Royal Style: a day starts well if it starts with Mary of Teck.

[Maireas]

The next thread, royal style mavens! The title suggestion was from our last thread. Mary of Teck was never knowingly underdressed or less than bejewelled!

Thank you, @Serensterfor the lovely photos, I’d love a trip to the V&A soon.

OH my what a treat to visit the exhibition. Thank you

It was great - I went with a friend on Monday. I loved that they had a lot of the archive sketches there too - made it much more interesting, and they themed quite a lot of it around the countries that they drew inspiration from.
The last room is just wall to wall tiaras - my favourites were their version of a wave one, and an olive branch one.

I looked for tickets at the weekend. If you want to go on a weekend the next available tickets are August! If you can go midweek there are tickets in July but there’s nothing left in May or June. It’s POPULAR!

The alternative is to join as a Friend, in which case you can stroll in whenever you want. I've never regretted buying my membership, which I got because of another blockbuster exhibition - I think the McQueen one.

Admittedly it's not cheap. But it's about 2.50 a week and I do go there quite regularly, so I think I get value from it.

@SqueakyDinosaur that's an absolute bargain when you work it out at cost per week (I nearly said cost per wear 😂)

Thanks for the photos @Serenster

What did you both think of the Mountbatten Tutti Frutti Bandeau Tiara? I'd love to own that!

royal-magazin.de/england/mountbatten-jewels.htm

They have a lot of tutti frutti pieces in the display, I absolutely love it! So beautiful.

I'm planning to go and I can't wait to see all the treasures!

The tutti frutti pieces made me think. I'm not sure I like them, but it was a way of displaying enormous wealth in a frivolous way, not dripping with ancestral diamonds but wearing something bright and eye-catching in a different way. Very much part of the post-WW1 Bright Young Things era, of rebellion against Victorian/Edwardian mores, without disrupting the existing class structure.

A tutti tutti would be handy to jazz up a dull outfit!

Would be quite a fun piece for the supermarket run...

@Maireas if no one's bagsied it could I please have the tiara pictured above? Unless @BridgetJonesesOwl would like first dibs since she did say she'd love to own it!

Also I'd like to relinquish the Imperial Russian Crown Jewels. I acquired them for the Coronation (God what a disappointment that was in the jewellery dept!! Will never get over the lack of bling); I thought the crown was a dinky little thing but have since discovered that it's awfully big and far too much for lounging around at home.

Back to the museum it goes!!

@AllTangledUpInDaisiesAndDiadems @Maireas
as long as you let me borrow it you can have first dibs on the tiara.

I think if I had it full time I'd develop a serious sweet addiction as it just makes me think of Haribo, Fruit Gums & those big goody bags of Swizzle sweets they do.
I'd end up with no teeth if I owned the Tutti Frutti tiara!

@SqueakyDinosaur that's a very good explanation
@Serenster they are beautiful.

@eggandonion the only other accessory you'd need is a tutti frutti belt & then you could get away with wearing a bin liner!

Argh, no! I was planning to go the end of May. Been hmm about it because train is so expensive

https://www.queenletiziastyle.com/blog/queen-letizia-checks-out-cuesta-de-moyano-book-fair
Leti at a book fair. I like the gingham coat, it looks fresh and brightens up the outfit. Nice Sezane shoes, and of course, great earrings.

https://www.hellomagazine.com/brides/832051/queen-rania-niece-princess-aisha-jordan-corset-wedding-dress-official-photos/

Princess Aisha niece of the King of Jordan in Phillipa Lepley

Camilla (with Charles) in Yorkshire, Max with statement hat in Amsterdam, and Mike Tindall wishing Xara a happy 44th birthday with a photo from a celebrity golf event last year - she’s in a Me +Em jumpsuit.

Max, I love the Pringle hat of course, who wouldn't? But I genuinely don't know what's happened to the outfit, it looks like 2 different ones put together quickly. I love Zara's dress and it suits her. Sweet picture. I don't think Cam's coat is very flattering, perhaps it's the belt?

Zara, sorry, not Xara - fat fingers!
What I love about Max is that she always looks so vivacious, even if her outfits are outlandish.

She's great and she can totally carry off most of the stuff she wears, including the giant jewellery.

Oh I love Leti's shoes with the gingham outfit - am going to look them up.

They have an outlet in Boston - I'm heading there!

Love the Wedgewood blue colour of Camilla's coat.

Not outlandish I love this outfit on Max