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

[Maireas]

New thread!
Thanks for the title, Deftly!

Oh yes! I saw the Royal family’s eggs at the Faberge exhibition at the V&A last year and definitely have my eye on one in particular…!

Wondering if we’ll see any of the Royal family at engagements in the next few days? For their own sakes, I kind of hope not….😳

Well I think I volunteered to drive for the Italian Crown Jewels heist originally, but I can do it here too. Obviously any parking ticket fines we incur will have to be spilt, and as I was the one to mention faberge eggs, I bagsie first dibs. I mean, we could do the palace and Windsor castle in one day, we'd just need a long weekend to for the others in and get some sightseeing done. If Sandringham needs a hit we could use my In laws as a base (no one would ever associate me with being there willingly, perfect alibi....wink wink)

• we'd need a long weekend to fit the others in........

Ooh I made a bullet point.....how fancy!

Anne out on a visit today.

I like that gold reef knot brooch.
Good colours, Anne can often be a bit muted.
Lots of shades there.

Yes I think it works very well.

These plans all sound very reasonable to me. Count me in.

The colours all seem to co-ordinate but something about the length of the skirt and height of the boots taken together looks odd to me.

The jacket is way too big for her. I think she dressed in the dark . Glad she's feeling better though.

Love the brooch

Yes. Good Grief re today!😱

Anyway, I'm still in for the shhh jewels. I can do a green coat disguise, I quite like green. I'm a scaredy cat driver and not built for speed any more so I could be the hider of the stash. But would you trust me?

Anne's outfit - I want to like it but yes, feel the skirt is odd with the boots. Needed to be a longer skirt I think.

The jacket will be big to allow for a very thick jumper or gilet underneath, I expect.

Happy to help with any heist. I am pretty good at old-fashioned map reading if that helps. Will need to go shopping for a green coat but that can be arranged.

Love the colours of Anne's outfit and the brooch but it does have a hint of 'Enid Blyton school uniform' about it.

I am very happy Mathilde cracked out a mantilla. Shame on Sofia. I can only guess either
a) as dowager she felt she shouldn't or
b) it wasn't a state event

Hope M didn't feel overdressed

That's an awful outfit on Anne. She looks happy enough though!

I really like the colours, very nicely coordinated without looking too matcha/formulaic. The outfit itself is meh. However I do like to see Anne wearing that sort of thing once in a while - I find it rather endearing, and very refreshing somehow. I’d probably wear a similar outfit myself, tbh, except not with the flippy skirt. My jackets also often have to be a little bit on the roomy side, which I hate, as otherwise my boobs don’t fit. 🙄🙄

After reading some nonsense about a frostbitten penis, illustrated with this pic , it struck me how medieval in structure Kate's dress was. Never realised before

Doesn't look medieval to me. Maybe "Hollywood medieval". My friend who does reenactment work may disagree!

Also, she and Pippa really loved the St Tropez back then!

In what way is that dress mediaeval? 🤔

I love these threads for the style and the jewels. And also because I don't have to hear any of the usual criticism and pulling down of people who wear them. Can we agree to keep it a gossip/criticism free zone and focus on the clothes etc.

I know it is hard but every other thread on MN is about the Windsor family and it is really really boring and dispiriting.

I like Anne dressed like that. It's just very her. She's got this skirt. She's got these boots. Hmm? Agh, they'll be fine together.

I don't know. Just struck me. Maybe the skirt and slant of waist captured by that angle. And you're right, Hollywood medieval 😂 or ladybird book medieval

I can join in with the heist! I’m getting a new big car on Monday so I can offer a big boot for transporting any overflow stolen goods that won’t fit into the getaway car. The only green coat I have is a wax jacket, though it’s been extensively patched, so maybe I could go in disguise as KC? 😂

I like those colours on Anne. The skirt and the boots don’t quite work but the thing is that you know she gives not a minuscule shit, so actually they do work…

Agree! I like discussing the clothes and the occasional bit of history but the MN obsession (not on these threads, I might add) with Harry's book is getting a bit much. Let's keep this thread a Spare-free zone!