The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebration has begun in earnest in England. Today is the big “Diamond Jubilee River Pageant Flotilla” down the Thames. Hundreds of boats and thousands of people are participating in the event – basically, the Queen and her family are on a huge barge (a fancy, royal barge), leading hundreds of other seaworthy vessels down the Thames for some kind of extravaganza event. These are some photos from the event. You can see some more of the extraordinary photos here.
Prince Harry, Prince William and Duchess Kate were there, of course, on The Queen’s Barge (sidenote: not the real name, but shouldn’t it be?), as well as The Prince of Wales, the Duchess of Cornwall (Camilla) and the Duke of Edinburgh. The men wore their military dress uniforms and the ladies wore their business-classy finest. Duchess Kate wore this fetching and eye-catching Alexander McQueen suit which is making me ill with envy. Most of the time, I’m pretty meh on Kate’s clothes but this McQueen is devastatingly beautiful on her. I’m in awe of the way the sleeves and bodice are cut perfectly to her proportions. I even love her matching hat. This might be one of my favorite outfits ever on Kate. Now if we could just get her to stop fondling her hair during public events.
Harry and William were looking cheeky and cute too. Camilla and The Queen both wore white, and (just my opinion) the Queen looked kind of pissed off about it. Surely Camilla could have gone with a different color? If the Queen is wearing white, no one else should.
PS… The Queen’s hat looks like a satellite dish. No disrespect.
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Kate looks smashing! The Queen should be ticked off at Camilla. Bad form, Camilla!
Agreed. You would think Camilla would have checked in to make sure they weren’t matching on the Queen’s big day.
Too much resemblance to be a mere coincidence – not just in the colour (pale cream) and the shape of her hat but particularly the sleeves!? Also she was hovering over the Queen all the time. IMHO, she & Charles are trying to take over and won’t let anyone stand in their way…
@SISI
Seriously? That sounds absolutely insane.
Zelda, Seriously? What do you mean by absolutely insane?! – and while you do that can you look at pics 2&3 plse..
“…she & Charles are trying to take over and won’t let anyone stand in their way… ”
This is an odd statement. Charles WILL take over, he doesn’t have to connive his way there. And in any case, the Royal family–and the role of King–serves no purpose except as a figurehead. There is little to no power in this position. I’m sure Charles isn’t all that anxious for the title, considering the fact that his lifestyle now is probably better than it will be as the reigning monarch.
Also, Camilla is trying to “take over” by wearing a colour similar to the queen and standing near her? Wow. What a crackerjack plan.
Zelda, there’s always been a power struggle in the House of Windsor, amongst the Queen’s children and that still exists esp. between Charles & Andrew (incl. daughters) – not so much with Ann bc her children are not princes (out of it). For the Jubilee Charles has persuaded the Queen to allow only him (& Camilla, William, Kate & Harry) to take centre stage, and the other royals to take a back seat (irrespective of seniority) – effectively it’s only him/his family ..and the rest (the minor royals), from now on. The queen may live for another 10-15yrs & Charles will have to wait to be crowned but he’s seriously trying to run the show behind the scenes, pushing the Queen, for example to award Camilla a GCVO, also to get Camilla accepted as Queen Camilla by the people. He doesn’t have to connive but He & Camilla are conniving, also devious, deceitful, manipulative and ruthless (cannot be trusted). I think they will be the next King & Queen.
Also, HM the Queen may not have executive powers (like her Prime Minister) but she is not a mere figurehead. She has considerable influence and holds the balance of power (it’s a Constitutional Monarchy). The Queen is Monarch (of 16 Commonwealth nations), Head of the Monarchy, Head of State, Head of the Arm Forces & Supreme Governor of the Church (Defender of the Faith), and her role is for life (no retirement)
@SISI – Irrespective of behind the scenes manouverings, it’s been set since birth that Charles would be King. He holds the Prince of Wales title which is only held by the heir. So even if by some fluke Andrew suddenly gained popularity or ditto beatrice or Anne, even if Charles was the toadiest of toads, by birth right he is the next King. there has never been any doubt. Just as there is no doubt that William is the next king after that. That is the basic law of inheritance, and now written into our constitution. It is not pre-1800s when the heir could not always guarentee their birth right, and in most cases had to fightfor it.
Removing him would take serious parliament and commonwealth debate, which is a long and involved process as they did for his uncle David.
The only question really is whether CHarles will be able to make Camilla Queen or Queen Consort. That is being carefully orchaestrated as he has voiced his preferance for her to be Queen. Whilst the hereditary laws mean that she should automatically take up the female form of his most senior title, it isnt entirely upto him but parliament and the commonwealth. Prince Albert and Prince Philip were denied by parliament the King Consort title, so it may be denied Camilla. Our present Queen and Queen Victoria petitioned parliament to try and make it happen to no avail. Prince Charles is merely positioning her in a popularist mantle so that when the time comes, he can give her the title with no fuss and little objection.
Iirc, didn’t Camilla also wear a very light-colored dress to K&W’s wedding? I think she’s the kind of person who loves to put herself into other people’s affairs… including Diana’s…
I would be willing to bet that the Royal Ladies discuss their choice of ensemble & color before the event. The Queen may even dictate color. I don’t think Camilla’s color choice was a surprise to anyone on the barge so therefore, deemed appropriate.
+1
you guys are acting as though they aren’t in communication with one another.
On the CNN commentary, someone mentioned that Kate had to get permission to wear red so she wouldn’t outshine the Queen.
+2
Certainly the dress colours planned well in advance.
There is absolutely NO WAY that outfits were not entirely coordinated before this event. They would never leave this to chance. Therefore, it was done purposely.
I believe it was specifically to show solidarity and goodwill between the Queen and Camilla in anticipation of Charles’ eventually assuming the throne. To ease public opinion.
I watched the BBC video of Queen and Camilla walking to the boat, and Camilla’s outfit looked definitly beige, not white. My thought was that it was tasteful and beige, a light beige. Love the darling Queens outfits. They are cartoonish, but perfect for the role she is playing
Camilla’s dress does look white(ish) in these photos but on TV it was yellow. They didn’t look the same.
The cutout on the front is a bit odd, but I think she looks beautiful otherwise. And who doesn’t love a man in a uniform? The flotilla was amazing-I got up super early so I could watch it.
@ grabbyhands – I agree w/ u about the cut-off in the front looking awkward. If it wasn’t cut-off but has the same hemline as the rest of the blouse, then it would have looked better, imo.
i am no fan of waity, but the outfit is gorgeous, except for that cutout in the front! she almost had it perfect.
The dress was designed to look that way, cut out and all. see here is the original design on Kim Kardashian and Tulisa from Xfactor UK that was adapted for Kate.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2154079/Kim-Kardashian-Tulisa-worn-Duchess-Cambridges-Alexander-McQueen-pageant-dress.html
IMHO she should wear McQueen more because the clothes are
1. beautifully tailored – one of their selling/strong points and the only time she looks good clothing wise.
2. In the strong colours that suit her colouring
3. They seem to understand her body shape and adapt the clothing in a way that flatters it. like this dress.
For once i do not mind the nude heels and lack of accessories because the dress and hat are in such strong colours. And the structure of the dress really doesn’t need anything else.
She looked amazing.
