Royal Style - Bring out the Baubles! We'll wear your jewellery if you don't want to!

[Maireas]

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I think Angela Kelly did a fantastic job as stylist to the late Queen.
Stewart Parvin was also involved.
In the latter part of her life her "public" outfits were just perfect.

I agree @LadyEloise1 She really found her stride with that instantly recognisable Queen style. That's another thing I don't think we'll see again.

I'm sure they won't anyway, but I'm crossing my fingers Angela Kelly and HMQ's other close associates retire gracefully and don't sell her out. That would cheapen it all horrifically.

Angela Kelly and Stewart Parvin did excellent work.

@susiebluebell
I agree, I hope they don't do a Burrell.
That man, imo, lets himselfand Diana down badly.

I think I'm really getting on the nerves of everyone in my family, as I can't help telling them the names of all of HM's tiaras as we watch the TV retrospectives.

@MotherofPearl 😊😊 nice one!

Same for me, except I'm silently correcting the American commentators who are getting minor facts wrong about history and the RF. I might have to start emailing.

They should have you as a Royal Expert on US tv!

Thanks, but I imagine it would be a lot harder than it is sitting here in my easy chair.

I think you'd manage 👍

Are you watching the King's address? He's officially announced that William will be Prince of Wales. I think it's a very moving address.

Yes. New Prince of Wales

I'm in bits 😢

Very moving speech.

Gosh, Charles was very emotional wasn’t he? It was very moving, particularly ending with the lovely quote from Hamlet. (I was surprised at the quick announcement that William is appointed Prince of Wales - I thought he’d wait til his birthday in November or so).

I think he comes across as a very kind and generous man.

I was a bit surprised by this too.

I thought they might want to avoid having a new Princess of Wales at the same time as any possible conflict about Camilla's role or title.

They can appoint a Prince of Wales at anytime (for example when they need a good news story) or could even wait for George to be heir given that Charles' reign is unlikely to be long.

Aside from their grief the extra responsibilities must be very daunting for William and Catherine with such young children. Agree the address was very moving, glad he mentioned Harry and Meghan too, hopefully they can put aside their differences and support one another through this.

It doesn't conflict with Camilla's title as Queen Consort?
I think it's a good idea for them to be the Prince and Princess of Wales.

That was a nice speech from Prince Charles. And if Camilla's official title is to be Queen Consort then that's a first. All her predecessors were just "The Queen"!

No, the King!! How long will it take us to get used to calling him that??

Plus every time they say "The Prince of Wales" I'm going to imagine Charles, not William!

I was thinking wryly of William and Kate, moving to a smaller house in Windsor’s grounds, and with their three children all now at school probably hoping to enjoy a couple of years of what we’d recognise as a more normal life, no-longer needing a live-in nanny and housekeeper etc - and they had all of two weeks! Oh well, such is their life…

I think it time it may become simply The Queen. But right now they need to distinguish between the late Queen and Camilla. And everyone is still referring to Elizabeth as The Queen.

I have managed to stay dry-eyed so far. But "And let flights of angels sing thee to thy rest," that quotation from Hamlet gets me every time. And just now with God Save the King. I'm a mess.