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 😊

https://www.tiara-mania.com/2022/10/westminster-faberge-cyclamen-tiara.html
Here's the Cyclamen tiara, quite delicate looking.

The cyclamen tiara is rather lovely. Has anyone claimed it yet @Maireas?

No indeed! It's yours if you want it, @ChicoryDip !

Ooooh, yes please! 😊

In former royals living their best lives category… Tessy of Lux giving a speech in London (?). Can’t decide if I love or loathe the dress though. But she looks radiant.

Catching up on my laptop as my phone still won't let me post messages.
Kate and William seemed to be on good form in Birmingham last week. I liked her dress and nice to see William branching out with the pocket square. Perhaps the fleeces are consigned to weekends now he's P of W.
We've eaten at The Rectory when visiting our son. I asked him if he had spotted them out and about but he said he'd been in meetings all day. I suspect there was probably a bemused eyeroll as he said it!
Sofia's lilac outfit was a rare miss for her. She's so gorgeous it's strangely heartening to realise everyone can have an outfit that doesn't flatter.
Louis's birthday photo was cute. Looking forward to seeing him at the coronation. Bet Kate's got a sticker chart on the go to encourage royal event appropriate behaviour. 😂
What a lovely photo of Tessy. What is it they say about revenge being about going out and living your best life. Good for her!

Tessy looks great and also like she'd be fun to have a drink with. She could spill the beans on Maria Teresa's doings and tell us if the shoe-throwing rumours are true! Her ex and his fiancée split up too.

Kate's at a baby bank in Windsor today. Her fairly standard work "uniform" and I'm not keen on the top and blazer as they wash her out, but in a footwear departure she's wearing flats!

Flats! I'm cheering. I think it's a good, unfussy, professional look. 👍

I like the flats! I slightly wish she’d cut her hair but perhaps it’s being grown for a really pretty undo at the Coronation.

*UP do!

It's very appropriate for the event. I agree the colour could be better I still like it.

I'm never going to suggest Catherine gets a haircut, I have massive hair envy.

Well I misread the Westminster tiara as the 'spaniel' tiara which is a thought and a half. Could start a new trend. Mine would have to be cat inspired!

I literally looked identical today at work, only I was even less dressy than Kate and kept my trainers on all day!

Ah, you're lucky, we're not allowed to wear trainers. I spend a lot of time trying to find smart work shoes with the same level of comfort!

I normally change into smarter shoes, but it was wet outside and I had to walk to a couple of external meetings, so it just seemed easier!

Anyway, I am fully onboard with Kate’s look for a hands-on visit. I also liked the dress Meghan is wearing for her video appearance today. From what we can see it looks like a neutral version of the lovely yellow sheath dress she wore a few years back. She’s gone very golden amber in her hair and eyes (coloured contacts? filter?) which I think suit her, but I am not so much a fan of the dead straight, centre-parted long hair - it’s a bit Cher in the 70s.

Yes, her hair and eyes are lighter, I thought maybe coloured contacts. I'm never keen on the very straightened hair with the middle parting, it's very fashionable, but I think it looks severe. Her makeup is always really good, she's used the same makeup artist for years (I can't remember his name) , he's excellent.

The Duke of Westminster's mother looks a bit like a young Camilla there.

If for no other reason I would take Tessy out and get her sloshed.

Beatrice is looking very good these days.

(I won’t post the photo of her hugging Piers Morgan! Wow.)

Ugh, hugging Piers is not such a good look though.

Yes, he's good friends with them, isn't he?

Beatrice is looking good, and I like Kate's outfit today. The flats were a very welcome change.

I see EBG is visiting Vanuatu and then Fiji. I like her Zimmermann dress, and her long swishy skirt. She looks good in these more casual outfits I think - sort of reminds me a bit of Kate's India tour wardrobe, which at the time I really loved.

Megan looks really different with lighter hair colour.

Kate looked fine today. Agree I like the flats - they're now sold out on the Boden site!

I liked Beatrice's outfit and thought how slim her legs looked but thumbs down to Eugenie's from me.