Royal Style - has Kate ditched the skinnies?

[Maireas]

Hello lovely Royal style fans. Keep the pics, observations and witticisms coming.....

Stephanie is certainly embracing Boden dresses at the moment; she's had a real run on them and they seem to suit her.

Just catching up on Max's outfit from today. That hat is just beyond!

They've been to a concert in Berlin this evening. This dress is a bit too frilly and flouncy for me, and I'm not crazy about ice blue, but of my goodness, those aquamarines. 😍

She is a beautiful woman.

On anyone else 3 too many ruffles. On her? Gorgeous.

Oh, those aquamarines are stunning and HUGE!
Agree the dress is too fussy but Max's golden-y blondeness suits the ice blue I think.

Oo is that a new parure?

(Dress is hideous)

@Maireas

Thank you, *@MotherofPearl*, the more of his Royal Cuteness the better! I notice someone squeezed his chubby leg! What a lovely idea to take him along, the elderly ladies seemed so pleased! I like Stephanie's Boden dress. The colours are lovely

And his little shoe with his name on it 🥰🥰🥰

Max's dress would have looked nicer with the shawl draped around her shoulders imo. The top seems a tad unfinished without it and the skirt needs some balance.

I loved the photo of the squeezing of Charles' squishy little leg. That's exactly what I would like to do

His parents clearly dote on him.

I'm not keen on Max's dress either, but love the necklace. What's that on her right wrist? It's not a bag, she's carrying a clutch.

It looks like a mask I think.

@Onprozacandmyhighhorse

It looks like a mask I think.

Ah. Good spot. In silver, of course!

Paradyning, I looked up the aquamarines and they were given to Queen Juliana by her grandmother, Queen Emma, so have been in the Dutch RF for a while:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/theroyalpost.wordpress.com/2012/03/24/queen-juliana-of-the-netherlands-aquamarine-tiara-and-parure/amp//*

What an amazing collection of aquamarines!

I love ice blue, it really suits her.
The dress should lose the frills.
The aquamarines are beautiful. Wow !
Charles little shoe with his name on it - so cute.
@MrsFin "Sometime around her 21st birthday I would think."

Max looks fabulous from the waist up and those aquamarines are stupendous.

Ooh those aquamarines!

Caroline is ageing beautifully, she has perfect bone structure.

Ooh those aquamarines

Just what I was thinking too

Daydreams that Max invites us all round to hers for an afternoon of tea & playing with her jewellery

@TracyBeakerSoYeah - I am so up for that.
@MotherofPearl - top research there, Max looks so young! Love the tiara. Queen Beatrix was always so lovely and smiley.

@TracyBeakerSoYeah

Ooh those aquamarines

Just what I was thinking too

Daydreams that Max invites us all round to hers for an afternoon of tea & playing with her jewellery

Never mind playing with her jewellery-I'd love a party bag from that event! Max has enough precious jewels to give us all a chunky stone each!

@MotherofPearl thanks for that article & I came across this article about Max & her hats (sounds like a Dr Seuss book title)
www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-9764225/amp/How-Maxima-Netherlands-Europes-queen-hats.html

@Eaumyword definitely a party bag 😂

Isn't this one beautiful!

Max and her Hats! Definitely a Dr Seuss book, Tracy! Love this one.

Her hats are fab but I would not want to be sitting behind her at any of these events!

That is a gorgeous one, Tracy!

Thanks @MotherofPearl what a collection of jewels!

No Kate at the football tonight but CPM is there in a burgundy blazer, with CPF and Christian. He is now taller than both his parents!