Why did Harry and Meghan walk in alone?

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I have had a very busy weekend so have only been able to catch snippets of the jubilee weekend events but noticed how Harry and Meghan walked into the service together, seemingly after everybody else, including those sitting in front and behind them?
Why was this? I understand why they didn't walk in with the serving royals but it seemed strange that their entrance stood out so much.

Do I know the ballpark in which couture Dior costs? Yes.

What arrangement does she have with Dior?

You tell me, since you appear to know that she has one.

I have no idea 🤷‍♀️ I'm not saying I know how much she paid.

But I do know that lots of arrangements exist.

Do we know the price tags on the rest of the RFs outfits? that we pay for
I do think Meghan can wear what she wants, what she feels comfortable in, what is appropriate for a church service

She seems to have a good relationship with Dior. And wears Dior ?Is that the issue ?

I suppose she is a grown up woman with her own money. Personally It doesn't bother me.

I like that the home grown royals living here favour British designers. I love that. But she's not British and lives abroad.

It's her money so it's her business.

For those who might not know what a couture Dior outfit costs, here is Meghan’s Mirror (a very pro-Meghan site, one that is in fact rumoured to have links to her team as it is extremely well-informed about her) on Dior after Meghan wore a couture caftan from the design house previously (rumoured cost: £90,000).

www.meghansmirror.com/special-feature/meghan-markle-style-deep-dive/meghan-markle-haute-couture/

That site says that “a Dior Haute Couture “simple” dress cost between €40,000 and €60,000”. Meghan was, we are told, wearing a skirt, top, coat, gloves and hat, so a fair number of items from he designer. It doesn’t really matter what she paid for them - she turned up wearing an ensemble that people would know was worth north of £50,000. That can, quite reasonably, be termed an ostentatious outfit. To me, anyway.

(I’m not saying the others were dressed from the bargain basement - the dress that Beatrice and Sophie Winkleman wore retails for nearly £1000 - way outside my budget! But a couture Dior ensemble is a whole different league).

I suppose she is a grown up woman with her own money. Personally It doesn't bother me.

Of course, but if she chooses to spend so much money on an outfit, it is not unreasonable for other people to have an opinion on that choice.

I suspect she's allowed to borrow outfits now. The RF aren't allowed to borrow or accept free outfits but since she's left "the firm" side of things, I don't think they can stop her. It's great advertising for any designer, well worth several thousand if not tens of thousands.

Yes, @chiffchaffchiff I should more accurately have said if she chooses to spend, or give the impression that she has spent, so much money on an outfit…

(one handy consequence of no longer having a social media account, I guess, is that she has no obligation to include #AD when posting photos of her wearing gifted or subsidised items 😉)

All of these prices are on application , it can be more or less, I was quoted nearly €60k for my wedding dress almost 17 years ago! I bet it’s double if not triple that amount now,but these prices are for us ordinary folks, I think famous people get some sort of special prices in exchange for the publicity.

Because it cost a lot or because of what it looked like?

I would love to know what some on here (not you Serenster) would like her to have worn. What would be acceptable or even, heaven forbid... praised

Given she’s no longer part of the royal family aand not subject to the rules on not borrowing clothes, it’s much more likely to be a loan or rent than a buy.

LA has exclusive agencies you can rent the latest designer stuff from.

I do think Meghan can wear what she wants, what she feels comfortable in, what is appropriate for a church service

so do I. I just don’t think it is appropriate to wear an outfit like that to a church service, especially one to honour someone else. It’s a bit like wearing something really out there which will demand a lot of attention to someone’s wedding, to put it in a more normal context. Gauche at best but probably not. She’s been around the circle long enough now to know what she was doing.

Of course, but if she chooses to spend so much money on an outfit, it is not unreasonable for other people to have an opinion on that choice.

All about the opinions on here 😉!

It's a moot point how much she actually paid as there is probably an ' arrangement'.

And interesting as Dior has designed for the RF for ever.

Even in ordinary family gatherings there will be people who get annoyed at some guests 'being above themselves' because of what they wear. There is someone who mentions that in the Style & Beauty thread right now.

But don't you feel just a teeny weeny Hyacinth Bouquet thinking like that. 🤷‍♀️ After all you have researched it. And you don't actually know the £££ arrangements.

And it looks perfectly innocuous.

What was she doing?

If it was a loaned outfit, if it was not the cost quoted on here (no one knows) what was wrong?
Very many others wore coat dresses, what was wrong with her coat dress?

just don’t think it is appropriate to wear an outfit like that to a church service, especially one to honour someone else
Others wore similar, pics have been linked. Were theirs not appropriate too? What was wrong with hers compared to hers?

I would love to know what you would like her to have worn, what would be acceptable in your eyes?

Hers compared to theirs

I just don’t think it is appropriate to wear an outfit like that to a church service, especially one to honour someone else.

You mean an expensive Dior outfit?

But don't you feel just a teeny weeny Hyacinth Bouquet thinking like that. 🤷‍♀️ After all you have researched it. And you don't actually know the £££ arrangements.

I really don’t see any need for the sarcastic tone and insults. I didn’t need to research it, I know what couture costs. But since expressing this opinion gets you attacked on this thread I posted a link to explain to others who might not have this background knowledge.

And as I said, it doesn’t matter what Meghan actually paid for the outfit. As no arrangement has been disclosed, she is choosing to give the impression that she has paid for the outfit herself.

@queenofarles Wow Did you have the Dior wedding dress in the end?

I really don’t see any need for the sarcastic tone and insults. I didn’t need to research it, I know what couture costs. But since expressing this opinion gets you attacked on this thread I posted a link to explain to others who might not have this background knowledge.

Not an insult. A genuine question.

'Hyacinth Bouquet' was the best way to sum it up tbh. The outfit looks perfectly innocuous after all, but feeling the need to judge it by how much it cost or who designed it.

That's what happening here. And it's how it would make me feel.

So your genuine question, with no intention to be insulting whatsoever, to me is do I feel like Hyacinth Bouquet (it’s actually Bucket, by the way. 😉 ) for knowing about the luxury fashion market? My genuine response - no, not in the slightest.

And interesting as Dior has designed for the RF for ever.

And their most iconic handbag is named for Diana.