Royal Style: Tea and Tiaras - no stylish woman left behind!

[Maireas]

Morning! I'm starting a new thread before I go to work as it may get filled before this evening.

CPV is clearly planning a back-up career of serving the drinks in first class, just in case the whole becoming queen thing falls through.

On another note, where’s our favourite birthday queen? Seems like she’s been lying low for a bit, even though Fred has been oit and aboit.

Much too cabin crew, I agree.

Meghan snapped going out for dinner in LA in skinny grey jeans, grey jumper and ballet flats. I actually love this look 😍

Whoever said she does laid back casual well was right!

I love grey but not sure that all quite works together.

It is odd that we've not seen much of EBG of late. I found this fashion retrospective in Tatler from a couple of weeks ago:

https://www.tatler.com/gallery/princess-mary-of-denmark-best-style-moments

I agree @GrouchyKiwi, I'm missing Kate's outfits too.

I don't like that outfit, I dislike grey and think it's a bit dull, although the ballet flats are nice.
Is the caption correct that she's going out to dinner? Why is she carrying a big shopping bag?.

Thank you, @MotherofPearl - some lovely looks (apart from the baggy trousers).
It's true, we haven't seen much of her of late.

The grey bag? It’s her handbag!

It's ridiculously massive but also ridiculously expensive, hence the carting it about when all you need is a lipstick and a phone 😁

Apparently, big bags are making a comeback. Certainly I’ve been getting emails from various stores featuring mahoosive handbags!

The Chanel shoes and Goyard bag certainly luxe up an outfit that otherwise looks like you or I could wear it! Love the shoes again. I so need to start copying her flat shoe game 😀

Overall to me it all looks very performative, given that the two sets of photos were taken on the same day (the same photographer in the black and blue rugby jersey is in the background of both sets of photos). So Meghan travelled a couple of hours down the coast from Montecito to LA for two separate meetings over lunch and dinner (totally normal, if you’re in town and catching up with people) but brought a full change of clothes and accessories for the two different catch ups (not normal, unless you are planning to be photographed for each engagement, like on a royal tour).

@Serenster you have Sharp eyes 😂

Good news about big bags making a comeback. As a commuter, they've never gone out of fashion with me!

It's not a handbag... it's mahoosive!

I do like her flat shoes. My favourites are her two tone Chanel flats 😍

Oh, it was fashionistas on Twitter, not me!😀

As usual I like her casual style, i don't like the all grey because I don't like grey but it suits her in shape and proportion.

I'm sorry massive bags are back, I can't carry things on my shoulder anymore and if this is the fashion I won't be able to find a nice handbag this year.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/514081/duchess-sophie-prince-edward-try-adaptive-cycling-manchester/
Cycling fun, with a bit of doggy stuff thrown in. I like Sophie's blazer and breton top, the trousers aren't great, but (small mercies) aren't those huge baggy ones. Edward in a single breasted jacket alert!

Like with Meghan’s black top and trousers, I think Sophie’s navies are mismatched. Or are the trousers black? I don’t like the tan boots either, even if they are Prada. But the (small!) handbag she was carrying was cute.

I like Sophie's Breton (total sucker for a Breton), but not keen on the gold buttons on her blazer, and somehow the trousers and boots don't work together - something odd going on with the proportions.

Sophie's trousers needed to be an inch or two longer, I think. Or if she was going for the slightly cropped look, worn with shoes. Otherwise I quite like the outfit.

Catching up. First I think Meghan's two outfits for one day would've been better the other way round, skinny jeans, lightweight jumper for day along with big bag for any impromptu shopping (that's what I'd do anyway) and black and coat for evening although they'd still have swamped her.
Agree with everyone else that CPV should ditch the cabin crew look, nothing wrong with a coloured suit but it's teaming them with scarf, heels and hair in a bun that needs to be switched up. Nice to see Edward and Sophie out together, I'd have to lose the gold buttons though.

Yes, I agree. It's the scarf et al that makes it look more cabin crew.

I really don’t care for CPV’s cabin crew suits and summer wardrobe of floral dresses, though she does wear some nice separates from time to time. What she excels at is big formal events. She just looks so queenly in a tiara!