Should she ?

I thought Kate looked beautifully elegant.
Charles however - my comment to my dh was that Charles looked like he'd borrowed that suit from the back of someone's wardrobe.

According to newspaper reports Kate's outfit was dove grey and not white.

As usual, I typed but didn't check, old habits when a keyboard didn't alter what you wrote. Should have been, always got it right and do not have a probkem. Apologies.

I think she skyways seems to get it right with her clothes, do funny have a problem with white, however wish she would put on a few pounds, does she never eat.

I hate all this "royal" crap . Who are they ? Really? I have more respect for the prime minister than I ever could for these people who live in a cuckoo world of wealth and privilege . Also why does Charles wear so many medals ? What are they ? For sports days ? Why does Kate now talk with a plum in her mouth? She didn't before ?
All these questions and so many more .......

Yes, they do kitty.

Glad I'm not in the public eye for folk to dissect my choice of outfit, state of awkwardness, or anything else. Must be horrible.

I agree baggs but I'm not sure they have to do so any more, do they?

I'm not comparing Charles and Kate Annie, if that's what you meant, just saying that she looked good and he looked a mess!

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Just seen some pictures. I think it's ridiculous that women have to curtsey to royalty. The picture of the Prime Minister doing so (to William, I think) makes her look even more physically awkward than she usually does. It might look allright eere she wearing Victorian dress, but in modern clothes it just looks silly.

And unnecessarily submissive. She is William's and the Queen's equal when all's said and done, as are we all.

I'm sure she took advice on what to wear, and I thought she looked elegant. I like the fact that she had her hair up, so much more appropriate for the occasion. Prince Charles looked a mess, wearing an ill-fitting crumpled suit. It was as if he couldn't be bothered to make an effort to look smart.

Comparing a man of 68 and a woman of 35 ?

I thought Kate's outfit was beautiful and a very appropiate colour peaceful calm and very pretty
I agree Charles didnt look so hot he looks much better in darker clothes

I think you are right baggs - he does look awkward. I fear he is turning into a caricature of himself as he seems so stuck in the past and so pompous. The Queen doesn't look half so stuffy but still regal.

Baggs there must be superior charity shops nearby to HRH mansion.

He has been known to turn up in a much rejuvenated DB jacket!

Now with a wife he should know better, or be guided, but being himself, he is HRH.

Keep on going Queenie,

Prince Charles looks better in uniform (IMHO)
May be a blazer type jacket would look better
More structured (iyswim)

There must be a system for deciding what royals wear to special occasions. I'd love to inow how it works.

I think Charles always looks awful. It's not the clothes. I didn't know I thought that until just now!

I think Theresa May always looks awkward too. She seems to be an awkward person, physically. That's a plain observation, not a criticism. Bit like Gordon Brown in the awkwardness league.

Kate Middleton, by contrast, is not an awkward person, imo, and she looks particularly elegant when her hair is up.

TBH, I thought Charles looked awful!

There is BBC picture of Prince Charles wearing a light summer suit.
So I think light coloured attire must have been discussed.

Just us then nina.

I thought she dressed very appropriately for the occasion.

I thought she looked absolutely lovely. The white outfit was just right.

I like today's outfit, white and beige , softer

In many cultures white is the colour of mourning. I thought white was absolutely the right colour to wear. It has associations with both mourning and peace.

Poor girl, whatever colour she wore was bound to be criticised, so she chooses white and that is criticised as well