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

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Thanks for the title, Deftly!

Some lovely photos of the concert on the Tattler website.

Hate to say it by Eugenie just looks like she is carrying a few extra pounds but will be very happy to be wrong.

Someone up thread said Gabriella Windsor didn't look well, Freddie looks awful are either/both of them unwell?

Sophie and Pippa are the winners in my book. Cams looks like she had an animal print dress on under her coat.

@gingercat02 Freddie has had that opium addict from 1795 look going on for several years now. He's always looked like he's just come from a late night gambling session with Lord Byron.

As we've said on here before I think, he has the look of an absinthe-drinking, garret-dwelling dissolute and slightly consumptive aristocrat.

I didn't realise that Lady Gabriella is unwell - she looked okay to me, though there was that fainting episode around the time of HMQ's funeral.

@KillingMeDeftly that is exactly it! I don't pay much attention to the really minor lot usually but there was obviously a three line whip last night!

Freddie Windsor has the bloodhound eyes like Raul Julia. But I love the rakish attributes.

Gabriella, who knows, genes, diet.

I agree with pp about Freddie Windsor. He always reminds me of the Duke of Clarence. Mary of Teck had a narrow escape there.

Freddie and William look a bit alike, I think. Gabriella looks ok to me, she was probably just cold!

Just read about the Duke ick. Mary did have a lucky escape

Eddy was up to all sorts.
That's some frogging!

Exactly! I spotted him at the concert yesterday and thought he looked unwell.

I don't know if it's because I live in northern Scotland but I was holding my breath as Kate walked to the Abbey. I was hoping the path was well gritted ( like a nice rink up here). You can't really wear YakTrax on killer heels!

Didn't Freddie have a well-publicised drug problem back in the late 90s/early 00s?

They all look fabulous. I wonder if it’s the lighting?

Our gorgeous mascot has been out on his last visit of the year. 💙

Wee Prince Charles is so adorable.

I always think Beatrice and Eugenie are so striking - Beatrice especially - the hair! Harder for them to dress than Kate with the catwalk figure but when they get it right, they look amazing

He really is a scrumptious child!

Little Charles is just adorable - he loves that book!

This is very true. Beatrice’s hair is beautiful. Her wedding dress is my all time fave royal wedding gown.
not sure about Edo though

I love all the coats. But Sophie looks incredible, better than I’ve ever seen her look. She looks about 15 years younger. That is a great style and colour for her.

I also think that Sophie looks great there.

@CliffsofMohair I agree re Edo.

Love mini Charles!

Beatrice has really honed and toned her figure recently, clothes hang beautifully on her now. It really struck me that she had become quite the clothes horse at HMQ’s vigil, it was my favourite of all the royal women’s outfits.

Just saw some pictures of Max at a television Christmas Gala event wearing a three strand stonking diamond necklace, with a work style blouse and skirt. I have to admire her attitude to jewellery, I would be the same if I had access to such jewels

@LadyVictoriaSponge agree on Beatrice, I wonder at the reason? Does she have a bigger clothes and beauty budget and generally more money at disposal post marriage? The Italian 'aristos' and well heeled are generally SO stylish, maybe she has an Italian friend she's been shopping with? I spent some time in Florence at met a few indirectly of the Edo type crowd, they were just effortlessly stunning and poised. Maybe it rubs off after a while? Beatrice has always been very pretty I think just hadn't found her groove and confidence and I am not sure she's as photogenic as some of the others.