Royalty Thread #9. Welcome Archie, the red headed heir, don’t care!

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I can wear very flat shoes as long as they have a tiny arch built into the sole and they're totally comfortable for me. I guess everyone's different.
 
Zemgirl said:
Yesterday was the religious wedding service of Charlotte Casiraghi and Dimitri Rassam. In keeping with the occasion, Charlotte wore a more traditional dress than the one for the civil ceremony earlier this month.

The article only has official photos, and none of the rest of the Monegasque royal family.
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I liked her other dress much better. This one looked like a 12yr old's confirmation dress.

BTW @PDilemma the photo I saw of the ring had 3 bands & you could clearly see the colored stones. I've not seen one picture with Meghan not wearing the band.
 
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For myself, I prefer flats that have a low platform all around the sole (like, a 1-inch platform), and just a very small elevated heel (a half inch or so). That's what I find comfortable. Like, these Dansko sandals. I don't like shoes that put my feet right in contact with the pavement. But, neither do I like shoes with any kind of heel over an inch. I used to wear 2- or 3-inch heels to work before I had kids, but now can't stand them. I have difficult-to-fit feet--wide. So I am picky. :lol:
 
once_upon said:
Well said.
It's a beautiful set and wonderful story to describe what Harry had created for her.
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You can also see a green stone in the photo. I suspect it is the emerald, but I am not an expert so it could be the peridot.
 
I like both the dress and shoes. I love espadrille wedges. The most comfortable summer style ever.
You gotta love the royal blogs. They're having a mini meltdown that Kate is wearing wedges as they "know" Queen E "doesn't like them." And they're also having a mini-meltdown over the fact that Kate is wearing (gasp!) a V-neck. What a hussy.
 
canbelto said:
You gotta love the royal blogs. They're having a mini meltdown that Kate is wearing wedges as they "know" Queen E "doesn't like them." And they're also having a mini-meltdown over the fact that Kate is wearing (gasp!) a V-neck. What a hussy.
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That’s silly. Kate has worn espadrille wedges, or something similar, many times. Including one time recently (I think it was the same wedges), and also IIRC the day after her wedding to William.

I really like her dress. I’ve seen a lot of green print dresses in the Boden catalog this summer, I think they’re “in” right now.
 
I really like the style and print of Kate's dress. I think this dress would work
with a lot of different body shapes. Thumbs up from me!
 
quartz said:
Why not? She's not playing, she's sitting there looking all classy and elegant!
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Exactly - it's not as if she was walking around the grounds for hours or stand in a queue in hopes of getting a seat. And she did look elegant - the shoes matched the buttons. belt and ribbon - and gorgeous. I loved her dress. It was great to see her not just watching proceedings on Centre Court but also out on Court 14 to see a young Brit win her 1st round match.
 
Archie’s god parents will be kept confidential. Interesting. It seems to me if Harry and Meghan really want privacy, they need to stop making these sorts of announcements. I am a fairly avid royal watcher and I could not tell you who the god parents of the Cambridge children are. By trying to control everything, they are creating more interest, not less. People tend to want what they can’t have. Archie is not in direct line to the throne. His exposure is likely to be similar to the York’s or Anne’s kids, or somewhere in between. This quest for privacy and secrecy is only fueling to want for more information, more photos, more interest.

By all means, have a private christening, again, he is not a direct heir there is no need for a public show, but for heaven sakes just relax and let a couple of photographers photograph people entering, release a nice family group photo and a god parent photo afterwards and call it a day. That will be the end of it and they can go back to Frogmore and live their lives.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Duke and Duchess of Sussex rule Archie's godparents will remain secret, as they confirm private christening plans

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex will keep the identity of Archie Mountbatten-Windsor's godparents a secret, it has emerged, as they confirm his private christening service will go ahead on Saturday.
www.telegraph.co.uk www.telegraph.co.uk
 
Speaking of Charles and Diana, Mohammed al-Maktoum and Princess Haya manage to make the Windsors' carryings-on seem piddling by comparison. She has apparently fled to the U.K. with their children, sought asylum, and filed for divorce. :drama: :skandal

“O sweetheart, there’s nothing more to say. / Your deathly silence has worn me out,” he wrote in one poem posted on his official website. “You no longer have a place with me,” says another. “I don’t care if you live or die.”
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:watch:
 
mag said:
Archie is not in direct line to the throne. His exposure is likely to be similar to the York’s or Anne’s kids, or somewhere in between. This quest for privacy and secrecy is only fueling to want for more information, more photos, more interest.
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There's a difference though. They were all born when just about any exposure was through traditional media, and that was carefully orchestrated. For royal watchers outside England, you had to pick up Hello or the like to get even a glimpse.