The Queen also looked amazing and stood for the entire journey as well as the sail past!! She’s got serious stamina. She seriously deserved her Dubonnet once back home!! My Gran would have been complaining after an hour.
It’s just to make womb-watch all the easier.
@ belly – LOL! 😀
Princess Anne rocked that Naval Uniform. I am seriously fangirling Princess Anne.
LAK: Great link, although I didn’t need to see Kim Kardashian in it this early in the morning. Kate’s version is much nicer I think, than what the other two are wearing.
Totally agree about the Queen. I posted (elsewhere I think) that say what you want about them, here was this 86 year old woman and 90 year old man standing up for four hours in horrible weather conditions.
I agree Kaiser – she looks stunning. This, as well as the pink glitter dress lady year in LA are my favorite non wedding looks yet.
Wow, she really wanted to be noticed, picked out of the group… she doesn’t usually wear bold colors so this really screams. But yeah, red always looks good.
Eh, it’s keeping with the red, blue, and white theme…Wills and Harry are wearing blue, the queen is wearing white, so red makes sense…She does look smashing though…
agree. It was a really red day. The barge that they were on was red as were all of the retired soldiers uniforms. So, she was actually trying to blend in. The Queen was the standout in white surrounded by all of that red. Except for Camilla who should not have been in white.
Ditto to the other replies – I was watching from Westminster Bridge and it was really hard to pick Kate out. The barge was overwhelmingly red to the point that friends were of the opinion Kate blended in too much by wearing red!
Camilla’s dress came across more cream in person and on the screens, but we did agree that she should have been in another colour.
White was a great choice for the Queen as she stood out brilliantly on the barge.
Totally agree – Kate disappeared, not only on the boat, but also greeting the similarly-clad Beefeaters (or other figures) before the boat. Once she got on the boat, she was invisible.
I think Queenie set it up. Red is normally a stand-out colour, but not yesterday, ooooh nooooo. And Queenie stood out in her white outfit.
Baddabing baddabong.
Normally I’d agree with you, that red is an attenion-grabbing color, but Kate blended so well with the upholstery she could be forgiven 😀
yeah – no that dress was not meant for the spectators – it was meant for the cameras and the tv audience … – like she didn’t know the barge was going to be all red? and she probably did send a memo to the queen asking ” may I wear red please? ” and the queen probably didn’t even respond because why would you send a response to someone that even asks to wear red to your party when its common knowledge that etiquette dictates you don’t outshine the queen … everybody else seems to have figured that out ..
meh. it looks like a mismatch of many outfits she’s worn before… somehow she was able to take a very pricey mcqueen dress and make it seem like we’ve seem it many times before =.=
also…. is she wearing major padding here? remember that teal jenny packham gown? her chest was NOT that big …
I was wondering about her inflated chest.
I agree. I think that the padding is intended to hide the fact that she is getting sooo thin.
On a different note, I would be so curious to see what they all would have worn if the weather had been warm and sunny — same coloured summer-outfits???
The case of Waity’s fluctuating breast size…..now THAT is a story! Her boobs in this dress are mostly fake. Compare this look to the one in the green evening gown a few weeks ago and you will see how flat chested this woman is. I don’t have a problem with being flat chested, but my take on the issue is that Waity needs to pick a breast size and stick with it.
Definitely a padded bra day. And I find it hilarious that she is wearing a dress previously worn by KIM KARDASHIAN! I think CB’s post about Pippa being the new Kim K had the wrong sister…
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2154079/Kim-Kardashian-Tulisa-worn-Duchess-Cambridges-Alexander-McQueen-pageant-dress.html
Ahahahahaha.
I think she was really selfish to wear such a bright color on the queen’s day. She mostly wears black, gray, light pink and today, blindingly bright red. Hmmmmm…methinks she wanted all eyes on her.
As stated above, Kate blended in with the red background and the Queen (wearing white) popped.
Not sure how that makes her selfish.
Inthekitchen – totally agree with your comments (and as stated on other blogs too) – the red, screaming ‘look at me’ dress was totally inappropriate for QE’s special day. Various people also reported that QE herself had remarked ‘that it was too showy’. Amanda Platell respected DM reporter also wrote that it wasn’t appropriate for the occasion.
Hi Inthekitchen,
I completely agree with you on the color of the dress. I don’t agree with other posters who say the red slipped into the background. So ludicrous. Waity wore flaming red to draw attention to HERSELF, and indeed it did. That said, the style of the dress was nice on her, even if it was padded to create the ‘hourglass’ shape people aspire to have.
her chest really doesn’t look any different to me. you do realize that, in different undergarments, there are varying levels of coverage and padding.
Kindly put away your rose-tinted glasses and kool-aid for the moment
Padding on
http://cdn03.cdn.justjared.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/middleton-tea/kate-middleton-buckingham-tea-party-10.jpg
Padding off
http://www.gocitygirl.com/FashionImages/1_postqueen2.jpg
BIG difference.
GoodCapon,
Can you read? I was simply stating the fact that, depending on what bra you wear, you can look ample-busted or flat. I just don’t understand what the hubbub is about, when breast “size” fluctuates daily based on what you wear. Obviously, a painfully thin girl like Kate won’t have much boobage to flaunt without a padded bra. I myself, can go from looking huge to small depending on top and bra choice. So… yeah, please refrain from calling me a kool aid drinker just for pointing out the idiocy of analyzing her breast flatness.
maybe I should have just written this: So, Waity has a padded bra but she doesn’t wear it to every event. Big deal.
WOW. I love everything, the color, the hat, the purse, the hair. Perfect.
And congrats to the Queen!
Agree. 🙂
Firstly, I’m a fan of the pleats and the London Phil. singing in the rain was one of the best things I’ve watched on TV recently ^^
Secondly, I think we on Celebitchy need to stage an intervention.
This will entail forcibly feeding Waity a sandwich or two, either a la mode or via a drip.
Secondly WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THE MAKE-UP. We need to scrub off the eye make up and stop the eyebrows from verging into scouse-brow territory.
That is all..
I just don’t see it. IMO her make up is perfect and she has great brows. Flawless from head to toe. Go Kate.
She wears really heavy make-up to really bad effect. It looks caked on in some pictures. I wouldn’t mind if she used different colours, but always the same blandness. Oh well. Her choice.
My first thought was drag queen! Tanning much?
Skirts too short with the pleats and the longer jacket with a cutout. To be on a windy boat, she should have a longer skirt. Done with the curly Q hair–she needs to retire it with the eyeliner and fierce blush.
The Queen looks lovely as do all of the Royals. Kates dress is stunning. She looks beautiful. I too don’t know why Camilla wore white. I read that the Queen chose white so that she would stand out amongst all of the red that everyone was wearing. Camilla kinda messed up I think. It was the Queens day. She should have been the only one in white. IMO
I’m beginning to think that the reason Camilla wore white was to remind the Queen and the public that she is going to be the next queen. Kinda pushy of her, imo.
if that was indeed her motivation, what an evil woman! i like to think that camilla is a naughty minx, but not vindictive like that.
She won’t be Queen. She’ll be King Consort.
