Royal style: fewer new frocks, more old rocks

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hopefully a link to Kate's evening wear !

I grew up in the 60’s/70’s & matching outfits was definitely a thing in our family. Dsis & I frequently laughing at old photos!

It's not a review per se but a scathing attack.

Poor William! Peter Philips was probably relieved to be in a plain black suit but I don't know if Princess Anne went in for matchy-matchy outfits.

It's been a thing for a longer than that. HM and PM were often identically dressed. Which meant of course that so were all the other little girls of her generation. And then their children after that. As the elder sibling of two, let me tell you it was not appreciated

Agree @paradyning and quite sycophantic too.

Couldn’t agree more @Myimaginarycathasfleas

I thought the review of The Crown in The Spector is spot on regarding series 3. Though there are bits in all 3 series that are incorrect or changed.
HMQ in series 3 is being portrayed as a cold heartless monster. It's almost like she is a totally different woman to the young woman she was.
I do agree that HMQ probably isn't very good at dealing with emotions so doesn't do them & that's probably why she can appear cold.
Maybe all the stuff that happened around the abdication, seeing her Father die young. Perhaps HMQ resented being forced to be Queen but felt unable or helpless to refuse as it had been drummed into her that she must be Queen.
Can you imagine the shock & upset if HMQ had refused to take the throne in 1952. The fallout would have been horrendous & she viewed as a pariah & most likely banished & shunned by her family & social circle. The general public wouldn't have like it either.

Thanks for that link to Kate's evening wear - I don't remember ever seeing this red dress before. I like it!

So do I!

Thanks for that KM link, there were a few of her earlier ones that I had forgotten about and are stunning.
I still love that red tea length dress on her!

So is anyone going to do the weekend course in the V&A on Royal Dress and Appearance next March?

Suzanne Moore's opinion:

www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/25/prince-andrew-bad-apple-abolish-monarchy-republic

Royal jewels stolen in Dresden worth over €1bn. The article says they'll probably be split up as they're too recognisable. Such a shame. www.google.com/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-europe-50545003

Ok which one of us is the culprit?
(Considering we'd all love a tiara or 3)

Jaime i wouldn't mind the 643 carat sapphire for Christmas

@Innui
Can you post a link please? ( I cannot find the course on the V&A website)

CP Mary’s coat reminds me of this matching duo. I was expecting a picture of these two...

I have a very similar dress to that Beulah red velvet but I'm guessing mine cost a couple of zeros less!

@CurlyWurlyTwirly

www.vam.ac.uk/event/bLeVKgp0/royal-dress-and-appearance-medieval-to-modern-mar-2020

Thank you @Innui

The course overview looks really interesting
However I already know I won’t be able to make that weekend.
Love the V&A though

Speaking of which, who in the end went to see the Dior exhibition ?

I went. I adored it. I have this dress as a screensaver and I daydream of wearing it to my Venetian civil wedding ceremony (which is also a daydream - not least because I've been married for 20 years ).

That could be an interesting exhibition!

@StCharlotte

I don’t remember that one from the Paris exhibition.
By the time I got round to getting tickets for the London show they were sold out...l

Just seen on Twitter that the Queen has a stamp collection worth £100M. You couldn’t make it up....