Royal style & gossip: who's having a ball in Balmoral?

[QueenOfTheAndals]

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*no way you wouldn't dress up a bit I mean

DoC is wearing heels I see though. She could have dressed down with flats ;) shocked the nation - anarchy in the UK

Well if she is going into the office straight from school run she is dressd correctly. I would look like this on the way into work.

Every time I see a video and hear those cameras click clicking in the background, I shudder. Poor kids. I know they've got to learn to deal with it but urgh, your first day at school/nursery.....

No wonder George often looks grumpy! He's probably already thinking 'I've a lifetime of this and I'm only 5'

DoC looks fab. I like the dress although I also though BA cabin crew when I saw it. I think it's the navy accessories and the navy school bag in her hand!!!! The hair though. Oh my god. Pure fabulousness

Castles have very very thick walls.

The baby proof comment was mine. I was thinking more of the priceless rugs to be thrown up on and cold hard stone floors but that's just how I imagine balmoral 🤷🏻‍♀️ I didn't really think of noise as surely it's big enough to spread out

Totally agree justasking111 - I wear these sorts of dresses for work (but with more manageable shoes). I think she looks lovely

I saw live Sky showing the boys looking at the flowers outside the palace when Diana died. The hullabaloo and the flashing from the paps was truly awful I was so shocked, what those children have to endure is just not on. I understand Harry and Meghan choosing one photographer to take pics. completely.

Kate really looks like Carole with that hair colour, doesn't she? I prefer a darker shade of brunette on her but I think it's just the sunlight that's making it look so light.

I think the family look lovely - appropriate for the occasion given that they knew that the press would be there. Kate's dress really flatters her and her hair looks fab. Is William wearing the same shoes he wore for George's first day?

Even if Kate wasn't up last night sewing in name tapes and chasing around for PE kit I'm sure she has the same slightly anxious feeling of many parents when they drop off on their DC's first day.

I'd like to think that they have done the obligatory "standing at the front door" photo to put on the family What's App group and get back in the car to have the "do you think she's going to be ok?" conversation.

Kate’s hair is the best length I’ve seen it.
All one length and overlong is just a little bit too girlish, and I find her long bob a bit severe. I like the blonde highlights.

The dress is a bit uniformish, but it makes for a nice photo with the children. Her dress is exactly the same level of formality as the head mistress; si I would say she pitched her outfit just right.

Any ideas for a new thread title @QueenOfTheAndals ?
First big fashion event will be Kate at Wisley Gardens on Monday; Then Meghan at the smartworks capsule wardrobe
Finally a nice fashion-y thread after the style drought of the summer!

"Back to style, back to reality"? "Duchesses back to work"? All a bit dull!

Apparently the capsule wardrobe launch will make Meghan's return from maternity leave but that can't be right can it? Archie isn't even 6 months old.

Having said that, Kate only took 6 months max for her children so maybe it's a duchess thing. I get the feeling Meghan might be bored and champing at the bit to return to work!!

I can’t even remember when Archie was born. April?
I’m sure Meghan is desperate to be busy. She’s got a nanny and must be bored stiff in Windsor.
When I visited KP earlier in the year, the lady at the gate said Meghan only ever left in the car. Must be so different to her pre marriage days when she could just mooch up to High st Ken and wander round the shops.

Starting to wonder what fabulous new thread title you have planned for us, Queen! :D

It's so hard on those little children with all the photographers and the tv crews. It's so intrusive. Charlotte seemed to be hiding behind Kate at one stage.
It's the first time it's really clicked with me ( excuse the pun) at how awful it must be to be faced with a wall of photographers and news crew.

Americans don't get the same amount of maternity leave so she probably does feel it's time to get back into it. Plus, she has the ultimate in flexi/part time working (like Kate) in that she can spend loads of time with the baby and being a parent but still do a fair amount of work.

To be honest, I have a similar set up, it's just a LOT more stressful because I don't have nannies, cash flow is a constant worry and no one else is thinking about the shopping and cooking! But I still value it massively.

Camilla went to a tea dance for the Osteoporosis society.
this little girl took a shine to her bracelet

Camilla’s speech

Photo

Really not liking max’s Outfit today.
Thé proportions of the dress make her look dumpy, and I’m a bit chick of the sombreros. Ok in the lighter colours but not a giant black one. Too harsh.
I like the T bar shoes though

Max's dress is okay I'd say, but not with that hat. It's a disaster together. The dress is a bit frumpy up top but I don't mind it.

I like the ensemble but I agree about the proportions, too short and too high waisted, as though she accidentally picked one from the petite range. Just nit picking though, because she brings warmth and flair to everything she wears.

DoC is wearing heels I see though. She could have dressed down with flats

Actually I think that the heels save the overall look from frumpsville. That skirt length can be problematical with flats. I think she looks great.

I think sneakers would have looked good! Of the right sort. I think DoC:s dress is far less frumpy than Max's clothes above tbh - that feels quite stuffy.

I’ve been reading the relationship section on MN, and have learned about red flags in relationships, and I’m now wondering if Harry isn’t in an abusive type of relationship.
Bear with me....

He’s emotionally vulnerable as a person, and not too bright, well known for his inappropriate use of nazi costumes (if wearing anything), class c drugs and allegedly a helping hand from his art teacher.
Used to hanging out with his older brother who has always been there for him, but his older brother has moved on as a young dad and has his road mapped out for him. Harry is at a loose end.

Now he’s met someone who has been around the block and knows what she wants, and against advice from his brother, has married quickly, and has moved away from his support structure and advisors to accommodate her and her family, and is now isolated from his own family.
He’s got pregnant early on in the relationship, now has a baby, and has been restyled by his new wife. “What Meghan wants, Meghan gets”, seems to be the mantra.. even if that includes hypocrisy.
To me it seems there are more red flags there than a ski slalom.

Now it seems that they’ve been uninvited by HRHtQ from the family gathering in balmoral... nothing colder than a royal shoulder... but I’m thinking, maybe Harry needs rescuing? He looks so unhappy, wearing clothes and a role that neither fits nor suits. Never smiling, looking hounded and very much not at ease with himself.

So my question is.. Do you think Harry’s ok?
Should Will intervene and offer him some help?