Royal Style: Gucci and Chanel for the win, coat dresses for the bin!

[Maireas]

Royal style continues!
Thanks to Deftly for the thread title. Let's hope there's more Gucci and Chanel.....fewer coat dresses..,.

Was Camilla not a senior royal before? That's interesting

It is fantastic!
And very interesting too, Ada. I also would like to think of similar gestures in coronations I might see in my lifetime.

Sir Thomas Lipton of grocery stores and tea fame, was in charge of Bertie’s meal for the poor of London. He had been involved with something similar, on a smaller scale, as part of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee in 1897 when he personally donated £20,000.

The Coronation meal was for 500,000, at hundreds of sites across the city, with 60,000 stewards and assistants helping. Bertie personally donated £30,000, equivalent to almost four million in today's values.
Major companies also contributed, Rowntrees providing chocolate for everyone for instance.

I’d have liked to have seen something like this done for the coming Platinum Jubilee, perhaps in the form of a distribution of food parcels, but instead we are all to be encouraged to provide our own celebratory lunches and teas! 🥪 ☕️ 🧁 🫖

That’s amazing isn’t it?
I had no idea about anything like that, this is such a lovely thread for little snippets of history amongst the frocks 🙂

That's really interesting, Ada! Could be why Bertie was so popular!
It would be lovely to have parties and celebrations this summer, it's been so tough for so many.
Fingers crossed for free chocolate 🤞

Queen Alexandra - room for one more necklace?
I think so.

Here's Alix modelling one of my tiaras, the one I wore on Christmas Day. I rather like the earrings.

Lovely photo of Princess Caroline to mark her 65th birthday. She really personifies ageing gracefully, doesn't she? And I like how her earrings coordinate with her blouse!

Nice picture of Caroline, Deftly.
I like the fact she's going grey! Looking good.

Yes, she looks great. Beautiful bone structure, just like her mum.

You can see the famous Kohinoor diamond at the centre of Alexandra's new crown.
One of the largest cut diamonds in the world, Britain had acquired it when the Punjab was annexed in 1849. Prior to that it had had a turbulent history, with several owners.
It was shown at the Great Exhibition, where the general feeling was that it was rather underwhelming! So Albert decided to have it recut, so that it sparkled more. This reduced the weight of the diamond by almost half, but increased its brilliance.

Victoria used to wear it as a brooch, and there is a lovely Franz Winterhalter portrait from 1856, in the Royal Collection, of her in a scarlet off the shoulder gown wearing the vast Kohinoor brooch.
(Think of as not so much a brooch, more a bin lid!)

Later, Alexandra, Mary and the Queen Mother all used the Kohinoor as the centre piece of their crowns.

At present, India, Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan all claim the Kohinoor diamond, so with the spate of ancient artefacts being returned to their original owners, maybe Charles will have it cut up and distributed to them, or perhaps Camilla already has plans for it!

I think it should be cut beautifully and distributed here for Services to Royal Style.
We just need to decide ring, pendant , earrings or other…

@gluenotsoup - an excellent idea, it would deal with the pesky ownership claims and we could all get a sparkler!

Fabulous idea - never mind chocolate, our thread members need diamonds to fully celebrate the jubilee!
I'd like earrings and a ring please!

Staking my claim for a sliver of the Kohinoor diamond, ideally turned into a beautiful brooch.

I see that Mary and Fred have attended the opening of an exhibition of Queen Margrethe's jewellery called 'A Queen's Jewellery Box.' Thread outing to Denmark anyone?

I think Mary looks great there, and I love that big wrap. And I do think Fred is really the most attractive of the Royal men. By far.

Lastly, Beatrice Borromeo and Pierre at the Dior show in Paris. She's a brand ambassador so the whole outfit is Dior. In spite of how stylish she normally is, I'm not sure this is a great look for her. Also, are those white tights?

Put me down for a pair of Kohinoor diamond earrings please!

That exhibition of Margrethe’s jewellery, to celebrate her Golden Jubilee as Queen, will be lovely. Apparently, she has recorded a guided tour to the exhibits herself.

I wonder if her amazing Naasug golden flowers tiara will be on show, I’d love to see that.

I love looking at the older pics and I quite like Kate's younger unstyled style at times. I came across this, never saw it before and tbh without the heading, wouldn't have recognised her. Is this a real magazine cover? magazinecanteen.com/products/observer-magazine-kate-middleton

Beautiful jewelry collection Mary is wearing.

I often wonder what's happened to all the ropes of pearls that used to be worn.

This reminds me of a Christmas tree though

Mary looks elegant, I'd like to see Daisy's collection.
Beatrice Borromeo looking chic in Dior, but I do agree about the white tights!
I think Alexandra's jewels were passed to her daughters, but also her daughter in law Mary, famously a magpie!

Queen Mary, resplendent in "Granny's chips"!

I’ll have my Kohinoor in a ring and single diamond pendant please 😊.
I love Mary’s wrap, it would have also looked good with deep plum coloured shoes. I agree about Fred 😂.
Are Beatrice’s tights white? They look the same colour as support tights which jars with the trendy outfit which I do like.

Now I know it's all about the ladies but I think Charles looks fetching in this. My DS said once real men wear pink 😅😅

Charles has never been a looker but he's always dressed impeccably!

Charles isn't my cup of tea in any way but I do like pink shirts on men!
I agree with your DS, @justasking111!