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Royal Style: We are in need of pink diamonds!

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Maireas · 24/08/2025 11:47

Sorry about the glitch, this is our new thread smile 😊

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Maireas · 02/09/2025 12:44

Thanks to everyone for their pictures and links. Anne's engagement dress is very romantic, far more so than her wedding dress! It was unusual, even for the time.

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SqueakyDinosaur · 02/09/2025 13:39

I also loved Eugenie's dress - the way the neckline was folded was beautiful.

justasking111 · 02/09/2025 13:49

Eugenie's evening dress was pure 30's Hollywood glamour

Royal Style: We are in need of pink diamonds!
Maireas · 02/09/2025 14:47

I didn't like the top part, the bodice and arms were out of proportion, it reminded me of armour.
The skirt flowed beautifully, though, and I loved the colour.

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PoppySeedBagelRedux · 02/09/2025 15:05

A friend of mine and her mum saw Anne’s wedding dress is personal and she said it was so beautifully made, her mother (a dressmaker) was in tears.

Maireas · 02/09/2025 15:19

It did look gorgeous!

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deeahgwitch · 02/09/2025 18:36

I too have a very soft spot for Diana’s dress. It’s a real fairytale dress. 💕

Cassiope · 02/09/2025 19:06

@Choux I find it interesting that you chose Claire of Luxembourg’s dress as best lacy look and not her DSIL Stephanie’s.
Two reasons, I think. Stephanie’s dress has too much train for my taste (don't like big trains or long veils) and I find the finer pattern of her lace too fussy, there's just too much going on for me. Taste can be so idiosyncratic and you’ve caught me out in one of my idiosyncracies I guess, given the respective status of those two brides. Or else I'm just a pleb for preferring the dress that presumably cost slightly fewer thousands of pounds!

@KiIIingMeDeftly I ruled Meghan’s very elegant evening gown out of contention because she didn't actually get married in it. Also it's a halterneck (personal dislike).

@RomainingCalm Princess Madeleine's dress (no. 9 in the Scandi selection) is a contender for best post-Diana romantic pouffiness. Even her bouquet is pouffy! Not my style, but I think it's a good example of the look. She looks radiantly happy, which adds a bit of magic to the overall effect, of course. It's a wonderful photo that surely brings a smile to anyone's face, because she and hubby(-to-be) are focused on each other and look delighted to be getting married.

What's odd about the pictures of Eugenie's dress is that although she chose a low-backed design and spoke powerfully about being proud of her body I couldn't find a good back view, or even side view. The couple of partially obscured side views were promising and I like elegant, low-backed dresses, so it was disappointing not to be able to appreciate a feature of the design she had thought carefully about.

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 19:12

@justasking111 I loooved Eugenies evening dress …she looked stunning and so happy.

Maireas · 02/09/2025 19:49

https://www.newmyroyals.com/2025/09/dutch-queen-maxima-visits-circular.html
Max is back! All interested in concrete and circular structures. I like the outfit, although think maybe the trousers should be longer?
Keeping the royal ladies tradition of high heeled stilettos going.

Dutch Queen Máxima Visits Circular Infrastructure Projects

Queen Máxima of the Netherlands paid a working visit to infrastructure projects in Amstelveen, Ouderkerk aan de Amstel, and Hilversum. Natan blouse

https://www.newmyroyals.com/2025/09/dutch-queen-maxima-visits-circular.html

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Choux · 02/09/2025 20:06

Taking stiletto height to the max! I like the top but the trousers don’t seem quite right and with the super high heels it seems a bit dated.

KiIIingMeDeftly · 02/09/2025 20:10

Madeleine looked stunnjng on her wedding day. I think she was possibly pregnant but she is one of those women who just look radiant all through pregnancy. No being hunched over the loo seat throwing up for her!

Cassiope · 03/09/2025 10:05

At the Dutch Grand Prix Maxima wore a long white tiered skirt with ombre shading to emphasise the tiers and a sleeveless white T-shirt - so far so summery - with statement autumnal botanical earrings. Perfect shoulder season dressing! We’ve seen loads of tiered maxi skirts, but this outfit really works for me, probably because of the simplicity.

