Prince William not in black at Pope's funeral

[Yellowdresses]

I think William made a big mistake in not wearing a black suit to the Pope's funeral.
I think it was a sign of disrespect, particularly as he's going to head of the Church of England.

I know the invite said dark suits for men, but everyone else - except Trump of course! - knew that black was expected, and it's not as if he doesn't have a black suit.

It’s a dark suit. What’s the issue?

Is it not a bit JD Vance to be picking on someone’s suit choice?

There were other people in navy, and not just Trump. Yes black was the majority but by no means all.

Good for him. There’s no expectation to wear black nowadays. The pope wouldn’t have cared.

It was very dark navy with a black tie. It was exactly in line with the requested dress code. I think you're making a problem out of nothing.

He worn navy to the queen’s funeral too (because he was in uniform). Charles worn a very dark blue suit to the funeral of Pope John Paul II

I thought the same. At least he had a black tie. Trump didn’t even have a black tie. Maybe it’s just because I’m used to attending very traditional catholic funerals so I was a bit taken aback by the blue suit.

Oh my actual god who cares wow

Navy has been seen as an appropriate colour for suits worn at funerals for decades. What’s not acceptable is the lighter blue, reminiscent of a car salesman, worn by Donald Trump. But we know he has no class or style. Or brain 😂

President Zelensky was in black, but he wasn’t wearing a suit and tie. Do you have a problem with that too?

What a ludicrous thing to get worked up about!

I never wore black for the funeral(s) of my grandparents! That OK with you @Yellowdresses ?! I didn't know it was LAW to wear black to a funeral!

I bet @Yellowdresses would say 'do you even HAVE a suit?!'

I found the people taking photos of the coffin more disrespectful to be honest. It’s a funeral, not a photo op.

Dark suit and black tie was the specification, so he’s done nothing wrong. People are mad at Trump coz he wore a bright blue suit and blue tie. Biden also wore a blue suit and blue tie, just a shade darker. Zelensky wore black but didn’t wear a suit.

Women were also required to wear a black dress or suit with a head covering, yet Brigitte Macron and Giorgia Meloni opted not to cover her head 🤷🏼‍♀️

It seems that having a pop at William for not respecting church/ faith/ Christianity is the latest thing. Lord knows why.
In the last week he's been slated on here for not believing in God (according to 'sources'): not supporting his sick father at the Easter service; being too lazy to go to church at all on Easter Sunday; in fact, going to church on Easter Sunday but in Norfolk not Windsor; not greeting folk waiting for him to come out of the church he wasn't going to until he did....now he's wearing a disrespectfully dark blue suit. It's all very tedious.

Stops you from being mistaken for one of the thousands of priests in attendance, from a distance or from behind.

Also he is not Catholic Royalty so not "mourning" in the sense that they are. Seems fine.

The Sussex Squad is running with the "OMG...W wore a BLUE suit" line of attack on social media and it seems to have unsurprisingly popped up on MN. At some point the SS will realise that attacking W will not improve H&M's image or M's dismal podcast ratings. Until then, we can collectively roll our eyes at the "scandal".

On a lighter note, the fabricated blue suit drama reminds me of "tan-suit-gate" with President Obama...easily the worst "scandal" of his administration.

What did they think about the cardinals wearing red ?😬

“I think it was a sign of disrespect, particularly as he's going to head of the Church of England”

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I don’t think the Catholic Pope will really care that William is going to be Protestant head of the Church of England or vice versa, hate to break it to you 🤭

Haterz gonna hate!

He's too lazy to even instruct his valet to choose a black suit for him. Probably sulking because he couldn't go to the Villa game.

I'd alert the church elders for you, OP, but I suspect they already know.

What an insightful comment 🙄

Maybe people have become bored slating Harry and now it's William's turn?

Everyone else did not wear black suits. Look at the crowd.

At least he didn't take a selfie with the dead pope lying in state because even bishops and nuns were doing that. I think a navy suit is a lesser evil.

I think someone is upset that their favourite didn’t get an invite to such an important, prestigious and historic event. They’re not deemed important enough 🤭