Royal style: the Duel of the Duchesses

[QueenOfTheAndals]

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What will tomorrow bring for Kate? Does her love for green know no end?

And Thursday night sees the return of Meghan! I know she can be polarising so let's stick to just discussing her clothes rather than the intricacies of Megxit. There's plenty of other threads to do that!

I like the school visor outfit, especially the jacket. Now that is a work look I might try to copy, when I go back.

She’s getting back into her style stride just as she leaves... will her looks still be eligible to be discussed on here though? I mean she’ll still be Royal, just not a ‘working’ one, and we do put Bea and Eugenie’s outfits on here, and they aren’t working Royals either.... what’s the consensus?

I don't see why not @Spudlet. After all Zara isn't technically a royal and her clothes get discussed here.

The all red nailed it.

The school outfit; if trousers are that width at bottom flats would’ve worked better. If narrower the heels would’ve nailed it.

What’s left on their Farewell Tour Queen?

I think just the Commonwealth service tomorrow @TSSDNCOP, where they'll be under more scrutiny than before as other members of the RF will be there.

The body language experts will be in overdrive tomorrow.

I’m not sure I can think of anything more likely to make your body language a bit awkward than knowing that legions of ‘body language experts’ are going to be analysing every millisecond of your body language in minute detail...!

I hate the school visit shoes. Too pointy. Too witchy for me! (I absolutely hate exaggerated points on shoes, that era we all lived through 20 years ago of the "LK Bennett kitten heel witchy toe" was brutal for me)

I was browsing Purse Forum last night, drooling at all the lovely things I would never be able to buy and realised that Christian Louboutins would have been perfect with that red dress. A contrasting colour on top but then that matching red sole underneath. Oooooh it would have been LUSH!

Silver shoes and bag would have been good. But would have clashed with Harry's gold on his jacket. Gold would have looked too matchy to him.

I do wonder if their reception for this and the other events will make them wonder if they are doing the right thing. I think with time they could have eased the protocols to suit them without the full scale move away. Big fish in a small pond rather than medium fish in a massive pond?

I’m sure Harry will miss his military stuff.

Am I the only person on this thread who preferred the blue colour on Meghan than the red ?
I loved the way the red dress complimented Harry's uniform though on another thread other posters felt it was detractingthe attention from Harry on his big night.
I hadn't thought about that.
That's the thing about Mumsnet. On threads you always get to see things from a different perspective.
As we say in Irish - Súil eile- a different eye.

I think Meghan would've overshadowed Harry even if she'd worn a bin liner last night! I saw a shot from inside the Albert Hall and the dress ensured that she blended in with him and all the other dignitaries. A different colour would've made her stand out in the crowd and then she'd have been accused of hogging the limelight etc!

Good points QueenoftheAndals

I think Harry may come to feel a bit ambivalent as he's never lived away from th UK before and it's a whole different circle of friends and when you live abroad you miss a lot of occasions. And even just casual get togethers. Your kids are always the foreign cousins. People get used to you not being around and it's kinda out of sight out of mind.

That said, he's supposedly in a few Whatsapp groups and has the money to fly back and forth numerous times a year so it might work out ok.

He never wanted to live in the States though, it's all very far away from his Africa fantasy that's for sure.

I don't think Meghan belieges in regrets. She seems very much part of that whole LA "everything happens for a reason/ all roads have led me to this moment/ be present in this time and space" new agey philosophy.

The red gown was great. Fit her beautifully.

I agree with elspeth about the pointy shoes, they didn’t go well with the rest. The jacket looked nice, fresh and very appropriate look , except for shoes!

@beanaseireann I like the blue colour better on Meghan but the red dress overall because of fit and cut.

The school visit shoes were a bit odd, there is a video of her walking and it looks very strange when she's walking, I think it might be because of the two colours.

That's exciting news about Max & Wax's tour - something to look forward to. We've not seen much Max on these threads recently.

A contrasting colour on top but then that matching red sole underneath. Oooooh it would have been LUSH!

I think that would have looked utterly naff.

@BoucleEponine

Fab look that is clearly saying “ Fuck off you lot! Look what you are missing!

See how easy it is, Meghan? (If she's lurking) Just turn up looking fabulous and smiling. You could have kept your royal status and privilege if you'd just followed the "never complain, never explain" mantra

Aka Meghan, so what if the relentless negativity, abuse, comparisons and decimation of you character are impacting on your welfare?

So what if you start to think about what this could mean for your child, as the first officially mixed race member of the royal family?

So what if you can see the difference in approach to you from the press and the family you married into?

Put up, shut up because others who've never had a tithe of the same circumstances have managed to bear up.

👏🏽👏🏽 @Becles

Becles. Well said.

Their decision will be a big loss to the UK and an already outdated monarchy.

Well said, @Becles.

Eat that shit up and smile Meghan. Smile until you get it allll down.

I respect their decision to walk away from that.

Delurking to say @Becles well said!

This is the Piers Morgan line as well, “if she had only been just smiley and put up with our vileness and nastiness, we would all have been less vile and nasty.”

It’s not true at all because there would always have been something.

Even in the last few days, where she connected so brilliantly with those kids, where she was a bedrock of elegant support to her husband in two causes that really matter to him, where she committed to her continuing patronage of the National Theatre, you still find that’s not enough for many. She was even slammed elsewhere for not wearing Givenchy, and instead for wearing a “cheap” designer.

Whatever she does, she can’t win. So she may as well exist the stage and leave people to froth away.

I wish them both well and can’t wait to see what direction her wardrobe takes away from all the weird protocol issues!

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