Zvonk, there isn’t a “king Consort” title. When/if Charles ascends to the throne Camilla will (automatically) become Queen consort, and will be called Queen Camilla if there is enough public acceptance (which is what she & Charles want) – Camilla IS the Princess of Wales but does not currently use this title for the same reason
Watching it on TV, Camilla’s dress was pale beige, not white. Also, Camilla is not the Princess of Wales, because that title has not been bestowed upon her by the Queen. Her proper title is the Duchess of Cornwall, which she was raised to upon her marriage to the Prince of Wales. Marriage does not automatically confer the title of Princess of Wales; when Diana became the Princess of Wales, that title was specifically bestowed upon her by the Queen.
@Other Katherine –
The Monarch gives the title to the hereditary recipient, not the spouse. That Spouse is known by that rank or indeed the highest rank their husband has. Doesn’t work the other way if the high ranking spouse is female.
Camilla, in deference to public feeling, doesn’t use the Princess of Wales title even though it is hers by automatic right of marriage to The Prince of Wales.
Diana lost the title because she divorced Charles. The Queen chose to remove HRH from Diana for all the reasons that have been debated in the past.
LAK, you are right, thanks for the correction. I should have researched before posting. However, I knew I remembered something about Diana retaining the Princess of Wales bit after the divorce; apparently, she became styled “Lady Diana, Princess of Wales” (sans HRH). http://www.baronage.co.uk/bphtm-01/princess.html
@ the other Katherine – title styles can be confusing if there are ex-wives, widows, daughters etc involved. Diana is especially confusing because she was so popular that the press insisted on giving her a title which was only hers by right of marriage and which she lost on the divorce and subsequent re-marriage of Charles.
the definitive article is what differentiates her title from Camilla’s title. If she were still alive and single today, she would be styled as you’ve written but Camilla would be THE Princess of wales. If Diana were still alive but married, she would be styled Lady Diana [new surname] with no reference to princess of wales at all.
As a daughter of hereditary title, she would never lose the ‘Lady’ part of her name.
Love the outfit, hate the shoes.
I don’t have any issues with Kate and actually she seems pretty likable to me, but I have to say those heels are starting to get a little old. Why not switch things up a bit once in awhile? I know she wants to appear more common and recycle outfits, which is great, but I change my shoes more often than she does!
Anyway, red looks great on her. Pleats aren’t my favorite, but she can pull it off.
Some others have worn this without the sleeves, like Kim K., but it looks so much better on Kate. She has such a narrow waist so she doesn’t look boxy. She likes her pleats and nude heels! The Queen looks festive!
Good god I hate the royals. They’re useless. Waste of nearly forty million pounds as benefits and social services get slashed.
….so you’d rather President Cameron? And Vice President CLEGG???!!!
I’m sorry, don’t know about you but I would NEVER want that lying, two faced, spineless, lapdog of a man have complete power.
You pay 50p A YEAR for goodness sake!! Personally, I’m more than happy to pay 50p a year to keep such a rich tradition going.
the royals have absolutely no political power.
I’m Canadian. Maybe that’s why I think they’re even more useless.
Or maybe it’s the Irish blood in me that gets boiling, seeing these people live the high life without actually contributing jack to society. Don’t tell me press conferences and going to charity gigs is hard work, any a–hole can do that except for Kate.
He does – just like NoBama does here and GWB before him. The Queen is just a figurehead, she opens ceremonies (pronounced with a British accent). However, I do think she is worth her weight in tourist dollars. Germany has old castles too – some are prettier than the ones in the UK but at least to us Yanks castles with people living in them are more fun.
Personally, I wouldn’t want something like that here but it’s fun to visit it.
I’m with you. It’s a shocking waste of money. I think we should celebrate the Jubilee because it is an historical event, but as usual we’ve gone overboard. It must be in our genes to tug our forelocks to the aristocracy.
The toffs are complete control at the moment and boy, are some of us feeling it.
Oh and the outfit is dull and boring; like the wearer.
I don’t really care about the Royals one way or the other (I’m Canadian) but I saw this a few months ago and it really answered all the “the Royals cost so much money” claims well.
Worth a watch. It’s how much the UK makes off of the Royals from the Royal lands that give their profits to the government.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhyYgnhhKFw&list=PL87DB3F7E8107A4AE&index=2&feature=plcp
Wait till you see the bill and silly pomp for the Olympics. The US and Canada always go overboard for those things.
You are aware the pageant was funded by a privately funded foundation, so all the funding was donated by choice from individuals and companies?
The website FAQs give more detail about the pageant and the organisation, including funding: http://www1.thamesdiamondjubileepageant.org/KeyFactsFaq.aspx
Otherwise, there is a large amount of money that comes in from tourism based off the Royals. Even more this year, what with all of the mania. Not sure you can really disregard all of that.
Agreed. Double dip recession (i.e. well and truely f-cked) and they’re spending all the dosh on parties and the Olympics.
And before I get “they bring in so much money”. No numpties, the history is what brings in so much money. France doesn’t have a Royal family and brings A LOT more tourists than Britain. And that whole 50p thing must not include all of her extras (who feeds her? who clothes her? who pays for Waity’s family’s security in Martinque? You lot that’s who).
At least Americans have the option to kick the President out every 4 years, certainly couldn’t do that with Gordon Brown (and he was an elected offcial). And I think I would rather have that option than to be saddled with Charles and then Waity and Spineless when he kicks it.
Double Dip recession? I’m jealous. Here in Obamaland we have been in the same darned depression for 4 years. Double dip implies it went up for a bit.
Seriously, wasn’t Gordon Brown kicked out in favor of David Cameron. Seems like the UK is in the same boat as the US. Not many choices. Then there are the poor French… they kicked out Sarkozy for a Socialist. It seems like we are all mad at our government but we all have very bad choices.
We had GWB for 8 years aka the Cheney Dictatorship and now we have Obama. The war monger and the wuss.
For your information, the taxpayer only pays (50p) for funding the oversees trips of all the royals put together, ie where the royals are serving the country, and all the other expenses (food, clothes, etc.) are paid from the Royal Families private fortune, coming mainly from their estates and so on. If the Queen decides she wants an iPad, you’re not paying for that, she is.
I thought I read somewhere that all RF’s expenses get written off taxes & reimbursed ( by the government, hence the taxpayers).
The article referenced Charles giving examples such as writing off his staffs’ salaries & even clothing for public events including Waity.
Anyone ever have access to what he writes off? Or does he do the Middleton thing & have their money in a private fund?
Kate looks fab, and I LOVE the hat. I watched part of it online and Camilla’s outfit came across as much closer to beige than to white.
Amelia: the valiant singers-in-the-rain were wonderful, weren’t they? I loved how all the women wore red lipstick. One of the BBC commentators called it “slightly eccentric but thoroughly British” and I’d have to agree.
Those singers singing I Vow to Thee My Country was what finally reduced me to tears!
WRT the Royals, yes they are funded by the Civil List. They also pay the highest rate of tax on their private income, and almost all of them except the Queen and Prince Philip fund the majority of their lifestyles (including security etc) from private income. Most of them don’t receive any money from the Civil List. In addition to that, you have to account for the number of jobs that they create, the tourism draw, the amount that is earned by the residences being open to the public (i.e. Buck Palace, Windsor Castle).
