfit today and Tuesday and Wednesday too. She has really been dressing so well in the last 5 years or so. Is it Angela Kellys influence. ?
Max's yesterday at home in the Netherlands was wow. Love her hair down.

Queen I LOVE your ring .Timeless .I'm a sucker for that square shape on a band .Congratulations and endless happiness together .

St.Charlotte that's so sweet !

Emily Andrews is loving Sophie's look, so what would we know?...

Stunning ring, QueenoftheAndals. You have elegant fingers. 💍😍
Thank you for your earlier clarification about Sophia.

Lovely ring Queen

What was Sophie thinking???

I like the colour on Sophie but the legs need to be less trailing and less voluminous.

A hat with a jumpsuit just seems really bizarre to me.

I am determined to like Sophie's look just because she has done something different and had some fun.

OK, it hasn't really worked but at least it's not dull.

Zara looks beautiful today. She radiates happiness. I do think Mike T could have shaved though! Along with Peter Philips.
Eugenie looks lovely, much better outfit today. P. Anne looks great too. it's nice to see her share a carriage with HM which isn't that usual. P. Andrew really to crack a smile sometimes. He always looks downright forbidding and not that well - puffy and tired looking. I never see him talk to anyone except his mother and he never smiles.

Don't really care for Sophie's outfit, although its better than yesterday.

Beautiful ring Queen wishing you a lifetime of happiness.

Sophie hasn’t worked but I like that she’s tried something different.

Love Eugenie's look today.

Can anyone summarise the Times article if possible please?

Congratulations QueenOfTheAndals, such a beautiful ring , it really suits your long elegant fingers and hand
I like HM hat and coat she looks lovely , Eugenie looks young and pretty, that colour suits her and the difference in a day of how she looks is amazing. Yesterday l thought she was 4 months pregnant gone today no hint of a bump . Zara's looks too old for her, l am not keen , that colour is very hard to wear imho. Autumn looks very feminine and pretty l like her dress and hat. PA looks lovely too, the colour suits her and l like her hat . Sophie has made a mistake with the jump suit, it doesn't look good on her and the hat is not flattering either. I wish the other Royal ladies had come too, it would be lovely to see them En Famille . Beatrice , Kate nor Meghan there today or at least l haven't seen them, which is a shame . Never mind there is always tomorrow

Beautiful ring & congratulations Queen

Now what Eugenie is wearing today suits her & is similar to what I was on about last thread re Eugenie should wear wiggle type dresses & Dior New Look Style dresses.
The green dress today is new look style & emphasis her small waist.

gorgeous ring Queen

I like Gabriella’s Dress, but not the shoes, they don’t go together. The dress is by the same designer who did her wedding dress.

The rest are all blah,
Except for HM , always perfect .

Queen May your life sparkle, just as your lovely ring does!

Queen - yes, Eug's dress is Cefinn

Arya - that article was basically Kate is a Mean Girl and if you cross her she'll freeze you out and force all her friends to stop inviting you to supper. Apparently she was behind William 'freezing out' Ben Fogle (as if anyone had noticed that) because he talked to the press too much and then it was the start of the Rose rumours. It was basically bitchy speculation designed to pitch Kate and Meghan against each other and incite the BTL comment/twitter/IG stan wars.

Zara's pregnant isn't she? Surely! She's only 'big' round the tum.

Zara’s dress looks too tight across her shoulders and to short in the chest. She’s a similar body shape to me and I have the same problems with dresses, it’s having a generous chest.

Still empire line though. She could be. She looks so happy, I bet she has a great life. Mike looks like he’s really fun to be around, they are so clearly in love.

Didn't Zara only have her baby earlier this year?

No, Zara's baby was a year old on Tuesday (18th).