Royal style in the time of corona

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Will we see any royals out and about anytime soon?

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Agree Max looks great, but... also like she’d be right at home in Taboo with Tom Hardy.

Kate in Boden today on a video call to midwives (I think)

Ahhhh Taboo. WHY couldn't they have come up with a second series??

I prefer shoulder bags to clutches as I like having both hands free!
It has a full length chain strap (for shoulder)

It's the dress she wore in the Christmas card photo (hair difference!!), very summery. Bit of a wide shoulder effect going on.

She’s better, more engaged/relaxed in the Zoom calls when W isn’t there.

Just looked at the Diana photos. She really was a true beauty - or maybe she was just very photogenic.

And I am a similar age so all those casual styles were may staples (and big cardies still are).

Sophie opening one of the Nightingale hospitals. Slightly random thought but she's actually a few years older than the QM was when HM ascended the throne but still looks quite youthful. The QM looked middle-aged from her thirties!

She’s very stylish.

Isn't it Archie's first birthday today? Any pics in the press?

Yes I think it is. Nothing yet but it's still the middle of the night in LA.

Aww lovely video of Sophie - she's looking very glow-y, and I really like her hair down like that.

I'm so glad that Sophie has been asked to do this - elevates her to the higher ranks, and I think she's really been working hard quietly and effectively for years.

Isn't it funny how we only appreciate her now - perhaps as we have seen how hard others find it to join the RF?

I think people often looked older than their years in previous generations. There was almost a social expectation of how people were supposed to look at different ages.
I remember my mum having her gorgeous long dark hair cut short and granny permed when she was 30. She didn't tell me in advance and when she came to pick me up from school (YR) I didn't recognise her and cried to the teacher that she wasn't my mummy.
She's now almost 82 and still has her HMQ hair style. She often wears a headscarf like the queen too. 😄

Delinking to say Save the Children UK has shared an H&M video of her reading to Archie... it's here, but also on Twitter:

www.instagram.com/tv/B_2A6IwBeM-/?igshid=w95h2r4ivawj

Delurking obvs. Every time! 🤦🏻‍♀️

Sophie's skin looks quite an odd colour in that video.

Diana was so un-self-consciously beautiful, just so natural and effortless. I don't think anyone else compares to her in that respect.

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Delinking to say Save the Children UK has shared an H&M video of her reading to Archie... it's here, but also on Twitter

www.instagram.com/tv/B_2A6IwBeM-/?igshid=w95h2r4ivawj

Thank you for sharing. Funny how I like the hair up when she's casually dressed but not a fan for more formal work.

Archie is adorable. Who hasn't been there when child demands something then immediately chucks on the floor

Happy birthday Archie! Thanks for the video link, Archie is so tall.

Archie Day - Party with a Purpose H&M's fans have raised over $50,000 (so far) for various charities. Well Child (UK), Children's Aid (USA), Boys and Girls Club (Canada) and Nourish (South Africa).

Fans have also contributed to a global tree planting fund, with enough money raised to plant over 115,000 trees currently (this isnt the only [H&M fans] tree planting fundraiser). mobile.twitter.com/hashtag/sussexgreatforest?lang=en

Kate was wearing Patrick Mavos Ocean Tide Milky Quartz earrings in her Zoom call - an anniversary present from William? www.patrickmavros.com/products/ocean-tides-sterling-silver-milky-quartz-earrings

Bagshot Park has um, interesting royal decor (Sophie's eyes are amazing).

Don't blame Archie for wanting a different book that story was rubbish a lovely video though and save the children a great charity to highlight.

Archie manages to look exactly like Harry yet also incredibly like Meghan at the same time! I'm waiting for the inevitable tabloid criticism about the amount of leg she's showing!

Ha! Just had to rewatch the video to notice her legs! I hadn't noticed the first time at all.

It's a very cute video. Archie looks big and like every one year old ever!

The Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch by Asprey

"This fantastic diamond brooch, made by Asprey, was a gift from King George VI to the Queen Mother ahead of their 1939 tour of Canada. The Queen Mother treasured the brooch, which is made to resemble a leaf of the Canadian Sugar Maple, and wore it throughout her life. The Queen inherited it from her mother in 2002. Both women have often loaned the brooch to other family members visiting Canada, and the Duchesses of Cornwall and Cambridge have made memorable recent appearances in the piece."

In the spring of 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth made a state visit to Canada. He gave her the brooch, which was made by Asprey, to mark this state visit.

The brooch is made of diamonds set in platinum; Hugh Roberts describes it as being "in the form of a leaf of the Canadian Sugar Maple ... the national emblem of Canada, transparent-set with brilliants and baguettes."

Elizabeth wore it in public for the first time as they crossed the Atlantic in May 1939 on their way to Canada. It quickly became a staple in her brooch wardrobe.

The Queen inherited the brooch from her mother in March 2002. Today, she frequently wears the brooch both on trips to Canada and for events in Britain related to Canada.

From: www.thecourtjeweller.com/2016/05/the-diamond-maple-leaf-brooch.html?m=1

not sure who was more excited when the story ended. It was a terrible story! He does look like both of them at same time. It's odd. But then we have the same in our family where we look similar to each other but some of us look more like mum and some more like dad.

I like Kate's earrings but I seem allergic to any earrings that aren't made from 24 carat gold! I can't wear them for more than a couple of hours without my earlobes getting irritated but my gold ones I can wear for weeks on end.