Royal Style: Take the Tiaras out of The Vault! Sparkles aren't just for Christmas!

[Maireas]

Next thread, style mavens!

I thought I had seen that dress before. I don't love it, but I think it's a good choice for the visit.

Max again, this time at a financial health strategy meeting, and Leti at a cancer association with a lime green blazer under her coat.

And a couple more of Kate although I don’t like bows either.

Is it just me or has Max lost her 'fashion zing' recently? She still smiles but some of her clothing choices seem a bit off. The grey and gunge outfit yesterday wasn't great and the pink suit/coat with brown shoes above doesn't really do much for her. She can light up a room but I miss her style of 12months ago - hats and all!

Kate looks great, that dress wouldn't be in my Top 50 outfits but it's lovely to see her looking happy, well and so engaged.

Max and the family have been through the mill with these death threats. I haven't read who is doing the threatening but it must be mentally exhausting.

That's absolutely terrifying, isn't it? I feel for Amalia and her family.

I think Max looks fab and that pink coat is seriously coverable! Love it.
Not a fan of Kate's look there and I usually love what she wears. It's giving Maggie Thatcher '80's pussycat bow vibes and the pale tights and court shoes make it worse.
Think it would have looked cooler without the bow, with knee high boots and a contrasting belt.

Mary at a farewell reception for her communications director, and opened a new forest hiking trail.

https://www.queenletiziastyle.com/blog/queen-letizia-adds-a-pop-of-citrus-to-her-business-kook-at-aecc-meeting
Here's Leti in her favourite Carolina Herrera coat and black version of the handbag. I like the pop of bright citrus with the Hugo Boss jacket.

I like Mary's hiking outfit.

Agreed@Maireas, like her purple beanie hat too.

KP won't release the details of the Pss of W's outfits on engagements as routine. This is supposed to be about encouraging focus on her work, not her wardrobe.

Times article here: https://archive.ph/kUqBq

That's what they said shortly after she became PoW too, but details always leak. I expect nothing will change really.

There are always people who ID the outfits anyway.

She used wear so many new clothes, that added little to her wardrobe: so many green coats, so many similar blue shift dresses.

Maybe the rewearing of the Zara dress is a sign that she's going to be bringing out some older clothes, too, like the rest of us do. There have been some lovely things she's worn once that I'd be happy to see again, like this lovely Erdem tweed dress:

www.elle.com/uk/fashion/celebrity-style/a23715708/kate-middleton-channels-meghan-markles-off-the-shoulder-erdem-dress/

I hadn't realised how nice the earrings she wore with it were, either.

I've just come across an about-to-be-published book mentioned on Twitter that may be of interest:

x.com/madamegilflurt/status/1886006655411994978?s=61

I had no idea that dress was burgundy! I always assumed it was black.

Her wardrobe must be immense and she seems the same size as a decade ago so everything likely still fits barring maternity wear.

It will be interesting to see if the 'focus on the work' means:

a slew of recognisable rewears from years ago à la Anne or

a new wardrobe of often low key business pieces which might not be easy to ID and are more frequently worn à la Leti or

as much new stuff as ever from her unlimited Duchy of Cornwall budget but now with no details.

Now she says she 'appreciates the simple things in life' I would expect a lot of rewears but let's see.

Kate is out at the National Portrait Gallery today with a group of Key Stage 1 children for a joint project between he Gallery and the Early Childhood Foundation. Looking very pedestrian indeed - black trousers, black jumper, brown blazer. The outfit was crying out for a necklace…

But, more excitingly, Anna Wintour was meeting the King to be made a Companion of Honour. She took her sunglasses off for the presentation, even (!), but more excitingly was wearing a fabulous amethyst necklace that people think used to belong to Queen Mary.

It's a smart outfit and occasion-appropriate but that's about all I can say! Can't post photos because of what happened the other night but Hello has the details.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/811565/kate-middleton-joins-children-national-portrait-gallery/

Here's a link to Anna Wintour meeting the King.

https://www.ireland-live.ie/news/uk/1720564/anna-wintour-says-she-will-not-stop-working-as-she-is-honoured-at-palace.html

Love the fact that it's an Irish website, we live watching the royals from behind a net curtain!

The amethysts are huge.

I wish Queen Mary was around, her clothes were extraordinary! She would need a thread to herself.

That little girl holding hands with Kate. What a family memory.

This blocking pictures hopefully resolved soon.