Royal style: Max and Wax and whacky hats

[QueenOfTheAndals]

Now that the Commonwealth event is nearly over, we have another treat ahead of us. Maxima in Indonesia!

In light of what happened on the previous thread, I'm going to take a leaf out of Elizabeth SMT Holmes' book and say critique the clothes and the styling but not the physical appearances of various royal women.

There is this company called Juniper books that does gorgeous cloth bound books , I think they are the ones Kate has displayed,

I love the old wooden In & Out trays Kate is using, obviously dug out from a long abandoned KP store room, probably last used by Queen Mary!

It's these ones in the photo (I recognise them from book shops): www.penguin.co.uk/series/clotbo/penguin-clothbound-classics.html

This one is definitely in the photo:
www.penguin.co.uk/books/55907/northanger-abbey/9780141197715.html

They're probably the Jane Austens mainly

Do we think she did her own hair and make up? Because unless her stylist is live in, that’s hardly essential is it?

It most likely would have been taken on the same day as the 111 visit brevity. Did she have hair and makeup people on that date? Probably not. Her hair is usually straight/straight-ish when she has done it herself.

William - "I want to look like a man who gets things done, statesman but sophisticated."

But it’s good to see her wearing her nice M&S trouser suit again!

Ada they look very Oka .

The whole photo looks like a perfume ad from the 80s.

Those photos! So very staged 😂 Agree with @queenofarles, its like an ad for Kensington: by Catherine, now you too can smell like a duchess...

@queenofarles, you can tell I’m not up on trendy houseware if I didn’t recognise something from Oka! Actually most of my stuff does date from Queen Mary’s era!
YY to the 1980s perfume ad look!

The books are weird only because if you had that lining your desk wouldn't they constantly be falling off!? But actually, I think the office is overall probably more or less genuine. If I worked in a palace and was the senior person, I'd have a lovely office with comfortable couches and no plastic too. However, I ALSo believe Kate would genuinely have the kids\ pottery pen holder, pictures painted by Charlotte and a few items with baby footprints/hand prints which we're not seeing here!

William - "I want to look like a man who gets things done, statesman but sophisticated

That doesn’t look like a desk that gets used much, no papers and where is the laptop? Lmao no real work gets done on that desk for sure 😂

Isn't that an iPad on the desk? The big thing that looks like a photo frame? He is a modern green man who gets things done obviously 😂😂

Isn't that an iPad on the desk? The big thing that looks like a photo frame? He is a modern green man who gets things done obviously

You may be right! But why are the drawers facing away from the desk? 😱 More proof the desk is for show!

He is very green I think he is paperless and has turned the desk round so the kids have something to play with while he works we all have to make changes working from home and all 😂😂😂

To be fair I imagine that is in a more open part of Kensington hence the photos being allowed they probably do have actual messy paper even not fit for a photo shoot office in the private parts but I doubt they wanted to let the press through into there.

The books are weird only because if you had that lining your desk wouldn't they constantly be falling off!?

That was my reaction as well. Also they take up a lot of the surface of the desk, which suggests to me that either it's not really used as a working desk or that the books were put there for the photo. It's a desk mainly for people who only have to talk on the phone now and then and/or sign the occasional letter prepared by others. Maybe it's a stunt desk and the real work gets done elsewhere.

The Kate photo looks like KP. It looks like the room that the Obamas were photographed with George

I'm more surprised that they are both using land line phones, I thought it was all Zoom and WhatsApp these days.

But they must want the photos to highlight traditional values, probably the same PR agency that did George & Her Maj mixing the Christmas puddings.

I'm sorry but I find the images deeply irritating. We don't need that bullshit PR.
I still like the suit though and her hair suits her well.

I imagine the photo were taken on the day she first wore the M&S suit. William is showing ‘he’s the man’ now the Queen and Charles are unavailable. I think the photos are in bad taste when everyone knows they are enjoying their huge gardens, swimming pool and tennis lessons in their ten bedroom country residence while the rest of the world is falling apart. They probably have ventilators in the house too.

The message shared with the photos is to highlight their mental health charities so while I completely agree the photos are staged and slightly cringe worthy. There isn't a lot they can do at the moment the can't visit anywhere and raise awareness that way but a cheeses photo that they can do......it's given people something to talk about if only for a few minutes

Why is that hideous wooden draw unit facing away from William’s desk?

As you can see I’m all about focussing on the really big issues.

I'm more surprised that they are both using land line phones

More secure than computers and mobile phones.

Why is that hideous wooden draw unit facing away from William’s desk?

I think it's so the drawers can still be opened. They'd be blocked by the desks on the two other sides.