Royal Style and Beauty: Open the vaults, alert the nation, get out bling for the Coronation!

[Maireas]

Well, we're in the run up to C day, now. Thanks to @chesterelly for the thread title suggestion 😊

Eternal Birthday Girl, given the 1000 celebrations she had for her 50th last year. It was a bit much considering she isn't even queen of Denmark yet!

Ah, thanks!

EBG is doing a flying trip to Sydney before the Coronation.

Meghan also wore this dress with sun ray pleats and looked great:

www.refinery29.com/en-us/2018/08/206917/meghan-markle-club-monaco-dress-restocked

I just burst out laughing at this picture

Was EBG also SWP at one point, or have I got mixed up? (not difficult)

Imagine how big the moths were to cause all that damage...

Someone's managed to out-zany Maxima! https://www.newmyroyals.com/2023/04/queen-maxima-attended-opening-of-dutch.html

SWP is Mary's lookalike sister-in-law Marie.

What's SWP stand for? I'm a relative newcomer and have always been mystified!

Single White Princess (given the slightly unsettling resemblance to EBG).

Maybe we should have a list of acronyms at the beginning of each thread? I forget what they are half the time 😆

Ah, thanks Mother

If you mean the woman in pink, I'm pretty sure it's a man.

Late to the party on this one, but Max's Mac! My Eyes!!!

(Anyone else noticed that the holes in each side of the coat line up where they overlap at the front? How??? A most intriguing garment...)

If you mean the woman in pink, I'm pretty sure it's a man.

I did but she's not a man as far as I can see. I think maxima would appreciate her fashion choices! https://instagram.com/nicoleuniquoleemissmasterly?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

EBG used to be CPM and MM was Mette Marit before Meghan came along and stole her initials but I still use it occasionally for her which may be confusing!

I can't access the link (not on Instagram), but I apologise to the lady in pink ☺️

W&K are in Birmingham today... sorry no pic as I don't do DM links, but Kate looks fab!

I think it's a man too, but whatever, it's rather a stylish outfit. I like seeing men flamboyantly dressed

https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/gallery/prince-william-kate-middleton-birmingham-26741580.amp

A non-DM link. Kate's in that lovely berry shade that suits her so well. I'd like to get a better look at the outfit under the coat.

That's a great colour on Kate!

I'd like to get a better look at the outfit under the coat.

It’s this Karen Millen dress, apparently.

I like that dress; very flattering shape.

Although I could do without the dreaded boob flaps.

I think it's almost a bit like trench coat style flaps rather than tit flaps - hard to tell from the pics on Insta. But it is one of my favourite colours on her so I'll forgive the flaps 😆