Nowadays it's much easier to follow anything, with so many more channels of information at our fingertips, and that increases interest substantially.

By all means, have a private christening, again, he is not a direct heir there is no need for a public show, but for heaven sakes just relax and let a couple of photographers photograph people entering, release a nice family group photo and a god parent photo afterwards and call it a day. That will be the end of it and they can go back to Frogmore and live their lives.
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Agree with this. Quit telling people what you're not going to tell them. Just don't tell them, and move on.
 
Jenny said:
Agree with this. Quit telling people what you're not going to tell them. Just don't tell them, and move on.
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Maybe they've been asked to make a statement about the Christening, or maybe releasing such information is standard procedure. I'm sure that those who follow the Royals closely want to know.
 
Japanfan said:
Maybe they've been asked to make a statement about the Christening, or maybe releasing such information is standard procedure. I'm sure that those who follow the Royals closely want to know.
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Harry is the son of the heir to the throne. If he doesn’t want to announce anything all he would have to do is tell his dad that they are not going to make any announcement about what Archie is doing. That is it. It would be done.

I have no idea what the strategy is, but if it is designed to keep Archie’s life private they may want to rethink it.
 
Well, honestly, if they hadn't announced anything and gone ahead with a totally private baptism, releasing a photo afterwards, some people would have lost their minds over that. So they can't win. But I'm not convinced this is the best strategy. The names of the godparents will be a matter of public record after the baptism, and I read that anyone who pays the fee (currently 30 pounds) can view the register (including the names of the godparents) of any baptism conducted in the Church of England. So why make a point of announcing they wouldn't announce it, when it's going to be public knowledge in a few days? They did the same thing with refusing to confirm where she gave birth, which was also a matter of public record on the birth certificate. I get that they are trying to set the expectation that they will not be releasing as much information on an ongoing basis as, say, William and Kate did about their childrens' births and milestones, and I will defend to the death their right to keep their infant private since he can not make decisions for himself, but I just don't understand some of their choices. It seems needlessly antagonistic. And I know many royal reporters have given them no reason to want to work with them, given how Meghan has been treated, but they can't seem to decide if they want to be international celebrities with all the perks and glamour that goes with that (not to mention the public money that supports them), or if they want to be private citizens. I'm not saying celebrities have no right to privacy, but the optics are weird here.
 
@MLIS I agree except that I don’t think the vast majority would have “lost their minds” if they had just had the christening and released a photo later. Furthermore, given that they profess to not be worried about that sort of thing, they wouldn’t be worried about that sort of thing. Yes, they are entitled to a private life and Archie is definitely entitled to a private life, but, and it is a big but, if that is what they want, they need to live a private life. Do their charity and family responsibilities and take the press that goes along with that, but their announcements and Instagram and other social media should be private, or public, but not both together. They can wish their family happy birthday, happy mother’s day or whatever the way the rest of us do, in person, or with a card, or on the private BFR Facebook page (if there is such a thing.) It is difficult for the press (who are just doing their job to support their families) to know where the line is when Harry and Meghan are not clear. Harry and Meghan are in complete control and are responsible for clearly showing where the line is and then sticking to it. All this we will tell you but not tell you, post family stuff on a public Instagram but then want to keep family stuff private is, quite frankly, disrespectful to the hard working women and men in the royal press Corp who just want to do their job.
 
mag said:
Harry is the son of the heir to the throne. If he doesn’t want to announce anything all he would have to do is tell his dad that they are not going to make any announcement about what Archie is doing. That is it. It would be done.

I have no idea what the strategy is, but if it is designed to keep Archie’s life private they may want to rethink it.
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I don't understand your last statement.
 
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