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Royal Style: Elizabeth may be gone, but her diamonds are forever

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Maireas · 20/09/2022 21:36

Evening Royal style and beauty fans.
Into the Carolean era, with more bling we hope! Also more state banquets?

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LadyEloise1 · 07/10/2022 18:55

Not a Royal but in the public eye, Sanna Marin, prime minister of Finland, was just on tv news.
I wondered ( very fleetingly and it was from a certain angle ) what Kate was doing at a European Heads of State meeting.
Sanna was very stylish.
She was in black skinny trousers snd a slightly off white jacket.

KillingMeDeftly · 07/10/2022 19:41

Spudlet · 07/10/2022 15:33

I loved that tartan overcoat she wore to the outdoor cinema thing - hope that comes out again. The colours were so beautiful!

Oh yes, the Holland Cooper trench. I loved that one!

MotherofPearl · 07/10/2022 19:53

Spudlet · 07/10/2022 18:49

Interesting article here about the Danish shenanigans www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/07/danish-royals-in-crisis-as-grandchildren-stripped-of-titles-queen-margrethe

Includes a picture of Margarethe and her sisters looking fab in the National dress of Greenland!

Thanks for posting that. Interesting read indeed.

That photo though! It's quite something.

Eaumyword · 07/10/2022 21:36

MotherofPearl · 07/10/2022 15:08

House of Bruar country set

Or what I think we're now calling 'very county', thanks to Eau's mum.

Mum is honoured!
Apparently @Tassen's mum is familiar with the (clearly made up) phrase too 😂

667TheNeighbourOfTheBeast · 07/10/2022 22:20

MotherofPearl · 07/10/2022 15:08

House of Bruar country set

Or what I think we're now calling 'very county', thanks to Eau's mum.

i will be adopting that phrase from now on 😁

KnickerlessParsons · 07/10/2022 22:35

Apparently @Tassen's mum is familiar with the (clearly made up) phrase too 😂

It's not made up. It is very old fashioned though. It's the kind of phrase you'd hear in an Agatha Christie novel. My DM (90) would say it too.

Tassen · 07/10/2022 23:40

Thanks @Maireas I'd completely forgot about the Kinsky Honeysuckle & the Connaught.
Wow 4 tiaras so is it greedy if I ask can I have the Khedive Egyptian Tiara too?
www.thecourtjeweller.com/2016/06/the-khedive-of-egypt-tiara.html

I only need 2 more then I'll have a tiara for everyday of the week 😂

Royal Style: Elizabeth may be gone, but her diamonds are forever
Royal Style: Elizabeth may be gone, but her diamonds are forever
Royal Style: Elizabeth may be gone, but her diamonds are forever
susiebluebell · 08/10/2022 09:43

It's important to stay fresh with a good rotation of tiaras, @Tassen 😘😂

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Maireas · 08/10/2022 09:46

@Tassen - Khedive Egyptian tiara ✔️

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Maireas · 08/10/2022 14:02

From another thread, and a different conversation altogether...
@MotherofPearl - Wallis Simpson's emerald engagement ring ✔️

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justasking111 · 08/10/2022 14:06

I really don't like Wallis engagement ring

MotherofPearl · 08/10/2022 14:16

Thanks @Maireas Grin

MotherofPearl · 08/10/2022 14:17

justasking111 · 08/10/2022 14:06

I really don't like Wallis engagement ring

Good job I took it for myself then!

Eaumyword · 08/10/2022 14:23

I like it, but I like bold jewellery vs delicate options.

SenecaFallsRedux · 08/10/2022 15:03

KnickerlessParsons · 07/10/2022 22:35

Apparently @Tassen's mum is familiar with the (clearly made up) phrase too 😂

It's not made up. It is very old fashioned though. It's the kind of phrase you'd hear in an Agatha Christie novel. My DM (90) would say it too.

I used to hear that descriptor when I was a student in Scotland.
I'm not 90, but I am definitely a woman of a certain age so it could very well be old-fashioned now. I remember a social event (highland dress, reeling, etc.) being described as "very county Scottish."

Eaumyword · 08/10/2022 15:05

Hmm that's interesting - my mum is Scottish...

meateatingveggie · 08/10/2022 15:08

Camilla has gone a bit too M&S comfy dressing gown in this I think 🥴

Royal Style: Elizabeth may be gone, but her diamonds are forever
Royal Style: Elizabeth may be gone, but her diamonds are forever
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Maireas · 08/10/2022 15:10

Tempting.
I like her bag.

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meateatingveggie · 08/10/2022 15:15

Is it her toiletries bag?

I'm don't want to be unkind, but really...

MotherofPearl · 08/10/2022 15:17

I can't quite make Cams' footwear there. It's not The Boots is it?

Agree the dress is too dressing gown adjacent.

meateatingveggie · 08/10/2022 15:21

Black wedges I think

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SenecaFallsRedux · 08/10/2022 15:25

Agree the dress is too dressing gown adjacent.

Perfect description, especially with the bag. I have a red make-up bag that is very similar. I hate to say it, but she looks as though she is a guest in someone's house, headed to the bathroom to get ready for her day. 😃

KillingMeDeftly · 08/10/2022 15:57

Is Camilla's dress by Me + Em? It looks it. Sophie and Kate have a few pieces by the brand so maybe Cams thought she'd give it a go!

KillingMeDeftly · 08/10/2022 15:58

It is!! https://www.meandem.com/velour-drawstring-dress-indigo

Eaumyword · 08/10/2022 16:07

Love the colour and length, but it is too much with the zip, drawstring waist and oversized pockets.
Looks wonderfully comfy for a night in front of the TV and a box of Quality Street!