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

[Maireas]

New thread!
Thanks for the title, Deftly!

Mathilde (2015) Charlene (2016) and Sofia (2018) have all availed themselves of the privilege du blanc when meeting Francis, so it was available quite recently.

Yes, it's obviously still in use. My mistake!
We seem to be relying on the Scandinavian royal houses for our style fix at the moment! Bit of a dearth at the moment.

Someone in here educated me that Francis had but I wouldn't pass up a chance at PduB. Although it seems it may be a smaller requiem rather than a state funeral like with JP2 so maybe they won't. Quite a few of them wore it for his funeral

February definitely not resting month for our EDBG... let's see how much Mary can milk turning 51 😆

😂 it's exhausting to think of it! It's only a big B'day if it ends in a '0' surely - so EBDG can't possibly milk this year's...can she?! 🤦‍♀️

Might distract from the BIL and SIL moving to NY and general family awkwardness

I wouldn't put it past her! To be quite honest, I'm rather looking forward to it.

@MotherofPearl I genuinely thought it had JUST been EBDG's 50th not that long ago! Both princesses will have their birthdays soon, 1 day apart...

I agree with you on fur, btw.

I see Queen Sofia, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde have attended the late pope's funeral. Both women were in black (rather than white), and Mathilde's mantilla is beautiful.

Oh good Lord the book. It's next level batshit.

That's all I'm going to say.

(Might have to keep out of a certain topic for the next week or so; try to stay out anyway but sometimes it's interesting to dip my toe in for a bit...)

What on earth was he thinking.

Sorry, I'll shut up about the circus now.

I wonder if it's an elaborate prank. Surely it must be.

Ok really shutting up now!!

I can't say anything charitable anymore so I'm going to clean my tiaras 😉

Yes I think I'd best follow suit. Christ it's enough to justify a shopping spree to distract myself...

Hmmm whose vaults shall I dip into?

😂

Treat yourself to a tiara, @TangledWebOfDeception and let me know which one, so I can add it to the Spreadsheet of Splendour!.😊

Maybe while those in the royal palaces are suitably distracted by all the dirty linen being washed in public, we could sneak in and top up our jewellery collections........I'm sure they'll be far too busy to notice us conducting a nationwide heist 😂

Good thinking, @frugalkitty !

I might finally get my paws on a faberge egg if there's one on a sideboard somewhere......

Some interesting potential titles for the next thread...

But you’re right @Maireas time to go shopping!!

I'm pretty sure we already have a well-worked out plan for the heist? Am I right in remembering that you're the driver @frugalkitty? Or was that someone else? Anyone now is definitively the time to put our plans into action!

Ohhh Faberge eggs, my goodness yes! Why have I never thought of that??

I think we're all wearing our green coats.

😉

I hadn't read the last few posts before yours @Maireas and thought you were alluding to something newsworthy and were being deliberately cryptic.
Hence the 😉
I hadn't realised you were thinking of disguise for the heist. 🙈