Queen of E's funeral fashion

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Anonymous wrote:The most ridiculous thing was Jill’s black headband.

Thank you for this! I had to call my sister to take a look at Jill’s headband. It was terrible. Maybe because of her blond hair?

I actually really liked the headband. She isn't British so why wear the hat? She is very appropriately bridging the gap. It's absolutely perfect.

I agree. Nothing will ever match the outrageous hats/facinators at William and Kate’s wedding. Dr. Jill is not British, she looked appropriate. I think everyone did. I loved the Queen, but she wasn’t exactly fashionable herself, but she looked great in what she wore.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte looked adorable but I don't think black was appropriate for her age. A dark gray or blue would have been more appropriate. And as much as I love hats, she is not old enough. A dark head band or hair ribbon would be been better

Honestly, where do people get these rules?

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Anonymous wrote:I liked Kate's jewelry.

The necklace was the Queens. They mentioned it many times on the broadcast.

It had been worn by Diana as well.

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Anonymous wrote:This should probably be its own thread, but does anyone who is not royalty wear brooches in real life? I think they look great and add interest, but I never see anyone actually wearing them in real life unless they are elderly. It seems like a 1950's trend in America, but I'm thinking of getting one for my coat. I really liked that large pearl leaf one that Kate wore a week or two ago and that had been the Queen's.

I wear a broach on my wool winter coat -- I love it. I also like the look on sweaters. Even better, a silk scarf draped over a sweater and then secured with a broach! But yes, these latter examples feel over the top in most settings. If I were back in a conservative office I'd do it though. Especially as I get older, I think you can get away with stuff like this a little more that would look silly on a younger woman. But I'm WFH now and broaches on my indoor clothes are too much. But I have a big one I wear on my black coat in the winter and I love that it's a little bit of color and sparkle in the middle of the winter on an otherwise pretty unassuming black coat.

If you’re going to rock a brooch you should learn how to spell it first.

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte looked adorable but I don't think black was appropriate for her age. A dark gray or blue would have been more appropriate. And as much as I love hats, she is not old enough. A dark head band or hair ribbon would be been better

Honestly, where do people get these rules?

Seriously, it was her grandmother's funeral and you're saying black wasn't appropriate?

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Anonymous wrote:PP who thinks most people looked terrible here. This group all nailed it (yes, even MM -- simple, classic, understated). Kate looks phenomenal and both Camilla and Sophie understood the assignment and figured it out:

MM wearing those long gloves and no sleeves looks trashy to me. Is she a butcher?

This comment so perfectly exemplifies how much MM cannot win in this world. Literally no matter what she does, people will criticize.

If she'd worn a simple black suit, people would have made cracks about her acting career.

If she'd worn a dress coat, she would be accused of trying to copy Kate.

If she'd looked better, she'd be accused of trying to grasp for attention.

If she'd looked worse, she'd be accused of not trying hard enough for the occasion.

Imagine trying to get dressed or function in a situation like this. If I were her I would want nothing more than to hop a plain back to LA so I could go hang out in the pool with my kids and forget all about these horrid people. I wonder if she regrets falling for Harry. I really do think she just fell in love and got swept up in the royal fairy tale aspect and had no idea the degree to which both the press and certain members of the family would instantly seize on her as a target for their suppressed rage.

You be you. I see a butcher with those gloves and exposed arms.

I can NOT be more sick of this eyebrow trend if I tried. All I see in this picture are hideous eyebrows. Giant gross eyebrows. Unnatural ugly eyebrows

You’re commenting on the random butcher’s eyebrows?

Yes

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Off topic, but what percentage of people that attended the funeral do you think were actually sad? Like do you think Letizia or Rania or their husbands were actually broken up about this? Fergie?

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Anonymous wrote:PP who thinks most people looked terrible here. This group all nailed it (yes, even MM -- simple, classic, understated). Kate looks phenomenal and both Camilla and Sophie understood the assignment and figured it out:

MM wearing those long gloves and no sleeves looks trashy to me. Is she a butcher?

This comment so perfectly exemplifies how much MM cannot win in this world. Literally no matter what she does, people will criticize.

If she'd worn a simple black suit, people would have made cracks about her acting career.

If she'd worn a dress coat, she would be accused of trying to copy Kate.

If she'd looked better, she'd be accused of trying to grasp for attention.

If she'd looked worse, she'd be accused of not trying hard enough for the occasion.