I live in a town with a castle that is the seat of the foremost non-royal Duke in the country. The castle is open for 6 months a year, and they make hundred of thousands of pounds of *profit* every year. Tens of thousands of people visit the castle every summer, and it’s not even a royal residence. The Royals generate a huge amount of money.
Well, on my TV Camilla wore CREME and not white. And it stayed creme for at least 2 1/2 hours on my fairly new flat screen TV in HD. Honestly! It was not white.
And I don’t like Kates shoes, the dress is okay, the colour is beautiful.
Maybe Camilla’s dress is cream but it certainly looks white in the pictures that I have seen. Still, too close to white. It was the Queens day. IMO Camilla should have worn red or blue like everybody else.
Well, yes, it might look white in one of the pictures, when you klick on the picture you will see, that it is not white. They were all laughing a lot and seemed to have a really good time, despite the bad weather.
And the Jubilee will bring a lot of money (Tourists) into England.
I thought the Queen’s was a light pink in the first shot.
If Kate would have worn cream, she would have been thoroughly Roasted!!! No one else in the barge should have worn a similar colour to the queen’s (incl. cream)
Forget the colour and the cut and the designer for that matter – what I would like to know is how waity has managed to sprout boobs in the past month – just the other day she was flat as holland.
Sex and hormones can make boobs, quite honest. I mean not artificial hormones AND boobs get bigger somethings prior to the monthly period.
Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, is not a Hollywood Star, she is not a celebrity, she is now a member of the Royal Family in England and she will have to learn a lot to do this job and she is doing quite well so far.
Darling, speaking as a female, we DO NOT sprout two full cups sizes before, during or after menstruation! XD
If we did, we’d want our periods every day…Yes, it’s a padded bra.
This may be TMI but my already ample chest expands before my period. I hate it!! It is painful and my regular bra does not fit at that time. Been told that I have fibrous (sp?) breasts and should lay off the caffeine. Believe me, it doesn’t feel good or sexy but is very noticeable. My hubby knows not to even THINK about touchin’ when that happens!
Didn’t really check out Kate’s chest but just wanted to spread a little info…as I said, maybe too much info!
I fully agree with you. My breasts do the same and it is very painful. I even wake up at night, when I move the wrong way. Not a very nice thing to experience.
What’s there to learn? She isn’t 12.
She’s already got the refined and polished accent down – that includes the elongated pauses in the right places – she knows to walk two paces behind william and the queen and everyone else higher than her in the hierarchy .. that’s it – ignoring the obvious – don’t wear a red dress to the queen’s party – she is not 20 – she’s 30 – at 30 – you should know how to do more – alot more. Unfortunately you cannot teach empathy or instill a sense of duty in someone – something william seems to constantly feel guilty about and something she seems to not comprehend or possess.
As for boobs going up two sizes pre – period – that is assuming there is fatty tissue there to retain water in the first place – her boobs did not go up because of her hormones fluctuations.
I don’t get why anyone would defend someone like this – unless you aspire to be the same kind of vapid person interested only in elevating yourself in society through marriage – which says alot about a person – how can we all want equality and fairness and humanity for all when we come out in full force to support a class system that historically has done nothing but create strife and give reason and context for judging one another ..
Mind you I’m not knocking the queen – Its the system I don’t appreciate – but the queen has done what she can to ensure that the benefits of her position and the privelages have been dedicated to serving her country and her people.
And that inclination to serve and to help is something you are born with.
honestly – i want you to ask yourself this – at work and at home – if you make a mistake – small or big – or if you act in a way that is childish or immature at work or if you make a bad judgement call – are you forgiven so quickly as everyone seems to be so forgiving of waity or are you held to the same standards everyone else is?
Odds are that 50% of the time you’re not forgiven and you’re not adulated and you are not admired even though you probably work or study hard or have had your own share of difficulties ..
So instead of singing waity’s praises and rising to defend her – sing your own praises to yourself and admire yourself for getting through another day on 1/8th of waity’s annual clothing budget .. if that at all .. while she laments what she should wear and if she is out of blush again this week.
OMG, what a spill, @boredtodeath.
Kati is waity and is lazy and manipulative and a stalker and a dolittle, more a donothing. And has faked boobs and short legs and is annorectic and has extensions in her hair and doesn’t know how to dress correctly and how she should wear her hair. Honestly, how could she get 30 without your advice?
You know what, why don’t we burn that witch? Yeah, has no right, correct??
God, when I read some of the comments here … quite a few of you write, as if you are best friends with the RF, as if you go in and out of their places.
It is quite astonishing, that she married Prince William, whereas all of you here didn’t. 😀
none of those bitchy insults were written by me nor were they implied – you just gotta look at waity’s very short list of accomplishments to see logic prevail
as for marrying william it seems that there is a bit of projection going on here – and it is you that wishes you had married him or at the very least married the guy that strung you along for several years .. or is currently stringing you along and hoping for your own happy ending – or I should say transaction – .
so you could be a princess with a title
Now you got me. 😀
I’m from Holland and on behalf of all my fellow countrymen I would like to thank you for including our scenery in expressing your thoughts on Kate’s chest size.
LOL, Nessie! Thanks for my laugh of the day. And, yes, somebody over on Enclave 24 mentioned that McQueen dresses are often structured inside with corsets. I’m sure that’s how Waity went up two boob sizes in a week. Nothing wrong with padding, though, except Waity would look far better if it was real (like she used to look), and she didn’t have to pad her emaciated body.
@nessie – lol – holland is beautiful – but flat nonetheless – I say own what you are – padded bra and all.
A padded bra or corset.
a better pic http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m528g2SUja1ruwz34o4_1280.jpg look so fake it’s comic
That is a weird boob shape! Flat upper chest then the ‘bra’.
She looks beautiful and they all look very happy and like they’re having a good time.
Awww… what a sweet, saccharine politically correct comment. On a gossip site called Celebitchy. Good for you
Aww…bad day love? Trying to be sound clever and snarly (but just coming across as bitter and alone) over a perfectly nice comment won’t make you feel better. Give yourself a hug instead, you need one! Feel better petal 🙂
@good fairy
you sound equally snarly and slightly more passive aggressive ..
I think her outfit is to die for. Great from head to toe. I don’t know how they did it out there; the Queen and Prince Philip stood for the entire time, and it rained like hell. So bad the flybys had to be cancelled. And they are 86 and 90 respectively. Philip was ramrod straight the entire time. Amazing.
But here’s what I’m wondering. Is it me, or is Kate and William’s body language a bit off lately?
Re: W&C’s body language, I am so glad you are seeing it too. Sometimes I think I am photo assumptioning too much with regards their body language. They barely spoke to each other. I watched entire thing…..at first I thought they were waiting for others to join them, and of course I don’t expect them to talk or even stand next to each other the whole way, but it was amazing to see how disconnected they were. This is the face they show these days. Compare with wedding or Canada.
That’s what I thought, too, LAK. I watched most of it (it started at 6:00am here), so I didn’t see them getting on the barge. But some of the last few photo ops they’ve had they seem quite disconnected. Or better to say, *she* seems quite disconnected from him. I think Tess below has it with the Junor book. Although I don’t know why Kate would be surprised to hear he thinks he’ll have trouble being faithful now they’re married. But then it’s one thing to have it all out in private, and another for the whole world to know.
