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Royal Style: Welcome to the Court of the Dragon Queen!

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Maireas · 21/10/2024 21:14

Welcome one, welcome all!
A new thread for all fans of royal style and beauty. May the wit and entertainment continue!

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Maireas · 16/12/2024 09:29

Good one, @smilesy !

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SqueakyDinosaur · 16/12/2024 10:25

A tiara a day keeps the blues at bay?

Maireas · 16/12/2024 10:27

Good one @SqueakyDinosaur !

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Lunde · 16/12/2024 12:31

StartupRepair · 16/12/2024 07:45

Only here can I share the somewhat bizarre Christmas gift I received from a younger cousin. I have never discussed royalty with them. It is soap and a soap dish commemorating Charles and Diana's wedding. Oddly fascinating and obviously over 40 years old.

Wow - a priceless treasure! Although I'm not sure I fancy rubbing Charles & Di's faces on my skin in the shower! 😂

Papergirl1968 · 16/12/2024 19:08

Sofia at a meeting. She looks good for approx six months pregnant. Actually, she looks good full stop!

Royal Style: Welcome to the Court of the Dragon Queen!
Royal Style: Welcome to the Court of the Dragon Queen!
Maireas · 16/12/2024 19:33

I don't like all black outfits apart from funerals, but she looks lovely and her hair is gorgeous.

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SqueakyDinosaur · 16/12/2024 21:35

Maireas · 16/12/2024 19:33

I don't like all black outfits apart from funerals, but she looks lovely and her hair is gorgeous.

You're clearly not a choral singer! I have about a bazillion different combinations of head-to-toe black, sometimes with "splashes of red/aqua/whatever" - it's choir uniform these days. I can put on entire, endless washes that are basically 'undertakers' convention'...

Maireas · 16/12/2024 21:44

No. I am not a choral singer. I didn't realise that she was choral singing, it said a "meeting".

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SqueakyDinosaur · 16/12/2024 21:55

Oh I'm sorry if I sounded snarky! I just meant that there are other reasons for all-black outfits. I agree, she looks good, but that doesn't mean it's appropriate.

Maireas · 16/12/2024 22:14

SqueakyDinosaur · 16/12/2024 21:55

Oh I'm sorry if I sounded snarky! I just meant that there are other reasons for all-black outfits. I agree, she looks good, but that doesn't mean it's appropriate.

No problem! 😁 I got a bit confused there!

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Eaumyword · 16/12/2024 22:34

She looks glowing. And my word, her hair is bouncy and fabulous!

RomainingToBeSeen · 16/12/2024 23:08

Not sure if these have been posted but Christmas greetings from our gorgeous mascots 💙💙 and also the Spanish Royals.

Leonor's red suit wins for me - she looks absolutely fabulous.

@SqueakyDinosaur - not a choral singer but many of my washes are very 'undertakers' convention' too. In my case it's an easy/lazy option!

Royal Style: Welcome to the Court of the Dragon Queen!
Royal Style: Welcome to the Court of the Dragon Queen!
Heavybuthopeful · 16/12/2024 23:36

@SqueakyDinosaur ditto for those of us who are orchestral players

KnickerlessParsons · 16/12/2024 23:51

Leti seems to have lost her style mojo a little bit lately. That blue dress is dreadful around the bust.

Maireas · 17/12/2024 06:38

The mascots! That's such a lovely picture 😍!
The Borbons are looking good, but I'm going to agree about Leti's outfit.

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Eaumyword · 17/12/2024 07:23

The mascots are adorable!,
The Spanish RF are a handsome bunch. Love the red suit.
I like Leti's dress colour, but satin/silk can move around unflatteringly in the bra area and it looks a little bit unruly!😆

Choux · 17/12/2024 08:36

Leti seems to adapt her chest for outfits using padded bras or chicken fillets or something. Sometimes she is photographed looking quite busty one day and then quite flat chested the next.

The blue outfit seems to be a combo of flimsy fabric and a (possibly strapless) padded bra. I agree it's not flattering.

I just looked for photos to illustrate her inflating / deflating cleavage and found this series of pics of her. It seems to go on forever as I scrolled back to 2020 and that wasn't the end but the newest looks are first. She really mixes it up style wise and price wise (and chest size wise!)

www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g10297690/queen-letizia-style/

justasking111 · 17/12/2024 10:51

I've a friend like Leticia who uses chicken fillets. They can be unruly. Sometimes I guess you just want a bit more in that area.

Lunde · 17/12/2024 12:58

Maireas · 16/12/2024 19:33

I don't like all black outfits apart from funerals, but she looks lovely and her hair is gorgeous.

Are the Swedish royals still in official mourning for Princess Birgitta? Her funeral was on Sunday.

Lunde · 17/12/2024 13:02

Love Leonor's red suit.

Maireas · 17/12/2024 16:47

Lunde · 17/12/2024 12:58

Are the Swedish royals still in official mourning for Princess Birgitta? Her funeral was on Sunday.

Ah, that could be the reason. Thank you!

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QueryA · 17/12/2024 16:54

Choux · 17/12/2024 08:36

Leti seems to adapt her chest for outfits using padded bras or chicken fillets or something. Sometimes she is photographed looking quite busty one day and then quite flat chested the next.

The blue outfit seems to be a combo of flimsy fabric and a (possibly strapless) padded bra. I agree it's not flattering.

I just looked for photos to illustrate her inflating / deflating cleavage and found this series of pics of her. It seems to go on forever as I scrolled back to 2020 and that wasn't the end but the newest looks are first. She really mixes it up style wise and price wise (and chest size wise!)

www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/g10297690/queen-letizia-style/

That's a lovely link to Leti's outfits. It shows how well dressed she is a lot of the time. Not all of it is to my taste, and it is a best outfits list, so its not showing the occasional times she misses. But I think she is really beautifully turned out most of the time. I know she isn't liked in Spain, but what what I can see, the 4 of them are a lovely family.

Maireas · 17/12/2024 16:56

I would agree with that, @QueryA and I find Leti to be very stylish, with just a few misses. Felipe and the daughters always look good, too.

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Sidebeforeself · 17/12/2024 18:20

@Choux Wow there are many stunning outfits in that article. She really is a beautiful and stylish woman. I hadn’t seen that photo before where she’s wearing exactly the same dress as a lady at an event. Love how she is laughing about it.

KillingMeDeftIy · 17/12/2024 19:27

What a great retrospective of Letizia's best looks. I really loved the chin-length bob she had around 9 years ago - so chic.

I did laugh at the first sentence of the article, which said the British royals don't have a monopoly on fashion. I should think not, given that the Euro royals are far more stylish!

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