Endgame Part 6

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Previous thread:

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/the_royal_family/4960903-omid-scobie-endgame-part-5?page=1

I'd definitely trip over it and go flying

Wow. The Hill is libertarian left leaning, isn’t it, not generally known for sticking up for monarchy.

Yeah, the problem isn’t really “what on earth they wearing” though maybe they would prefer that to be the main topic.

If they had absolutely any non post-colonial connection to Jamaica or Bob Marley it might not be such a glaring issue.

Beacuse that’s an established etiquette - to let you know what the most important person will be wearing so you know the dress code. It was a day function, so “black tie” or “white tie” isn’t applicable, but saying “your host will be wearing a hat” stands in for that.

This comes with a big “allegedly”, because it comes from I think Tom Bower’s book , but it’s like when Meghan was invited to come to a dinner hosted by one of Harry’s friends and his wife, and she herself contacted the host to ask what designer his wife would be wearing.

Well it may be the established etiquette of the nobility but I think they should have had a bit of cop on that someone just arrived from the US might not understand!

@AliceOlive ouch ! That article …

Why didn’t she open her mouth and ask ??

Well I don't know but maybe she thought they were just telling her what the queen was going to wear? How hard would it have been for them to say the queen is going to wear a hat so you should too? That's all I'm saying!

I’m not sure she wanted to understand. She didn’t seem to want to take any advice about how to fit in 🤷‍♀️

Wasn't it the case that she was offered Sophie Wessex (as she then was) to help mentor her through this sort of stuff?

I think Sophie dresses really well!

If Tom Bower’s story is true, she clearly did understand though, as she herself had asked exactly that question in relation to a social function she’d been invited to

Never mind the dress.

Have we covered why they were deemed so unimportant they didn't get a seat where the freebie waters flowed?

Maybe the PM got his photo op with Harry and that was all he needed?

Confirms my point.

Thanks 😎

@JaneJeffer MM was offered Sophie Wessex, Lady Susan Hussey and Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah to help her with etiquette. She rejected all of them and then moaned that nobody helped her.

That help may have been useful going forward. Shame it wasn’t taken.

And as right as she gets many outfits, I think any designer collaborations could be lifted into jaw dropping realms with a very skilled seamstress on call.

I do wonder what miracles one would work for me.

That was really odd

Even the bodyguards got free water

I think Meghan is what is known as a contrarian

OK then, I'm coming at it from an Irish point of view where we would say would you ever put on a fecking hat so I know nothing of royal etiquette 🤷🏻‍♀️

We would probably be along the lines of ‘are ye nae gan tae pit somethin on yer heid’ @JaneJeffer

She’ll be fine with etiquette these days.

There’s always Google after all.

she had nae intention of putting anything on her heid

I think she’d have twigged pretty quick if it had involved the emerald tiara…

I don't think she suits hats anyway

But what do hats meaaaaaaaan?