Royal style & gossip: Breton stripes and skinny jeans...

[QueenOfTheAndals]

Previous thread. I think we'll be a bit short of royal outfits as they're all off on their holidays atm. But Kate's regatta is coming up next week, hence the thread title!

Same rules as always - keep it light, critique the clothes rather than the women, and don't believe anything printed in the Daily Mail

Lovely photo of MM (also love that blue) but sorry yurgh to "thank you for joining me on this adventure"

Sofia is Constantine of Greece's sister - they're cousins to the DoE but I'm not sure to which degree of removal. And Constantine is married to Queen Margrethe's little sister. It's a small world when it comes to European royalty, or at least it used to be.

That Fiji (I think?, maybe Tonga?) look was one of Meghan's best IMHO. And the makeup - she just had that whole amazing glowing thing going on. Awesome.

That’s a lovely picture of Meghan

Her makeup is generally flawless. I don't know if she has a makeup artist all the time or if she does it herself. Probably a mix of both. Maybe that's an idea for her next venture - "Get the Meghan Look!"

I'm in for the "Meghan look". I wonder if it transfers to a pasty white chick of uncertain years? 🤔

The “kensingtonroyal” Insta account posted a Happy Birthday message to Meghan and the comments are full of snark about “THIS is the classy way you’re supposed to do things”. Clearly they’re referencing something the “sussexroyal” (i.e. Meghan) did wrong... but what was it?

I think that for a recent birthday (George’s perhaps?) the Sussex account left a comment on the Cambridge post but didn’t put up a post of their own.

However I also seem to recall that they did do a birthday post for another birthday and were slated for not using the title of the person in question, just saying ‘Happy birthday [whoever it was]’ rather than ‘Happy birthday HRH etc etc’.

Basically whatever they do is going to get slated by someone, somewhere 🤷‍♀️

@Haworthia They posted "happy birthday Charlotte" and "happy birthday Louis" and the commenters were irate that they'd not used the children's full titles. Because I'm sure Harry greets his nephew with "hello your royal highness prince Louis" every time he sees him 🙄

Then when it was Williams birthday they commented "happy birthday to the Duke of Cambridge" and were accused of being too formal!

TLDR: some people need to get a life!

Interesting take on Meghan mixing with the wrong people here:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/aug/04/meghan-markle-seems-to-mix-with-wrong-people-unlike-other-royals

I thought that article was on point @Spudlet. Better to mix with the Clooneys and editor of Vogue than Jimmy Savile and Jeffrey Epstein, surely??

Haha touché Queen. There are lots of short memories in the media.

Yes, I think so too. The worst you can say so far about Meghan is that she’s a bit gushy at times and her mates are all a bit celeb. It might not be to everyone’s taste, but it’s hardly a crime.

Really don't see the point of a personal birthday message between H and M on social media when they a) have lectured on the dangers of social media and b) want to protect the privacy of their own relationship.

All the royals do it these days though.

All royals post a generic happy birthday to the duke/duchess of whatever birthday message. I haven't seen much of the 'Happy Birthday to my amazing wife... Love H' as the Sussex's have done today maybe I have missed it though?

Personally I can't get to worked up about what is posted on Instagram but I do see the point if they want privacy and to be left alone unless it as bout the charity work why make a comment like that public it's a bit of contradiction I think.

Has it really got to the point where we're overanalysing a social media message wishing someone happy birthday? If he hadn't posted anything it would've been taken as evidence that their marriage was in trouble!

Daisypie
I agree with you.
When dh wishes me a happy birthday he does so to my face, not over the internet.

Could you imagine Prince Philip wishing the Queen a Happy Birthday over the internet or vice versa.

We want publicity/ We don't want publicity.
Make up your mind please, M&H.

It's all part of the celeb "loved-up-couple" image that they are keen to create, like the photo of the wedding fireworks.

But they all seem to now, particularly with Instagram - it absolutely lends itself to that way of connecting people with the RF on a more personal level. Wishing each other a happy birthday, with an old photo, is hardly inviting further scrutiny of their private lives.

I still think Harry's comment to Meghan is a little different to the other posts I don't think that is overanalysing' it! If they want to do that it's fine but posting personal messages and then saying you want people to respect your privacy is contradictory I think

I suppose the difference is this:

Previously it was the official account appearing to write the message. It was "Happy Birthday to the Such and Such of Whatever" and it certainly wasn't written by any Royal. It was written by a PR worker bee on behalf of the couple.

They were always one step removed.

Taking away that layer has clearly been a personal choice. It's the modern celeb way.

It's also Eugenies way, mind you. And nobody seems to find that anything other than endearing.

Do I think Harry's message was a bit thin considering the eyes of the world were reading it? Yep!

But they have chosen their style and its very modern so people just have to get used to it.

And BTW there is nothing more "modern celeb" than having your cake and eating it too. Than using social media to promote yourself relentlessly whilst decrying the intrusiveness of the world.

Clothes

I like her dress

When is Kate’s regatta?

Boat shoes