Royal Style: Hoping for Yuletide shimmer, but not too many green coats!

[Maireas]

Evening! Just setting up the next thread in case the other one fills up!

https://www.newmyroyals.com/2026/02/queen-rania-attends-et-now-global.html
Rania oit and aboit in New Delhi. A pink blouse with contrasting Fendi skirt. It's Rania, so she's elegant as usual. I like the outfit, there's a bit of interest with the unusual neckline and the skirt overlay. Nice shoes.

When Zara gets it right, she’s bang on.
When she gets it wrong, like this effort, it’s awful.
I don’t think she suits the ditsy style prints.

Agree, quite a simple formula but works well on Rania.

Trinny and Susannah looked very necks didn't they? They didn't like higher neckline on the well endowed figure.
They were very rude to the women they were advising.

I mostly agree. I like the colour on Rania and the basic style. Polka dots are very now and the skirt works well. Where I disagree is the neckline. I have a strong aversion to random cutouts on any garments, but particularly with a high neckline. Totally pointless (why have something to keep your
neck warm or covered, then expose other bits) and rarely flattering (especially cold shoulder tops unless you have shoulders like Charlene) 😆

I don't think it's to be practical!

Oh no, neither do I, I just think it’s neither one thing or the other. Especially if it’s on a piece of knitwear, rather than a blouse 🤷‍♀️

I’m generally a lurker on these treads but I’m just back from a trip to Stockholm and there was a display of royal hats in the palace. Here are Princess Sofia’s hats

Thank you, @tinaabbot and welcome!
That's a nice display. I like the black and white hat, top left.

I'd love to try on all the hats! What a great exhibition .

Those big saucer shaped hats always look very elegant, imo.

The yellow saucer is my favourite also.

Slinking in after a very hectic few weeks, I won't get a chance to read back but I hope everyone is well.

The hat exhibition reminds me of the hat section in Debenhams when I was a lass, I used to love trying them on!

Yes I thought that too. I remember going in with my mum and us dissolving in to hysterics because every single hat would fall down over my eyes as I seem to have quite a small head 😂

I have lots of family weddings just now which means I can go and try on hats. I have a wedding coming up and this will be the best part.

https://www.newmyroyals.com/2026/02/jordans-royal-family-attends-annual.html
Here's Rania attending the family Iftar.
A very vibrant red, but I love the traditional outfits all the women are wearing.
Peaceful Ramadan to all 🙏

Gorgeous red outfit. So glamorous.

Fab belt.

https://www.tatler.com/gallery/katharine-worsley-duchess-of-kent-best-style-moments
A Tatler retrospective on the Duchess of Kent's outfits.
I have a feeling that we had a style article about her before, so forgive me if this is a repeat.

She looked stunning in pink.
Picture 19 is very Diana.

A good retrospective of 70s/80s style too. That first pink evening dress is the best of 80s fashion. I love the dress she wore taking her son home from the hospital too - really of its time and very chic.

She was so elegant, and many of those styles wouldn't look out of place today - 13, 14, 16 and 17, for example.

Yes, I think she loved fashion and always looked chic. I used to love her Wimbledon outfits. Some of these pictured are very much of their time, I agree, but some could definitely be worn today!

Sorry, I meant picture 14 is very Diana.
The pink polka dot outfit.

The last one is Erdem, which she wore to Meghan and Harry's wedding. Kate has exactly the same dress!