Royal Style: Make Do and Mend, or Go Big and Spend?.

[Maireas]

New thread!
Thanks for the title, Deftly!

(That was to @TracyBeakerSoYeah Max's gorgeous necklace! I wouldn't say no to the tiara either, tbh, even if it does look a bit like a bridge...)

@Maireas great minds!

I was immediately reminded of the scene in Tess of the d"Urbervilles when Tess wears the diamond necklace, and as she moves each stone gives a 'sinister wink like a toad" when I saw the photo of Max's diamond necklace.

The setting and cut of the stones must be exactly what Hardy imagined. The dates of the book and the necklace are about right.

@TracyBeakerSoYeah
I so hope everything settles down for you Tracy, and you can forge ahead with your life.

Princess Elizabeth looks lovely in her blue dress, very elegant, yet appropriate for her age.
I'm not keen on Mathilde's glittery red number, there's just too much shiny fabric overwhelming her.

Charlene looks super, tres chic!

Très chic is exactly the right description of Charlene. I shall add it to my Royal S&B dictionary with 'Very County'.

Eugenie's been out and about in that coat again, and having seen more of it I’ve decided I really love it! I’d definitely wear it.

I felt very PoW today when I went out in my camel trench coat, plaid/tartan scarf in exactly the same shade of camel, camel woollen socks peeking out over my (chunky, ankle) boots, black handbag to match scarf and boots and, finally, red gloves picking out the exact red of the stripes in my scarf. Usually I like things to be a bit more interesting than that, so I have to award myself minus 100 points for today’s effort!

Haven’t seen Charlene’s très chic look yet!

Eugenie's been out and about in that coat again, and having seen more of it I’ve decided I really love it! I’d definitely wear it.

Eugenie is surely "up the duff", and quite far along, isn't she?

I don’t like to speculate too much @KnickerlessParsons but absolutely, I think a happy announcement must be imminent...

Perhaps she’s waiting ‘til after all KC’s/the family’s ‘firsts’ of Christmas without HMQ?

@TracyBeakerSoYeah
Hoping things are looking up for you.

Not sure Daisy in the photos you posted was a great beauty. Perhaps it's a bad photo.
I think Zara is beautiful.

Can a Princess be "Up the Duff" or have "A Bun in the Oven"? Surely not?

A Princess is more likely to be "in a delicate condition". or "in an interesting condition".

My apologies to Eugenie.

‘Up the golden carriage’ perhaps?

Perhaps Up the Sceptre rather than Up the Pole!

😂😜
I think queenie used to refer to being preggers as being 'with child', shuddering quietly at the word 'pregnant'.
I personally favour being 'up the sceptre'!

I came to this thread to see if others also think Eugenie is pregnant. Glad to see I’m not alone. She looks to be quite far along too.

Up the Sceptre 😂😂!

That just makes me think of Charles and Camilla's tampon talk.

Perhaps a princess would have a new jewel in her crown/tiara/jewellery box rather than a bun in her oven?

Pretty sure she's up the duffingtons...otherwise that coat is hideously bad. Maybe she has a new tiara in the vault

I've thought that either Beatrice or Eugenie were in a delicate condition since the funeral, and they both made an exit. The only reason I could come up with was that one had morning sickness and the other was supporting.

I don't like the sound of that! 😂
(She definitely is!)

EBGM is having a lovely beach holiday in Sydney. Daily Mail has many pictures of her in a very nice green swimsuit.

Maybe not a bun but possibly a Queen Cake

It is a nice swimsuit! Looks like it's double layered to be more flattering (not that she needs help with that).
Wonder where it's from