Royal Style: monkey nuts or emeralds? The discussion continues...

[Maireas]

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I don't mind Mary's bag and shoes not matching but the shoes aren't quite navy. She must have a dozen pairs of navy shoes she could have chosen instead.

Also I like the khaki bag but the hair scarf has no navy or khaki in it so while it is tonally similar it doesn't really co ordinate.

Agree about Bea's jacket. It's also that the slightly military style of the jacket does not work with that dress at all.

Love Mary's hair there but not keen on the print or colours of her dress I'm afraid.

I quite like Mary’s dress.
But have to say I hate Max’s hat.

I don't like her hat either - it's like something from the 1950s, and not in a good way.

I really like Mary's dress.

Afraid I don't like Max's outfit - it looks like a high-end version of Hilda Ogden's housecoat. (I did love her bronze metallic shoes from yesterday though).

I was thinking it looked like a housecoat!

True I noticed that about shoes - shiny blue, but not navy, which I like. And also that the scarf didn't match tonally either. I don't think it always needs to be exact. Again, it can look very prescriptive.

I also don't think the bag is khaki. I think it's a slightly different green. At least from what I saw on video.

It’s more like a pear green I think.

If you haven't seen the video of King Charles having a hug with the New Zealand ladies' rugby team it's a very heartwarming watch.

(Just to keep it S&B, he is wearing a nice blue tie! 😊)

Yes it's sweet isn't it. He said the hug was very healing.

(I don't normally like the huggy thing, but here it came across quite charming)

I loved the video of the rugby team giving the King a group hug.

Well it’s more like a comedy rugby scrum than a “performative” hug so it comes across as warm and genuine I think 😆

Exactly. Warm, genuine and a bit of fun.

I like the skirt on Beatrice but I think the buttoned up jacket looked wrong somehow - perhaps better unbuttoned?

I think that Max's outfit makes her look washed out - surprisingly traditional look for her - almost like something the Queen Mum would have worn

I really loved the hug video! So lovely and genuine.

Is the beard getting bigger 🤔. William at RAF Cranwell today

Will's looking good in that photo.

Char in a much more flattering DvF jumpsuit than the other day.

Edward and Sophie are in N. Ireland. Her Beulah dress looks good but I'm not sure that blue hat works? Seems far too big somehow. And the colour is too jarringly different (though in some shots she's in a matching blue coat).

William does look good with a beard, I agree.

Char looks lovely. Sophie's dress does look a bit strange, is it the proportions? It looked better with the blue coat.

Like Charlene's dress - it really suits her.

Don't like Sophie's dress very much. The sleeves look too long and I don't really think the hat goes with it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyl0xnrynzo
Ok. I am just going to say: what the hell....