Meghan and Harry

I loved Meghans navy dress! I thought the cut was gorgeous and it needed a plain fabric to show that off.

My own dil, (who comes from the same part of California as Meghan!) has very similar colouring to her and she wears a lot of black and navy, too, because it suits her.

Good grief

On the contrary Ruff The weather here in the NE is absolutely glorious for Autumn, bright sunshine and amazing colours
Gillybarb; You forget I'm a Mancunian (come on City!) and not a gullible tourist! I'll never forget those icy winds whipping off the North Sea. I notice you haven't mentioned the temp. or the rate of knots of the wind, i.e. the wind-chill factor. Brrr!
Btw; it was said on our TV whilst Harry was climbing the Harbour Bridge, that David and Victoria will be joining the Royals. I do hope that's right. I'd love to see VB again. My day has been made and my cup runneth over! OoRoo

She always wears such dark colours, or occasionally white. For me, it looks so wrong when on a beach. I got a bit hopeful when she had the lighter blue band around the bottom of one dress! Would love to see her in more colour.

And the striped black dress seemed way too long. I know she normally wears heels, and was in flats that time. She seems dressed for strolling along in New York, not Australia.

Rufas, I am cheerful, I just dislike black dresses worn before 7.00pm, unless for funerals

Sorry Jalima ?

I don’t think black suits her
Annie; Come on, please cheer up! She's worldly-wise and looks like she's enjoying herself wherever she is and whatever she's wearing. Take a look at today's TV on Bondi Beach and you couldn't wish for more colour. It was wonderful! I couldn't tear myself away!

Jalima, rain may be a cause for celebration in Australia, not in Mid Wales ?

Australia gives every newly married Windsors a warm welcome.

I predict - with Charles slimming down the official royal list,
Harry and Megan will visit Australia, New Zealand and the countries that side of the globe (I don’t do geography), Charles and Camilla will do what monarchs do, William and Kate will do what the heir to the throne does, support more British charities and visit Canada and Europe.

Yes, I do remember that book.

Also A Town Like Alice

Does anyone else remember the Neville Shute book 'In The Wet'? It predicts a constitutional crisis in the UK, which puts the Queen in a perilous situation, which is resolved by the Royal Family moving to Australia and being supported by the other Commonwealth Countries.

I still have the book and was reminded of the story by the warm welcome Megan and Harry got in OZ .

ps I wasn't shouting at you anniebach btw

It's just that RAIN is a cause for celebration Down Under!

I don’t think black suits her , whoever advised her must think so. A black / navy dress seems strange choice for a beach , more suited to after 7.00pm and not for the beach

I think she had to wear a mac because it was RAINING

(that is in upper case because it is a long-awaited EVENT !)

She wears what suits her. I think she looks great and I'm pleased to see she doesn't seem to have been influenced by any of the outdated/weird tastes of whoever advises the other Royals on their outfits.

Kate made some mistakes in the early years but has now settled into a style that's fashionable and only occasionally borders on frumpy.

Meghan is a million miles away from frumpy.

I'm going to find a red jumper to put on!

best I shut up ?

I don't have long black hair - just short dark hair!

So sorry Jalima but that long black hair flowing over her shoulders of her black or navy dress is dreary

I wish she wouldn’t wear black or navy most of the time , dreary
Every time I read something like that I look down at myself and think 'oops, should go and change'

Nice post Apricity

It used to be a line from Liverpool to The Wash.
I was told when I moved south that the line went from the Bristol Channel to The Wash. Everywhere north of that consisted of rows of little terraced houses, no countryside

I'm still scrubbing the woad off.

I wish she wouldn’t wear black or navy most of the time , dreary

Now that your Winter draws on (not the beige woolly ones) it must be harder to feel joyous about anything

On the contrary Ruff The weather here in the NE is absolutely glorious for Autumn, bright sunshine and amazing colours. So plenty to feel joyous about other than a an over privileged guy and his pregnant missus.

Just to set all the Brit minds at rest, Harry and Meghan have have done their job in Oz admirably with great grace and charm. They have even brought rain where it was needed (no mean feat) and have been all round good sorts. Praise indeed from an Ozzie with strong Republican tendencies. They are a lovely young couple and I wish them and their future family all the best.

BlueBell, who in that family would you label dour ?

Rufus,
The South believe that the North starts at the Watford Gap, and we all wear woad.