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

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I agree about Leti.

I don’t like animal prints myself so that’s a downer for me I’m afraid.

I’m not actually that keen on Letis outfits/fashion sense. Not sure if I can put words to it but it’s just...not for me. I mean there are plenty of times when she looks nice enough, and here and there she looks sensational. but there’s just something in the main that doesn’t do it for me.

However she definitely got it right in her choice of shoes for that dress, and I very much try to do the same whenever I can - I’ll always go with an unexpected option and add a bit of interest that way.

That snakeskin dress is ace! And, is it my imagination, but is her hair a shade or two darker? Perhaps for autumn/winter?

I agree, she consistently looks good - in a more business kind of style than formal (a la Kate, for e.g).

Yes I think it’s a little too corporate for me, somehow. I’ve not thought about it enough to identify what it actually is. But I do like the snakeskin dress, and her choice of shoes.

It might actually be the sense I get sometimes that she’s not actually very happy. I don’t think her smile reaches her eyes.

This piece is quite interesting on the potential reason for the timing of H&M's legal actions:
https://amp.ft.com/content/90507c1e-e84c-11e9-85f4-d00e5018f061?twitterr_impression=true

Hmm not sure the link worked but...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s flurry of legal claims against Britain’s tabloid press were rushed out late last month with the aim of bringing the cases before judges seen as more privacy-friendly, according to people briefed on the matter.
The timing of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s decision to sue the owners of The Sun, The Mirror and the Mail on Sunday had astonished royal watchers — in part because the moves came during a well-received tour of southern Africa.
Insiders said one of the main triggers for the legal action was in fact a set of revisions to procedures at London’s High Court, which from October 1 change the division where lawsuits relating to the media are filed.

Had they waited longer, the Duke and Duchess may have had to issue their claims at the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court. Some lawyers see the specialist media judges there as more open to the arguments of publishers than the Chancery Division, the venue for recent high-profile privacy and phone hacking cases.
Legal advice on the implications of the changes prompted the Sussexes to accelerate the filing of claims that were months in the making. All three claims were initiated in the Chancery Division in the week before the October 1 deadline.

CPM looks lovely here, I like her dress even though there is something a little bit Bo Peep about it. link

Her smile doesn’t quite reach her eyes

In Spain they say Leti is calculating and as hard as nails.

I imagine her more corporate wear is as much a result of how she dressed for her previous job as much as promoting Spanish high street clothes.

Is SWF Marie really sunburnt?

@Ninkaninus, thanks for CPM’s engagement photos! Nice to see. She looked uncomfortable I think - not surprising for the first pictures in the public eye. Much more at ease now. In the blue evening outfit she looked so different to how she looks now, it almost doesn’t look like her.

@MotherofPearl wow at Max's brooch! I can quite imagine Lady Hale looking rather enviously at that

@Doyoureallyneedtoask I've heard Letizia isn't popular in Spain, and I remember a Spanish friend speaking very disparagingly about her several years ago. I can well imagine she's hard as nails. She's probably had to be as I suspect Queen Sofia isn't the easiest of MiLs!

CPM's blue and white dress is nice but has a touch of the Wedgwoods about it, and Marie needs to take a break from the sun lounger!

I know what you mean about Leti. Her smile is very much a professional smile, as opposed to one of genuine pleasure. Or so it appears. Maybe she just has resting bitch face!

I like CPMs dress - I like most of the things she wears, tbh. I think she’s generally very well dressed. Marie is tipping a bit over into mahogany territory (I think it’s the shine on her face) but I quite like her dress too - not totally sold on the neckline, which is a little fussy with the cutout bits for my tastes.

I think Marie's dress would be better without the weird floral bits.

CPM in Paris earlier this week. I don't know whose dress that is (other than hers!) but the fabric makes me think maybe Chanel?

She looks great- it’s a gorgeous dress. I’m impressed she can walk on that wet uneven pavement in those shoes though. I’d be in a&e in ten minutes 🤣

@QueenOfTheAndals I can well believe that might be one nightmare dynamic to fit into

Mary’s dress is by a Danish designer, Mark Tan.

www.mkdtstudio.com/about

Love CPM’s dress.

Wow she looks great. Love that midi Length in her.

*on

Kate at the Natural History museum this morning.
I love the Berry tone and her Chanel bag and the shoes.
But she has to step away from those hideous culottes.

Colour awful, length unflattering. A pair of full length flared pants in black. Or even just repeating the berry tone would have been perfect.