Royal style: we want more salwars and we're not sari about it!

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The thing about Philip for me is that I think he IS rude, that's true. But I also think that like his son, he's done some really important things and has taken a big picture view of a lot of stuff. And I think the casual racism we've read about with him in the past very much was normal for the time and class. Doesn't make it okay, but I think it does shine a different light on things.

I suspect if I spent an evening with some of the royal ladies, and if they were to let their hair down and be honest I would be advocating LTB`s

I'd choose Fergie. Bet she's got some tales to tell

Kate for a kitchen supper.

Camilla for an afternoon into evening pub session.

Meghan for a girls night out.

Phillip for making you feel better at home after failing a job interview ‘have a brandy, fuck em you’re too good for them anyway...’ or after a relationship break up.... same advice.

The queen on a long dog walk in the wilds of Scotland with a generous hip flask.

They all have their places and you need to get them in the right environment to really spill the beans. 😂

I wouldn’t want to cook for or eat with Kate. I think I would find her iron self control daunting. And the surrendered wife thing is pretty soul destroying.

But you could do some nice cucumber canapés, a nice consommé and fruit salad. She’d be fine with that.

Don’t forget that Meghan is a fan of Tig. I saw a bottle of that and it’s over £130.

As this is S&B, what would you wear?

Interesting. I think that Meghan and Camilla are the only ones I wouldn’t feel any need to dress up for.

Fair enough re not eating with Kate. I wasn’t really imagining the food more the red wine and conversation!

The clothes would obviously have to suit the occasion although what would suit and what would suit me is sadly two different things!

Jeans and a Breton for Kate- play at own game if we want gossip.

LBD for Meghan.

Jeans a musto for HM and prob Phillip too.

Camilla trickier, no idea what I’d wear to that pub. It would be dog friendly though 🤣

I'd go for a cocktail with Edward, he seems like a nice boy.

@BertrandRussell you dark horse, practically bessie mates with the Countess!

Camilla trickier, no idea what I’d wear to that pub. It would be dog friendly though

That's dead easy @AppleKatie, an ancient Barbour and mud-splattered Hunter wellies. Splendid!

Another snippet from Angela Kelly's book in the Guardian -

Here

Apparently the EU flag hat was a coincidence!

I don't want to believe that!!!

Another Angela snippet, apparently people bet on what colour hat HM will wear at Ascot. Who knew?

Possibly on a conscious level it was a sheer coincidence, but our subconscious influences much of our behaviour...

Re: the US residence story. There have been a few blinds over the last 6 months or so about this. So now it's broken into the press I'm more inclined to believe it. Even if it is the DM.

I think I'd have to post for advice on S&B...

"Please help, I am due to go out for drinks with a new friend and have no clue what to wear. I want to be comfortable but not sure that my usual very casual, slightly scruffy style would work for this one.
If it helps my new friend tends to stick to dresses in really bright colours or florals - usually with quite sensible black shoes and bags. I have seen her in riding gear but not sure that would be appropriate for the pub either. I've thought about tweed or tartan but what??? "

DH day next to Mike T at a do. Verdict: “nice fella”

Sat not day

And the surrendered wife thing is pretty soul destroying

Why do you have to describe her in such a derogatory way? Can't she just be a happily married woman with 3 children. She always looks perfectly content to me.

I see the leather skirt thing - pioneered by Meghan - is really catching on. Here is CPM's. It's Massimo Dutti apparently. I'm afraid I'm no fan of the blouse, but the skirt looks good.

@BeaBravo
Agree completely!

She always looks perfectly content to me

I think it’s that in photos, she’s always, always looking at him, waiting for him to make the first move, while he barely seems to look at her. It’s a mismatch that really comes across at their joint events

That’s just not accurate though. A super-quick Google contradicts that with many pics where he’s looking at her it they’re laughing together. The cases where she may be deferring to his rank don’t really differ that greatly from the HMQ/Prince Phillip, Charles/Camilla dynamic.

Just downloaded the Angela Kelly book.
I’ve read the sample, now going to crack on with the main book