I'm always interested in nature-inspired jewellery and the colours in her earrings are fabulous, but I don't think they are the geranium leaf design the blog suggests they are. To me they look much more like the autumnal vine leaf earrings by the same designer. I know my plants, but I'm no expert on jewellery so I hesitate to question what the CJ blog says and am wondering whether @WorkingRoyalNotTwerkingRoyal could shed any light?

Autumnal Earrings for Queen Maxima at the Dutch Grand Prix

The Dutch royal family headed to Zandvoort on Sunday for the annual Dutch Grand Prix, with Queen Máxima wearing an artistic pair of earrings that reflect the coming season.  King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima of

https://www.thecourtjeweller.com/2025/09/autumnal-earrings-for-queen-maxima-at-the-dutch-grand-prix.html#more-65414

Maireas · 03/09/2025 10:17

I think Max has some very interesting jewellery, and likes to go bold. She has the valuable inherited pieces of course, but she does experiment with shape and texture. Most of it makes a strong statement, which is very Max!

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justasking111 · 03/09/2025 15:48

There's a Spanish thread on Instagram that popped up. Videos of Leticia and family which are lovely to see. Videos of famous people you'd recognise including Helen Mirren wearing an incredible dress. Some gorgeous clothes all round.

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Royal Style: We are in need of pink diamonds!
Choux · 03/09/2025 20:31

Mary’s botanical suiting Part II. It’s a no from me I’m afraid. The black background is too dark and the flowers are too sparse and randomly placed for my liking.

In contrast I find Helen Mirren’s outfit perfection 😘. Mary should hire her stylist!

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Choux · 03/09/2025 20:38

@Cassiope I think you have totally ID’d the earring and the geranium ones in the court jeweller link are a different shape. £10k for aluminium earrings is pricey. Aluminium makes me think of tin foil - I hope they are more sturdy than that!

Papergirl1968 · 03/09/2025 21:41

Camilla in Cornwall yesterday and at Aldershot today. White dress previously worn at Wimbledon.

Royal Style: We are in need of pink diamonds!
Royal Style: We are in need of pink diamonds!
RomainingCalm · 03/09/2025 22:42

I’m sure I read somewhere that Kate and William are out and about tomorrow.

Choux · 04/09/2025 07:55

There’s nothing listed in the royal diary which seems to only cover Anne, the Edinburghs and the Gloucesters but People.com of all places says they are visiting the newly transformed gardens of the Natural History Museum. Not currently great weather for a garden tour!

Cassiope · 04/09/2025 07:56

Aluminium jewellery diversion…
@Choux £10k for aluminium earrings is pricey. Aluminium makes me think of tin foil

Those were rather my thoughts too. I guess aluminium is easier to shape in 3D (and lighter). I'm not sure what the colouring process was for the JAR pair (although I did discover a bit about Joel Arthur Rosenthal trying to satisfy my curiosity; his speciality was exquisitely fine pave), but similar, much, much cheaper coloured aluminium jewellery is made by printing photographic images onto anodised aluminium (the anodising creates pores for the ink) and then steam sealing (closes the pores). Texture is added using skeleton leaves and a rolling mill. (Having learned how the cheapies are made I quite fancy a leaf pendant…)

Autumn earrings collection

Autumn earring collection. Featuring stunning reds, golds, yellows, and greens, these earrings are the perfect accessory for the season. Each pair comes with sterling silver ear wires for extra comfort and style. Elevate your wardrobe with our autumn e...

https://photofinish-jewellery.com/collections/autumn-earrings

KiIIingMeDeftly · 04/09/2025 11:56

They're at the Natural History Museum. Her hair is lighter but not as blonde as it looked the other week.

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Maireas · 04/09/2025 12:09

It doesn't look right, somehow. I don't really like the length and the curls.
I like William's suit and shirt, Kate's outfit looks quite muted.

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HollyhockDays · 04/09/2025 12:09

I think she may have over combed the crown. Lots of people saying it looks like a wig.

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