There is a book coming out, if not already released. I imagine..that William probably already spoke to Kate about this.. instead of letting her see it on magazines or hear about it. The book states how William is or was worried that he can’t be faithful to Kate. The book also says in it how his friends weren’t very fond on her. Who knows… Kate probably realizes that no relationship or marriage is perfect. Maybe that has something to do with it.
If they’re having problems this soon in their marriage, I doubt it will last or be a happy one.
i don’t know if we are talking about the same book, but there is a book rumoured to be published closer to CHristmas that will look at the unvanished truth about the Middletons, the origins of their wealth and the hunt for William.
Edit: i think you are talking about the Junor book? That is out this week.
The Junor book. The one that had cooperation from William? (Really?) And the one supposedly makes Kate out to be cold and distant.
OK, I’d be mightily pissed to have my dirty laundry washed in public too, but Kate!!! This is what you signed up for!
Yep, gorgeous and perfect it is!
Will’s a sexy little bugger in these pics. I guess it’s because he’s got his uniform hat on covering up the hair loss.
I don’t get it. I love me a good lookin’ bald guy and I think William is adorable.
In her defense re: the hair thing, it appears there was a pretty strong wind? This might have been legitimate hair wrangling.
I imagine the fact that she was going to be on a boat didn’t come as a surprise to her, she could have done the unthinkable and put it up.
She put it back. How much dowdier do you want the poor woman to look. I always hated Diana’s cut. I know that is what they would LIKE Kate to do but oy.
An up do with that hat? No way.
Clearly neither of you pays attention to 1940s Hollywood fashion where this jaunty hat wearing angle came from.
Putting her hair up like the ladies of the 40s would have kept it out of her face, and looked really good. She’s done it before.
HOwever, as she infamously told someone, William likes her hair down, so down it stays, no matter how inappropriate.
Normally I adore Kate, but if you’re going to be on the water where the breeze will be kicking up, pull your hair back so you won’t have to keep dragging it away from your lip gloss.
Otherwise, love it.
Yes, yes … and:
Isn’t the flesh-colored shoe a trend from like three years ago?
I believe the reason why she sticks to her nude pumps.. is because most people know that nude/flesh colored pumps elongate your legs… making them look longer.
I don’t think she is a very ‘practical’ person.. i think her main concern is making herself look ‘hot’.
Yeah. That’s not white. It’s a bit too similar to the Queen, but I won’t hate on it.
Kate looks good. The dress was tailored perfectly to her figure. wish she would have done something different with her hair, but that ain’t gonna happen.
I just love to see how Harry gets along with Kate and Willam. As a single myself I love to have fun with happy couples.
The boys look very handsome and Kate looks amazing! Love the cut and the vibrant color of Kate’s dress – it really brings her to life. Not sure I love the color of her shoes though…
Hurrah for Her Majesty!
I LOVE The Queen, what more can I say?
Naughty Camilla for wearing white; it’s The Queen’s big day!
I still like Camilla, though. She seems like she’d be fun.
She’s the only fun one left. I miss all the scandals from when I was a kid.
She looks quite nice but still playing with the hair. Didn’t she know that she would be on the water. So juvenile. She needs to bury those nude heels too. But overall, a nice effort.
I hate how all of them dress. I always give Kate points for trying to make protocol look at least somewhat hip but her clothes have gotten dowdier since she went from GF to wife. I know it’s not her fault so I try not to dis her.
I like the color and the top on this one but the pleated skirt is so little old lady (her and McQueen’s compromise to protocol no doubt). I’m impressed that her hat is not utterly hideous. I hope they don’t “yell” at her for that.
When did Kate get boobs?
Maybe it would have been tacky going with a bit of blue in there (union jack and that) but I wouldn’t have gone with such a red overkill, and not such a ghastly red.
Obviously it’s just me but I can’t with orangey red. As a brunette I look better in a bolder red. You would think Waity would realize that (instead of picking the same too light shade of red).
Do you guys really think that if the queen wanted to stand out alone in white that her minions WOULDN’T have put the word out there to camilla and the rest of the family to step off? come on, they do interact or at least have their staff communicate their wishes to one another. you really can’t photo assume that the queen is pissed that camilla stole her color. you guys are trying to stretch feuds out of non issues. and it’s called cream. and i don’t think an 80 year old regent would be that petty after all this time. or i hope not.
Exactly. If HM can tell William to wear the Irish Guards Uniform for his wedding, she can certainly tell rest of family to wear any other colour but white/cream.
Camilla did not wear white! I was there today and she was not in white! It was a light gold colour – not white. Even beige or cream coloured but not white!!!
Kate’s outfit has already been worn by Kim Kardashian. Kate’s skirt was lowered of course and the top was made with sleeves for the occasion.
She looks great but am I the only one that HATES those shoes she always wears???
A pair of classic Louboutins would have slayed with that outfit…
The Queen looks amazing and I doubt she’s pissed at Camilla, her outfit has taken a year to make so I’m sure Camilla knew what the Queen would be wearing and the Queen had final say on everything.
You should do posts on all the other Royals too 🙂
God I love McQueen! See what excellent construction and tailoring can do to an outfit. (or kill it *remembering that blue tweed not-McQueen thing from while back*) It’s a plain suit dress but it looks great because it’s tailored so well. Girl does need some shoes though.smh
I don’t think Camilla is wearing white either. It looks like cream on my screen. I wouldn’t have worn it if I knew the Queen was wearing white but maybe she didn’t know.
Will looks very handsome in his uniform.
Harry is adorably Harry. Looks like he’s getting chubby though. Lay off the beer!
The pictures of all the boats are awesome! That looks like fun, going down the Thames. I wonder if you can do that normally like a touristy thing to do while in London.
@Reece – Firstly – Yea McQueen!!!
compare and contrast that very similar pink dress she had on the other day. This is how it should be done.
The river tour is available to tourists. It goes further east than Tower Bridge.
Ugh I’d blocked it from memory! That dress was so bad! It did look a little better the second time but still f.u.g.
Oh cool! My #2 thing to do if I ever get to London. Damn economy!
Edit: #1 is geek out at King’s Cross station.
Good lord, LAK. You like McQueen too? I have two of his pieces, one’s a blouse from the last season that he oversaw, and I have his milkmaid top. Both cared for lovingly and not worn much as I’m a bit heavier now. 🙂
@Bluhare – i am a McQueen geek. I try to buy something from every collection every year since he started in 1996. i go to every sample sale they throw, go to any sales i find, second hand stores etc
It’s funny because i wouldn’t say that i am high fashiony sort of person but i was living in East London, right by place he had his first catwalk show, and for lack of anything to do, my friends and i snuck in. I was hooked immediately and forever.
I am seriously jealous.
I love it when the princes are in uniform!
The Household Guards’ uniforms are the best. I’d seriously date any of them if they promised to wear the uniform. Always. Everywere we were together!
Wouldn’t the saber get in the way sometimes, she asks with raised eyebrow?
Bluhare – ROFL!!!!I am sure we could accomodate it no problem!!!
I live by Hyde Park, so all the officers ride past my house in the morning on exercise….it is the most glorious sound.
I like the colour on Kate. The eye makeup is horrendous. It makes her eyes look tiny and harsh. The hat is gorgeous.