Imagine trying to get dressed or function in a situation like this. If I were her I would want nothing more than to hop a plain back to LA so I could go hang out in the pool with my kids and forget all about these horrid people. I wonder if she regrets falling for Harry. I really do think she just fell in love and got swept up in the royal fairy tale aspect and had no idea the degree to which both the press and certain members of the family would instantly seize on her as a target for their suppressed rage.

You be you. I see a butcher with those gloves and exposed arms.

I can NOT be more sick of this eyebrow trend if I tried. All I see in this picture are hideous eyebrows. Giant gross eyebrows. Unnatural ugly eyebrows

You’re commenting on the random butcher’s eyebrows?

Yes

and me too...they are gross. I hate this trend.

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Anonymous wrote:The most ridiculous thing was Jill’s black headband.

Thank you for this! I had to call my sister to take a look at Jill’s headband. It was terrible. Maybe because of her blond hair?

I actually really liked the headband. She isn't British so why wear the hat? She is very appropriately bridging the gap. It's absolutely perfect.

I agree. Nothing will ever match the outrageous hats/facinators at William and Kate’s wedding. Dr. Jill is not British, she looked appropriate. I think everyone did. I loved the Queen, but she wasn’t exactly fashionable herself, but she looked great in what she wore.

Jill is not a Dr., and she looked like Minnie.

And who are you calling "the Queen"? Can someone be more ignorant and disrespectful?

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Anonymous wrote:Charlotte looked adorable but I don't think black was appropriate for her age. A dark gray or blue would have been more appropriate. And as much as I love hats, she is not old enough. A dark head band or hair ribbon would be been better

Honestly, where do people get these rules?

Seriously, it was her grandmother's funeral and you're saying black wasn't appropriate?

+1. She’s around the same age most girls in the family “debuted” wearing a hat. Beatrice and Eugenie first wore them at Diana’s funeral.

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Anonymous wrote:The most ridiculous thing was Jill’s black headband.

Thank you for this! I had to call my sister to take a look at Jill’s headband. It was terrible. Maybe because of her blond hair?

I actually really liked the headband. She isn't British so why wear the hat? She is very appropriately bridging the gap. It's absolutely perfect.

I agree. Nothing will ever match the outrageous hats/facinators at William and Kate’s wedding. Dr. Jill is not British, she looked appropriate. I think everyone did. I loved the Queen, but she wasn’t exactly fashionable herself, but she looked great in what she wore.

Jill is not a Dr., and she looked like Minnie.

And who are you calling "the Queen"? Can someone be more ignorant and disrespectful?

NP. Uh…what’s the problem? Wasn’t she the Queen?

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Anonymous wrote:The most ridiculous thing was Jill’s black headband.

Thank you for this! I had to call my sister to take a look at Jill’s headband. It was terrible. Maybe because of her blond hair?

I actually really liked the headband. She isn't British so why wear the hat? She is very appropriately bridging the gap. It's absolutely perfect.

I agree. Nothing will ever match the outrageous hats/facinators at William and Kate’s wedding. Dr. Jill is not British, she looked appropriate. I think everyone did. I loved the Queen, but she wasn’t exactly fashionable herself, but she looked great in what she wore.

Jill is not a Dr., and she looked like Minnie.

And who are you calling "the Queen"? Can someone be more ignorant and disrespectful?

Jill Biden is absolutely a Dr. She has a PhD.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought Meghan's cape dress looked nice. Milania Trump wore this style to a lot of White House events.

Even with 15 million in assets that Meghan and Harry have it can be tough to pull together these types of outfits with very short notice.

I'm assuming Harry picked up his suit from the military in the UK.

QEII was 96. That's not short notice.

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic, but what percentage of people that attended the funeral do you think were actually sad? Like do you think Letizia or Rania or their husbands were actually broken up about this? Fergie?

Probably, yes. The Queen and Fergie were very close (it was Philip that couldn’t stand her). Felipe and Elizabeth are related. Many of the other royal families are family too. Many of them saw the Queen as a role model for their own roles.

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic, but what percentage of people that attended the funeral do you think were actually sad? Like do you think Letizia or Rania or their husbands were actually broken up about this? Fergie?

I think that each of the people you mentioned were sad. The British monarchy is probably the best known monarchy around the world and at one time was the most powerful and richest. Queen Elizabeth was loved by most and I think because of her, the continuation of the monarchy was accepted. In the little time since her death, there are grumblings from Scotland and Northern Ireland about moving toward independence. This thinking is contagious and could spread to other countries financially supporting royal families.

But more to your point, there probably were plenty in attendance that didn't feel a large sense of grieving or loss.