Royal style: tours, rings and gowns galore, how could we possibly ask for more?

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Looks like it could be vintage; 1920s or 30s

Yes I think it looks vintage. Beautiful. They look so happy too!

Maybe it’s just since seeing his resemblance to George V (I think), but James Middleton looks like he’s from a different era. If you put a sepia filter on that picture he wouldn’t look out of place.

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Oooh that ring is right up my street. Congratulations to the pair of them.

I agree with Faith as well - he has the look of an old photo. I say that about Joaquin Phoenix too.

@FaithHowellsYellowCoat He definitely works the retro look!

If James had been around 100 years ago he could have made a fortune from being a professional King George V lookalike.

I’m wondering if they may get married in France.
Alizée’s parents don’t live a huge distance from me.
If she gets married in the local Mairie and Église; i might make a day of it and have a nose and report back!

Oh you must Curly! You can do a live stream for us all in the style of Kate Adie but fewer bullets etc.

Omg the beautiful dogs! ❤️

This is Alizée’s parents gîte

I wonder how long it will be before it’s plastered all over the DM.
Especially as they host weddings.
Poor sods will need some PR help as the journos will be on the next Ryanair flight out there.

In would say in the next 12 hours after they've read your post @CurlyWurlyTwirly

Curlyyou absolutely must. Now I think that Pippa and James technically don't belong on the threads but I am very interested in what styles that wedding will show.

Yes Curly it would be your duty to stalk attend and report back!

Charlotte Casiraghi looking amazingly chic in all black I think.

@CurlyWurlyTwirly you're our woman on the inside! Don't let us down!

HMQ looking almost Christmassy this morning on the way to church. She suits light colours so much! She’s practically sparkling!

I can't keep up with the Monaco lot. I've sort of got on top of Maxima, leti, CPM etc (mostly from this thread) but outside of Albert and Charlene, the rest of them just are impossible for me to understand or follow. Too many marriages, divorces, affairs etc! .

HM looks great there! Bit glitzy for a standard Sunday though? Or I suppose there’s no such thing for the Queen...

Sorry @Queen ... went to sleep and missed your post. I often read on here about the bargains people score on eBay, but ours seems to a bit different. It's largely been taken over by Chinese knock-off designers selling everything for about $2.36 - and I've seen enough of those horrors stories to know that's not a bargain .

There are a couple of RM things, but in teeny tiny sizes - I'm definitely no longer a 6, and not sure I ever was!

It is worth checking though, because you just never know.

I was impressed with the M&S frocks - definite couple of possibilities there.

Love that silvery outfit on HMQ. I know brights are her signature look but I think she looks far nicer in more muted colours. Like in those Annie Leibovitz photos where she's wearing a cream cardigan.

I wonder if they'll have George & Charlotte as bridesmaids, well George a page boy.
Louis will be 2 in April so he could be in the bridal party as Charlotte had only just turned 2 when she was bridesmaid at Auntie Pippa's wedding.
This is all assuming that James & Alizee marry next year.

I like the idea of Curly being the Offical Mumsnet Royal Correspondent 😊

Ha! I’ll do my best to get there

Tonight, there’s an nhs advert for mental health feature all 4 dukes & duchesses. It’s at 8.45pm

Here’s the advertisement

What does it actually mean though? It's good they are fronting this ad, but it's just talk. i have first hand experience of someone with severe mental health issues and sadly have discovered that there really is no help out there beyond antidepressants. If they don't work, there is nothing. I get so angry hearing 'go to your GP, ask for help' when there is nothing. If ADs don't work, what happens then?

I think they’re very into apps these days as well Rose. I was given an app to sign up for when I had insomnia (anxiety-based). I can’t say it helped as the ‘support’ team took two days to get back to you, and it all felt rather chilly and impersonal. But it was cheap, no doubt, and that’s what the politicians want, isn’t it...

Not the fault of the Royals, of course, but the lack of funding for mental health is shocking. I deleted the app and sorted myself out with some lifestyle changes and sound advice from my GP - it an actual person. But if I’d been worse, I don’t know what would have happened to be honest.