Royal style & gossip: from christening gowns to tennis lawns

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And I think we all can agree that it's much more fun if we stick to critiquing the clothes rather than the women!

Checking in, thanks for the new thread Queen

Heavenly Necklaces have used Sophie a few times. Though not since 2017. Kate has a pair of their pearl earrings and whenever she wears them, they do put it up. So they get away with it, I'm not sure why - maybe because it's only about twice a year and it's gone under the radar? I dunno.

Their stuff still remains absolutely fab, I wonder what the quality is like? Sophie has an entire "diamond" tennis necklace from them that she wears to formal events. Who knew it wasn't real?

Hello, lovely Royal Watchers, Strava checking in!

I love Bea's dress from the first page, definitely something I'd wear! Did someone say it was Hush?

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Checking in ☺️ Looking forward to the christening pics. Will Archie be wearing a veil 🤷‍♀️😉

Do we know anything about timings? The BBC news page just says "later".

Probably based around nap an feeding times.
George’s was at 3pm

Heavenly Necklaces do refer to Royals wearing their stuff in the blurb on their website, although they don’t mention which ones they mean. I think that’s fair enough, they want to make it seem aspirational to wear imitation jewellery (I certainly aspire to some of their stuff, it’s really pretty).

Maybe Jessica Mcwotsit gets away with it because it’s social media and the palace knows it’s fairly ephemeral... or perhaps the impetus behind the letters comes from the wearer? Meghan would be comfortable with being used in this way as she has a celeb background, whereas Kate might be a bit more about it (just speculating and not meant as criticism of either woman).

I’m looking forward to seeing the outfits today - hope M knocks it out of the park. And K wears a fabulous hat!

Think I remember Diana saying that either William or Harry cried throughout as no one had asked her what time would be convenient for naps/feeding. After all she was only the mother

It’s beyond bizarre how they managed to get it so wrong with Diana, really. It’s like they (although I’m not really sure who ‘they’ were!) were actively trying to drive her away - although in reality I’m sure it was just utter thoughtlessness. But how did they think it was going to end?

Quite @Spudlet

But how did they think it was going to end?

With Diana, having produced a healthy heir and spare, throwing herself into royal duties and charity patronage, leaving Charles to carry on his affair with his mistress. I feel sometimes that I'm the only person in the world who remembers what Camilla was, and did.

Hello lovely ladies🤗

Looking forward to a bit of frock watching at the christening.

Bets on MM &KMs colour choices?

Kate will wear either pale yellow or pale blue, most likely a rewear of one of her many pastel McQueen coat dress. Meghan maybe in cream?

Re Diana, they probably thought an aristocratic 20yo with little formal education was more likely to put up and shut up, and were taken aback when she didn't.

Kate wears pale lemon for all these things doesn't she Queen? It seems like it😉 she wore lemony cream for two of her own children's christenings I think. Again, you think?

She seems to be in Wedgwood blue, at least for the road trip - and if the DM and Murdoch paps are to be relied on. They're running pics of Kate and Wills arriving.

Kate's in blue it looks like

Looks like a V neck too.

She does suit that creamy yellow (sure she looks lovely in the blue as well). I’d wear it lots if I was her too!

Re Diana putting up and getting on with it - I’m sure that’s what they thought. But it was such a misreading of human nature. A generation or two earlier, when divorce was unthinkable and people had no real choice perhaps. But not by that point.

@CurlyWurlyTwirly I read that recommendation about the converse Curly and 100% concurred. Seems the girls read this too!!! Maybe they should all sack the stylists and just come on to Mumsnet.

Well at least we know now Kate and Wills have been invited!

The Mail have really over-egged the pudding with today's story, all about how H&M run the risk of "alienating the people who love them the most". FFS, get a life!

Thanks for new thread queen Looking forward to Christening pics

They've got a shit two bob made up by an intern poll too Queen

Apparently 74% of us feel let down.

I've checked and I'm in the 26% that doesn't give a shit provided M & K smash their outfits and Charlotte photobombs the official portrait Mia Tindall style.