HM’ outfit was planned and made in a year. It was even on display so everyone knew what she’ll be wearing, here is a little info:
“The outfit has been a year in the planning and was designed by Angela Kelly and made by her small in-house Buckingham Palace team. Its color scheme was chosen to stand out against the red, gold and purple hues of the royal barge.
It is created from white boucle, a fabric which has a fine textured feel, and threaded throughout with silk ribbon. The boucle was embroidered with gold, silver and ivory spots and embellished with Swarovski crystals to reflect the River Thames.
The outfit was finished with a silk organza frill.The Queen’s hat had a swept up brim, the crown of which was made of the same material as the coat.
Details on the hat included feathers hand dyed in Buckingham Palace by one of Miss Kelly’s team who spent a number of months making the whole outfit. More silk organza and Swarovski crystals were used to decorate this uniquely shaped hat.”
It is obvious that everyone else had plenty of time to plan an outfit. It is nice to see that Kate’ gorgeous McQueen red dress didn’t match the chairs 😉 Camilla’s outfit was in gold, looks whiteish of that picture.
Had anyone looked at all the pics – from Getty? i’m just gonna say it, Am i the only one that notices how much kate looks at and pays attention to Harry? Seriously, let me know what you think
On the live feed, it was so noticeable just how little interaction Kate had with other members of the royal family including William.
She spent most, if not all, her time with Camilla and occasionally Harry.
People have commented on it on other blogs.
The pictures above give the impression that they were all chatting away breezily. They were. Just not with Kate.
Honestly, even if Camilla is using her to burnish her own image, she must be glad for her because she was the only one talking and generally giving her the time of day. Which probably also explains why the two of them are as thick as thieves whenever there is a group outing eg the garden party.
Oh boy. Are we witnessing the emergence of Diana II?
I gotta go over to the DM before I comment more.
Did any one else notice the strange picture on Daily Mail where Harry looks really put out and William has his hand on H’s shoulder? It looks like William is comforting or telling Harry to chill. H looks seriously irritated . . .
I have not seen this particular picture you are talking about, but I have seen a few other pictures where Kate is by Harry. A few of them shes looking directly at him with a huge grin on her face. I may be mistaken, but I think Kate is very competitive. She probably wants her brother in law to think she is hot.. just for the sake of him telling his brother or other men ‘i’ve got a hot sister in law’ who knows what for.. so maybe it can get back to William..and he can be reinforced that he has such a hot wife and maybe he shouldnt think to cheat on her..who knows.. She seems somewhat manipulative, I can see her doing that.
I checked out the BBC videos after reading the comments on body language. It was clear that everyone on the boat was doing their job, representing the monarchy and its future, and watching the incredible pageant mounted to honor their family. But this was not a pleasure cruise for them. It was a huge statement that the only royals on the boat were those in direct line of succession to the throne.
William seemed very serious throughout the day. Perhaps the pageant underscored the fact that he will soon be required to take on more royal duties. His & Kate’s deportment was not as close as usual, but it was pretty much the same as everyone else’s. They stood close to each other and occasionally chatted.
The BBC videos are really bad. no information on the boats and very few shots of the family.
The sky news coverage and The daily mail had a live feed throughout. With lots of shots of the family.
Many of the comments about body language is from people who watched all 4hours. It was really noticeable.
I was watching the tv coverage here in UK for most of the ceremony and Camilla’s outfit was not white, it was a very obvious cream compared to the Queen’s white, it looked great on her as well, not usually a fan of her clothes but it was a really nice look on her.
Kate looked beautiful if not cold (it was a chilly day here) and put her scarf on (the tartan thing she’s carrying with her purse) later, the Queen put a white wrap on too.
I have a similar pair of shoes (albeit mine are probably $500 less). I guess hers are broken in enough to be comfortable. I made the mistake of wearing mine to court in downtown Houston and forgetting comfy shoes to trudge back and forth, and my blisters are still killing me 9 days later! Love her dress except for the bodice. I’m sure the Queen knew what color everyone was going to wear; nothing this family does is unchoreographed.
Plus, just one more thing.
It was a thousand boats and near on hundreds of thousands of people lining the Thames for the 7 mile-long procession. Not only hundreds of boats and a few thousand people!
Kate looks great. The McQueen suit is gorgeous.
Her makeup can still use some work and she’s still so, so thin. But she’s proving that she can manage to pull off an amazing outfit and look her part as a royal, even though the work ethic part has yet to emerge.
The Queen looks lovely, classy, and dignified as always. What a milestone, what an achievement, what a life! The last royal woman of her kind. No other Queen would be like her, in my opinion.
I agree with the Queen and her work ethic, and being the last of her kind. I want to say that unfortunately..as times changed and decades have past, its a different generation. While there are some young people out there with a drive, ambition and excellent work ethic.. I want to say most don’t have it anymore. I dont think Kate has it at all. I don’t think Kate cares though.. she could have worked..and done things..and fundraisers these past many years before marriage, but she didn’t want to.
Gorgeous and perfect? Boring, more like. It’s almost a spitting version of her Buckingham dress, only in red.
Nice red but she JUST wore that pink dress twice with the same kind of pleaded skirt for the Jubliee lunch then again just a few days ago. Or a week ago.
Had she not worn that I would have liked this outfit. But because she did, this look JUST like that but in red with a jacket.
Next!
As for Kate’s hair, it frizzed realistically into waves once the downpour really got going towards the end. I dont think extensions would do that uniformly (to mention an oft broached topic)but I could be wrong. The front of her hair was back but other than a strict updo she was going to have to push it back when the wind kicked up. I thought she looked terrific.
Most used type of hair extensions here in england are from human hair mainly from Brazil,Russia or India.
No matter how they are attached to the head, they behave the way normal hair would in any given environment.
I don’t think Kate has extensions. The reason why I say this, is because I’ve had extensions myself, real human hair.. the brand was Great Lengths.. top notch.
With hair extensions.. it is almost impossible to be able to put your hair all the way up. For a long time, i thought kate did have extensions.. mainly because she always wore her hair down..and for someone with a frail figure.. it was hard for me to believe that she had very thick, full, hair, but an underweight figure.
Now that I’ve seen her with her hair all the way up, I doubt she has extensions.. there again.. just a speculation.
I think she has Hair extensions to thicken her hair. Not all over her head. See the difference in thickness of her hair before and after the engagement. I can accept that hair will grow longer, look shiny and glossy with the right applications [hair dresser or not]but there is no application in the world that can thicken a person’s hair to that extent.
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Kate+Middleton/FILE+Prince+William+Kate+Middleton/ONnga9t975y
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Kate+Middleton/Prince+William+Kate+Middleton+Get+Engaged/KPCnuGFn_Bh
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Kate+Middleton/Prince+William+Kate+Middleton+Get+Engaged/FXK926z2PQo
http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Kate+Middleton/Royal+brothers+attend+wedding/wwDsK_4V-q6
compare with any of her latest photos especially from Engagement onwards.
Tess, I didn’t think so either but someone here posted a link to a blog I think that had a photo of Kate’s part on her head and you could clearly see a black line on it. It wasn’t the side shot of her scar. Maybe she doesn’t wear them all the time, but I think she does on occasion.
