Royal style - how we love Kate in a red coat

[Maireas]

How many coats do we think she has?

Technically HMQ does have custody of the royal children (but is that also along with the parents too?)
But like most 'powers' the Queen has e.g to dissolve Parliament whenever she likes & veto every single law that comes before her to be signed off, HMQ is very wise & doesn't use these privileges. (The Monarchy wouldn't last 5 mins if she went all Mafia top boss & did exactly what she wanted)
Hence D & C having the boys an equal amount of time.

How it works in Monaco, I don't know.

Sorry to lower the tone but - FLEX!

The yellow goo in the tall bottle. Oh god i loved the smell of that. (teen in the 80s) You can get it on USA Amazon it seems. I look at it sometimes.

As you were.

@Laiste
I loved the scent of Flex too. It's a pity Revlon don't release it as a perfume.

I also loved Flex! I see it's on UK Amazon too - quite tempted. I wonder if it was just the smell that was nice though? I can't remember what it was like as a shampoo? My hair is quite dry, much more so than 30 years ago when I probably last used it!

I know I've banged on about Mane n Tail previously on S&B, but it's a protein based shampoo & conditioner similarly custard coloured to Flex though not sure if it smells the same.
I wonder what shampoos etc the royals use? Probably need to check who holds the royal warrants.
And who'd have thought HMQ would be a trendsetter with her Essie 'Ballet Slippers' nail polish. It was in the free Boots beauty box & my teenage DD has taken to wearing it (they don't notice it at high school)

I love Camilla's Edina Ronay deep blue velvet coat.

She looks fantastic! And for Helen and Douglas House too. Who are AMAZING.

Camilla says have to 'make best of it' during Christmas like no other
mol.im/a/9072711

Loving all of the Christmas card pictures of the European royals...

Sweden, Denmark and Spain

Belgium and then 2x Luxembourg...

Baby Prince Charles of Luxembourg is gorgeous!

Thank you, Romaine! Gotta love the Scandis* - you can tell their places are opulent, but they do love a cream wall!
Lovely pics. Also Leonor and Sofía looking very happy!
*not racist

Is it the feast of Saint Lucia yesterday or something? Probably a question for Bani. As the Swedes all have lighted candles in front of them

The feast of St. Lucia is 13th December.

I think the photographer of the Swedish royals should be shot, that tree growing out of the Prince's head, all those distracting reflections, the wide spacing of the group so far apart, the position of the little Princess separate at the side.... Dreadful!
The Belgian family is much better as a group photograph, but I think the best is the Luxembourg trio with the chubby baby so nicely framed by the Christmas tree in the foreground.

I really like Camilla in that deep sapphire blue coat, just lovely. Kate would suit that shade of blue.

Here's a video of Cams

www.facebook.com/TheBritishMonarchy/videos/410146960416411/

I know quite a few of the children in this video. They are an amazing hospice. And Camilla looks fab in blue velvet!

Thanks for sharing that lovely video paradyning, (have a box of tissues close at hand everyone!).

< wonders if Camilla will loan me the guardsman to help with my tree >

That guardsman can come stay with me too

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There's a few to share around! 😉

What on earth?!
Those male/female symbols weren't there when I posted! 😲

I like Camilla's commitment to this charity and the annual tree decoration.

I so need to get myself on the list for next year. I can report from the inside.

Baby Charles is the chubbiest darling and his parents look so happy! 🥰😍😍

@banivani
He is such a happy looking baby - smiling on cue
His parents look so delighted with him.

@AdaColeman you are right re the Swedish family photo. Very odd.

The Cambridge and Wessex familys have been out on a light trail. Warm coats all round, but very bad press for breaking the "rule of 6"
www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/20201222103168/kate-middleton-prince-william-children-appear-to-break-lockdown-rules/