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Post by oliversbear on Oct 14, 2019 4:44:12 GMT -6
Crown alert: The Queen is Opening Parliament live right now. Quite sparkly. I'm seriously hoping she grabs the Mace to whack some sense into the Ministers of Her Government.
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jaidit
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Post by jaidit on Oct 14, 2019 4:47:00 GMT -6
It looks like Camilla is wearing the honeycomb tiara
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Post by jaidit on Oct 14, 2019 5:03:42 GMT -6
The Queen swaps her 2.5lb Imperial Crown for a lighter tiara in a major break with tradition as she gives her speech at the State Opening of Parliament alongside Prince Charles and Camilla
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Post by loveswaffles on Oct 14, 2019 6:42:55 GMT -6
I donโt blame the Queen for wearing something a little lighter, the Imperial Crown is pretty heavy and she is in her 90โs.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 14, 2019 6:44:29 GMT -6
Part of the whole parliament drama was will she/wonโt she wear the crown, which honestly makes my day that it was such a point of contention.
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Post by oreobitsy on Oct 14, 2019 7:03:33 GMT -6
Part of the whole parliament drama was will she/wonโt she wear the crown, which honestly makes my day that it was such a point of contention. What was the drama? Just that it was against tradition?
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Post by bazi on Oct 14, 2019 7:06:14 GMT -6
Ooooh this is going on my list. I enjoyed The Proposal by the same author and haven't found something like this since The Royal We (which was great). I love Jasmine Guillory. They are such great light fare/escape from reality. I picked up โMeet Me in Monacoโ this weekend and itโs historical fiction about Grace Kelly. Also a perfect nighttime reading.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 14, 2019 7:06:41 GMT -6
Part of the whole parliament drama was will she/wonโt she wear the crown, which honestly makes my day that it was such a point of contention. What was the drama? Just that it was against tradition? The whole Prorogation of Parliament, Boris lying to the queen, etc.
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 14, 2019 7:07:25 GMT -6
Wills and Kate are en route to Pakistan.
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Post by ouijabored on Oct 14, 2019 7:08:12 GMT -6
King Hjaakon VII & Queen Maud of Norway Woah corset ๐ณ It's a wonder the poor woman could even breathe in that thing! Seeing photos like this always remind me of that scene in Titanic when Rose is having her corset strings laced up and she's being told to suck it up and it looks so uncomfortable. I can't even imagine having to wear something like that all day. Horrible.
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Post by tgrimes on Oct 14, 2019 7:21:32 GMT -6
Speaking of rings.... I havent fact checked that or anything, just came across it, but wowza. I would definitely wear that ring.
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Post by chrisy01 on Oct 14, 2019 7:25:42 GMT -6
It's a wonder the poor woman could even breathe in that thing! Seeing photos like this always remind me of that scene in Titanic when Rose is having her corset strings laced up and she's being told to suck it up and it looks so uncomfortable. I can't even imagine having to wear something like that all day. Horrible. Iโve worn a Victorian corset for a job. Not fun and they didnโt even tightened it the way they should have.
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Post by meowmaps on Oct 14, 2019 7:40:33 GMT -6
Wills and Kate are en route to Pakistan. Are any of the kids joining them or are they staying behind?
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Post by Sweetjane on Oct 14, 2019 7:41:14 GMT -6
Dup
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Post by Sweetjane on Oct 14, 2019 7:41:51 GMT -6
dup
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 14, 2019 7:49:27 GMT -6
Wills and Kate are en route to Pakistan. Are any of the kids joining them or are they staying behind? Theyโll be in London still. They are in school and this is a pretty high security event.
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Post by snowyowl on Oct 14, 2019 8:10:31 GMT -6
Close up: This is a really beautiful color on her. Iโm getting spider web vibes, but I like it anyway. And you can rely on Maxima to break out the major jewelry! That brooch is not messing around.
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Post by bobyn on Oct 14, 2019 8:38:04 GMT -6
Lady Charlotte Wellesley & Alejandro Santo Domingo (she's with her father in the photo) This is my favorite. The texture of her dress and veil details are gorrrrrrgeous!
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Post by claudia on Oct 14, 2019 8:45:35 GMT -6
The Queen swaps her 2.5lb Imperial Crown for a lighter tiara in a major break with tradition as she gives her speech at the State Opening of Parliament alongside Prince Charles and Camilla Just behind the Queen in the first picture and behind the crown in the second is the Lord Great Chamberlain, aka Rose Hanbury's husband.
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Post by jorkzy on Oct 14, 2019 8:45:51 GMT -6
The texture of her dress and veil details are gorrrrrrgeous! I didnโt even notice that before, very pretty! I wonder if the wedding was in fall or winter - the textures look heavier. I like it!
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bobyn
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Post by bobyn on Oct 14, 2019 8:46:40 GMT -6
The Queen swaps her 2.5lb Imperial Crown for a lighter tiara in a major break with tradition as she gives her speech at the State Opening of Parliament alongside Prince Charles and Camilla Just behind the Queen in the first picture and behind the crown in the second is the Lord Great Chamberlain, aka Rose Hanbury's husband. Look at him eyeing that crown. We see you.
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Post by bobyn on Oct 14, 2019 8:48:06 GMT -6
The texture of her dress and veil details are gorrrrrrgeous! I didnโt even notice that before, very pretty! I wonder if the wedding was in fall or winter - the textures look heavier. I like it! It was a May wedding, which makes the dress fabric an odd choice. But maybe it's still fairly cool in the UK that time of year.
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Post by LaRo422 on Oct 14, 2019 8:48:59 GMT -6
It looks like Camilla is wearing the honeycomb tiara I was on Twitter watching a little bit of her ride in the horse drawn carriage. So cool! And some of those wedding dresses are just stunning. I love the pictures of Eugenie. She was a gorgeous bride. Iโve always liked Kateโs and never cared for Dianaโs, but it was the 80s and thatโs what people did lol. I would so love to go London one day and see all the displayed jewels.
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Post by snowyowl on Oct 14, 2019 8:50:15 GMT -6
This kid is cracking me up. Someone is getting the side-eye ๐
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Post by ArielMermaid on Oct 14, 2019 9:09:48 GMT -6
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Post by jnetx on Oct 14, 2019 9:11:21 GMT -6
I love how Maxima is clearly tired getting off that plane. She could have had her makeup artist work some magic or requested the arrival not be photographed, but she didn't.
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Post by jaidit on Oct 14, 2019 9:19:27 GMT -6
I canโt remember who liked them, but theyโre from H&M!
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Post by jorkzy on Oct 14, 2019 9:28:31 GMT -6
I didnโt even notice that before, very pretty! I wonder if the wedding was in fall or winter - the textures look heavier. I like it! It was a May wedding, which makes the dress fabric an odd choice. But maybe it's still fairly cool in the UK that time of year. Huh. I would have thought like November since the bridesmaid is in brown and the bouquet looks winter-y. But when youโre a princess, you do what you want lol
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Post by willow on Oct 14, 2019 9:48:53 GMT -6
My son would absolutely love those police car shoes. I canโt tell the sizing though. Heโs a size 10.5 in toddler boys and I donโt know if that 10.5 size on the website is the same or If itโs bigger. I know nothing about kids shoes.
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Post by jaidit on Oct 14, 2019 11:15:19 GMT -6
Landed!
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