I’m always tempted to start a drinking game when I watch Future-Queen Kate. Take a sip when she brushes the hair off her face. Chug-a-lug when she tosses her head. I’d be drunk pretty quickly.
I agree with you here, although, i am a light weight and I’d be drunk within probably 15 minutes.
I think Kate is self conscious, I think she uses her hair as her security blanket. When she doesn’t know what to do, feels intimidated, or is scared.. it seems as though she sometimes clutches on to her purse tight..but ALWAYS flips her hair, ALWAYS. I agree though, it unnatural looking and annoying. I think if she were to ditch that habit she would come off as being more confident and sure of herself.
I have to say that I feel for Kate on this one. I just grew my bangs out for the first time in my life, and I can’t believe how much my hair’s in my face all the time. I’m growing out some layers and my bangs are down a bit below my chin, and I eat hair and I’d probably swallow it if it wasn’t connected to my head.
Is there a picture of the KardASSian in that skirt? A wide ass and a pleated skirt are a no no. KK has a wide ass and an ass that sticks out. I can only imagine how funny it would look.
The link is embedded within a couple of comments upthread. It’s one of the few times thought kim kardashian looked good but in retrospect and compared to our dear beloved duchess, she looks like a stuffed sausage!
She made that dress look budget, she really did.
Here’s a link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2154264/Kate-Middleton-Duchess-Cambridges-scarlet-Diamond-Jubilee-dress-stole-show.html
She looks good. But she always looks the same to me. Sorry, but I can barely tell her “looks” and outfits apart. But I guess that’s the point, right? Consistency.
The red color on Kate’ dress is THE most gorgeous red I’ve ever seen!
Attention seeking again
How can using red in this instance be attention seeking when red was so predominant in the funishings, carpets & flowers in the barge as well as the colour of the queen’s yeomen & war veterant’s coats. If anything her outfit was more camouflage clothing, making it less easy for her to be noticed (esp. at a distance). I think Kate is really trying to be understated and to apply fashion diplomacy (and the Queen seems very impressed by that)
oh SISI – The Queen is so impressed with KAte she did not speak one word to her entire show – when in public. Perhaps the camera men missed the moment, or the Queen was too busy talking to everyone else BUT Kate.
I’m sorry but Camilla is NOT wearing white, she was wearing cream, which in person (and on TV) looked very different from the Queen’s white ensemble! And there is NO way Camilla’s outfit wasn’t vetted by the Royal household
I’m new on here, this is my first comment.
When I first found this page, I didn’t know what to think. A few people had pointed out to the moderator, as well as other commenters that ‘you all are just haters and jealous of Kate’, then I realized that this website isn’t all Kate, it’s all other celebrities.
I don’t think all people who dislike Kate Middleton are all ‘jealous’. I guess, so for men, who dislike Kate.. this means the men are jealous of her?? How fair and intelligent is it to assume something of others? It isn’t; everyone is entitled to their own opinion and perspective.
I am about the same age as Prince William. Prince William, as I was growing up, graced the covers of many teen magazines. I also grew up with hearing about him in the news, and also, hearing about Kate Middleton well before the engagement.
I remember hearing about him cheating on Kate..i also remember seeing some unflattering party girl pictures of Kate climbing in and out of cars, with her crotch and panties well exposed.
People have a right to live out their youth, but what I can see.. I am not famous, and i do not have a suit of paparazzi following me around, in yet, the many times I went out drinking in my early 20s, i always maintained manners and composure.
I am not implying that I am perfect.
I think many people, either never paid attention or have forgotten about how these two were before marriage.
Its hard for me to have many compliments to Kate Middleton, when I now this is all fake of her, as well as the way she walks and dresses and acts. Never do I recall this a few years ago.
I do not know what their marriage is like, none us do except for them. We can only speculate..but what I will say is that marriage, in general, is a full time job with no pay. With that being said, and with Prince William having said he doesn’t know if he can be faithful to her.. or he worries he will cheat on her.. and they have only been married for a year? Good luck with that. It’s a fact that MOST marriages that are on a celebrity status do not last. But i also want to say that William has probably already spoke to Kate about this before they got married, or right after. I think if he were to cheat on her.. which he has before they were married, I think the royal palace will do anything in their power to cover it up..so that people believe the hype that this is a ‘fairy tale’ life they lead, and a ‘happily ever after perfect marriage’.
I give Kate credit for waking up in the morning, taking probably hours to don on all her make up, and do her hair, as well as picking out the right outfit, and matching shoes…When i go out on some Friday nights, it is frustrating to want to look good and look perfect.
I have not watched the movie which supposedly portrays their relationship. I’m going to guess that most of it is emphasized and exaggerated. The Royals want to be as distinctive as possible..the more I watch these two visiting centers… I can see that the reporter specifically asks these people what they thought of kate and william…and how they made them feel.
They want to seem larger than life..and those working for the palace will do everything they can to make this possible.
Why other people believe it, is beyond me.
If I were a Brit, living in England.. I would be pretty upset that my hard earned taxes supports these two vacations..and travel and airfare. I would rather see my taxes go to worthy causes.
I would not believe the hype here. I will have to go with my old standby tried and true saying of ‘believe half of what you see, and none of what you hear’ saying.
Something about Kate seems rather un natural to me. I’ve seen a lot of footage of her talking to children “BYE”, another one.. a little girl asked her ‘I wish I could be a princess, I’m so jealous!!’ Where Kate responded with a quick ‘It is nice. You should be.” and promptly walked off.
I also noticed, as soon as she walks back to the plane or car.. her smile very quickly fades into a very rude poker face or frown and she gives out this darting eye face. It’s hard to describe..you will have to look up footage online to see what I am talking about.
One other thing- normally, I don’t care what people look like. But I will have to say… the many times stopping by my local drugstore or supermarket, standing in line, seeing many magazines..sometimes with Kate Middleton on the cover… and as a licensed esthetician.. she has the most aged face I have ever seen on any 30 year old. She has gorgeous hair, and a gorgeous frame, maybe a little underweight..but a nice figure… but her skin for her age is harsh looking. Stress can do wonders to a person’s skin, it can age you prematurely as well as wreck havic. I want to say that trying to be ‘perfect’ or forgiving William, or doing everything she could to make sure she got married to him..has probably aged her drastically. Considering this girl has never had a steady job her whole life, and comes from a wealthy family, I doubt she has ever had to do what many of us have to do..which is work full time, and go to school full time.. and work multiple endless jobs to pay bills as well as student loans.
I hope the both of them can be a good role model for marriages and younger generations and do many good things for this world for decades to come, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
… And you can make all these inferences and pass judgements from magazine covers which incidentally, she never has posed for …What about William boldness and general reticence – Any opinions about that or is it only her?
Tess, Welcome aboard! I’m one of those posters who does not like Waity but is decidedly NOT jealous of her. She can have Willy; although I, too, think it will not always be to herself.
Sisi, Tess does mention William and we all pass judgement here. Don’t we?
Hi Tess, welcome! There’s groups on every thread. Just one word of caution. Wear an asbestos suit if you decide to comment on an Aniston/Jolie thread.
(And you all thought we could get through this with no mention of them!!)
oh oh the dreaded triangle of doom!!!
Well, “sending out the fleet” isn’t what it used to be!! 🙂
Love all the little boats and thought the Queen looked great. Nearly 90 years old, you know!
Everyone is talking about Camilla upstaging the Queen with her cream/light gold colored outfit. The fact of the matter is that Kate upstaged the Queen with her inappropriate garishly fire engine red outfit which completely out shone her.
The Queen knows exactly what everyone is wearing before any event that involves her, so there’s no “upstaging” here.
While I hate the shoes, I think the hat and dress are lovely.
It bothers me to see Camilla appear to be good friends with the Queen.
The marriage between Charles and Camilla should never have been approved in any country IMO.
And you watch, Charles will make Camilla his Queen someday. Not Princess Consort.
Camilla has made Charles more settled and happy and less whiny. The Queen is probably grateful because Charles is less inclined to go on woe-is-me tirades.
Everybody knows Charles and Camilla are not living together. e’re told:“He is a difficult man to live with all the time”- So much for enduring love …whatever it means!? She has her own house, security and maintenance paid by taxpayer’s money. So, what will happen if/when Charles ascends to the throne and Camilla becomes his Queen (despite he’s promised that she would NOT be “Queen Camilla”, when they got married). Will she (permanently) live with him at Buckingham palace and create a second fairytale (as with Diana) and more palace spin?? What else can be expected..!?
Yes. Their living arrangements are known, but it doesn’t negate the fact that Charles is more settled and happy with her in his life.
What??? I didn’t know that! You mean they don’t even live in the same place with separate bedrooms, but actual separate houses???
I’m shocked, I tell you, shocked!
@Bluhare – sorry, didn’t mean to infer that they live in separate establishments. However, HM and DoE have always had separate bedrooms, i thought everyone knew that. I do not see Camilla’s keeping her own family home that she uses occasionally as a bolthole as an indicator that there is trouble in their marriage as @SISI is implying. Besides, given the protocol that surrounds the royal family and Highgrove, it makes it easier for her own family members to see her there.
Phew! Not that I give a damn about Charles and Camilla’s sleeping arrangements, but different houses is another thing altogether.
Katherine looks so old. I would not think it would be wise for her to attempt reproduction.
Yes terribly, she should wear a burka, and save us from seeing her. Old, I bet she is around 60 years old and had a lousy face transplant.
She just turned 30, for heavens sake. Hardly too old to have a baby.
Perhaps you could educate yourself? Begin by researching geriatric pregnancy.
mommaq: Perhaps you could call my sister? She had her first baby at 31 and second at 33.
Try again.
I thought she had to wear stockings in public. Is she? And why is everyone else wearing gloves?
God, Harry: who knew you’d be the handsome one? Love, a woman almost old enough to be your mother
She is wearing them. She’s possibly switched to no shine ultra sheer ones, but in the live feed you could tell she was wearing them.
I thought Katie looked nice.
I think the queen, prince philip and prince William are the only 2 that get what being royal means. They both understand the responsibility and strong leadership.
Yes fully agree, these three are the only two …. 😀 Sorry, don’t mean to offend you, it’s just so funny. 😉
yes. Let’s discount Anne and Charles and their decades of service.
I discount Charles a bit, I do. I know he’s done a lot and he was quite prophetic with organic sustainable farming, and I agree with some of his comments on architecture, but he’s such a ditherer.
Anne, I wish she could look like she hasn’t just got done sucking on a lemon. She’s the workhorse of the family.
Bluhare – did you see Anne in the Navy boat in her Uniform. I think she suffers from sour lemon face like The Queen. On this occasion, she was beaming. It’s really sad that they only showed very brief glimpses of her.
Didn’t see her at all, LAK. We had the BBC feed on BBC America over here, and I don’t recall a closeup. That said, I wasn’t exactly sitting there with a magnifying glass either.
Over time, I find the BBC coverage of live events has really gone down hill. They talk over events, cameras switching somewhere else or presenters don’t know what they are talking about etc
I always go to Sky news or find a live internet feed from other networks.
I am quite depressed to admit that my husband thinks she’s beautiful and actually has gone out of his way to mention it the 3 or 4 times he’s seen her on TV. Blech, really honey?
(Obviously she’s not UGLY, but to comment on her beauty 3 or 4 times? Yikes)
If I were you, Juliet, the floodgates on the river might be raised to block access to the delta. 🙂
My thoughts exactly, although mine weren’t so eloquently stated 😀
@DeltaJuliet – great advice from @Bluhare. May i also suggest that you take up Kate’s visual habits and look in addition to that advice. It should cure him soon enough.
Kate’s shoes have GOT to go. I guess she’s doing her bit to appeal to the commoners, but those are so out by now. It’s not like she needs to make her legs look longer — they’re flawless long legs!
She needs to get out of the schoolgirl look and rock the grown woman she is.
Buy a hair straightener. Lighten up on the make-up. Get some killer sexy shoes and more modern clothes. This is not the eighties!
She looks good but she has to learn to not fuss with her hair in public, windy or not. Camilla looks like a horse as usual.
Speaking of horses, that horse puppet salute was amazing.
She’s a safe choice, she won’t squeak much, the palace will make sure she won’t. They can’t afford to make the same mistake as they did with Diana. Diana was a loose cannon, she almost brought down the monarchy.
For those complaining about the RF, I’m no fan but I’d rather pay 50p a year in tax to them than to people on benefits churning out kids for more benefits. At least they DO bring in some benefits for our country via tourism which we may not otherwise get, and at least they do charitable work. I’d rather one sick or dying child got their wish if thats what the RF could do for them. Better than funding that next can of special brew for the local drunk eh
Is it just me or does Kate look like she’s finally gained a pound or two? She looks better to me than before. Or maybe it’s just the thick fabric of her outfit hiding her boniness.
I thought she looked healthier in the red dress. But at St Paul’s, I thought she looked really thin.
I agree with the hair. Put if up or off your face. It seems to bother her a lot. Wear it partly up or completely up.She has a pretty face, why hide it with all that hair?
She must hate reading all this bad stuff about her. Let’s hope she doesn’t like reading about herself. But she had all those waity years where she could have pulled out, married a dentist? and lived her own life.
Can’t be much fun living in a fishbowl.
The red dress? I’ve noticed that whenever she’s with others that are higher ranking or amongst aristocracy, she’ll wear red (with the Danish Royalty she wore red, at William’s graduation amidst the sea of dark colors she wore red (someone must’ve been giving her the run for William and she wanted that person to know SHE was invited and attended) and now the Jubilee (for all eternity she will there in her bright red dress). Then there’s Diana’s creepy engagement ring that she loves to flash – one that she wears with jeans… For the life of me, I can’t imagine why I would wear a priceless bauble with jeans… Answers anyone???
Don’t get me started on her hair.. she pulls it all to the front leaving none to the back.. then she has that hunched pigeon walk that makes her neck stick out diagonally like a sea tortoise… probably all due to the heels she loves to wear. Heels she doesn’t need but needs them to promote her face alongside William’s 6-something frame… the world would only glimpse the top of her head otherwise and heaven forbid that should happen to that camera hog… I hate her walk it’s so stiff… as for the dance in tuvalu, they were mocking the traditional dancing not “enjoying themselves”… one could clearly see they would never live amongst them – it’s too primitive. Instead they went there pretending to be some type of white saviour…..