Royal Gossip 2011 Archive: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Ma

Title: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Nighthawk on April 27, 2011, 09:32:47 pm
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By royal disappointment? Yes, their gowns were glorious on the big day... but being a royal wedding dress designer can prove to be more of a curse than a blessing
www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1380944/Royal-Wedding-dress-designers-cursed-blessed.html#ixzz1KfBgaARh


OK Ladies, the speculations are over. :hi: The wedding was today. (http://royalgossip.forumprofi.de/images/avatars/British%20Royals/Kate_Wedding.jpg)

Please post all articles about Kate's dress, hair, make-up and tiara here!



you can find Part I (pre-wedding) speculations here:
dress: royalgossip.forumprofi.de/index.php/topic,155.msg2009.html#msg2009
tiara: royalgossip.forumprofi.de/index.php/topic,576.msg10777.html#msg10777

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Mia on April 28, 2011, 04:15:15 pm
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DM: I'm not designing Kate Middleton's dress': Bruce Oldfield takes himself out of the running (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381458/Royal-Wedding-Kate-Middletons-dress-WILL-NOT-designed-Bruce-Oldfield.html)
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Bruce Oldfield is not designing Kate Middleton’s wedding dress, he revealed this morning.

In a chat this morning with vogue.co.uk, the 61-year-old couturier revealed that despite intense speculation to the contrary, he most certainly did not get the Royal commission.

'It has been such a subject of rumour and speculation over the past months, but I am not designing it,' Oldfield admitted.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: The Chocolate Princess on April 29, 2011, 01:08:49 pm
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I like her dress and I think it is so totally Kate. I predicted slim waist and deep(but graceful) neckline. 8)
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And smiling Catherine was the picture of poise as she walked down the aisle wearing a stunning ivory and satin Alexander McQueen gown designed by Sarah Burton - finally confirming the most well-kept secret in fashion history.

The bride was heavily involved in making the dress and worked closely with Burton to ensure it would be a combination of both the traditional and the modern.

The result is a stunning lace appliqué bodice with 9ft train - that appeared to be inspired by Grace Kelly's gown for her marriage to Monegasque Prince Rainier III.

The natural look was offset by pear-shaped diamond earrings designed by Robinson Pelham and inspired by the Middleton's new coat of arms.

Her veil - made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers - fell to her waist.

Click here to see the dress: :flower: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381851/Royal-Wedding-2011-Kate-Middleton-marries-Prince-William-dress-designed-McQueen-s-Sarah-Burton.html#ixzz1KufkgdmX



Guess the DM was right about the Alexander McQueen gown designed by Sarah Burton (this time!) -in THIS (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381740/Kate-Middleton-wedding-dress-designer-Alexander-McQueens-successor-Sarah-Burton.html)article :sigh:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Liza on April 29, 2011, 01:54:45 pm
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Kate's look seemed to be total copy cat. Her dress was a copy of Princess Grace's dress and her tear drop diamond ear rings were a copy of Diana's wedding earrings. Her face and profile did not look attractive to put it mildly. Pippa's dress was ugly. I *despise* cowl necks, especially for formal wear.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Byechoc on April 29, 2011, 02:42:17 pm
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I liked kate's dress... pippa dress was good to.. but i don't think it was the perfect one for the maid of honnor..

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: June on April 29, 2011, 02:57:55 pm
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Kate's dress was ok, quite pretty, but she copied Grace Kelly, as noted. She has nowhere near the beauty of Grace, so that was a haughty mistake on her behalf. bignono

She didn't fill out the bust properly, so her bust looked like it was hanging. It may have been the weight loss.

Someone commented that Pippa's dress was too tight for a bridesmaid and I concur. :thumbsdown:

There was too much white, no colour, all very bland. It's the dullest wedding I've seen from that perspective.

I think the idea was for everyone to look bland so that Kate stood out. If the bridesmaids and flower girls were in colour, Kate would have been washed out. :wopedo:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: The Chocolate Princess on April 29, 2011, 03:48:41 pm
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Quote from: The Chocolate Princess on January 01, 2011, 11:01:55 pm

I would suggest this tiara for Kate:
The Queen Mother's Scroll Tiara
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It was one of a handful of tiaras that the Queen Mother wore after she was married but before she ascended the throne in 1937. As far as I know only Queen Elizabeth’s younger sister, Princess Margaret used to wear her mother’s elegant headpiece in a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in 1954. Nearly 20 years later, Princess Anne wore it for her visit to Australia and New Zealand in 1970. That's it. There is no connection with either Diana or Camilla. :sigh:

I WAS SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! (http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e329/The_Chocolate_Princess/smilies/cheerleaders.gif) (http://www.gala.de/asset/Image/2011/artikel/kw17/fashion/hochzeitskleid-220.jpg) (Photo: © Getty Images)

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Byechoc on April 29, 2011, 03:50:51 pm
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it's a lovely tiara

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Varya on April 29, 2011, 03:52:17 pm
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She copied Grace Kelly's dress... simple as that, but only her neckline was lower (of course).

Her bouquet was boring, just as she is... the trees looked nice, although a bit out of place imo. I didn't watch it, but the pictures are predictable. Pretty but boring. Honestly though, it looks like someone photo shopped Kates face onto a brides picture in a lot of the photos, it's hard to believe that he actually went and married that social climber.

And I'm dissapointed that she became "Duchess of Cambridge". :thumbsdown:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on April 29, 2011, 05:32:20 pm
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I thought the tiara was appropriate. Small and not very important. The earrings were awful, and didn't suit hte rest of the outfit.


The dress was so dissappointed. I really believed that it would be something new and exciting, and she came out looking as Grace Kelly! But more tartly. Pippa's dress was even worse.



double post fixed after the merging ~TCP

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mousiekins on April 29, 2011, 05:39:56 pm
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Here is the jewellery she wore

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1381941/Royal-Wedding-fashion-Catherine-Kate-Middleton-wears-Cartier-tiara-lent-Queen.html

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Grace and Diana Fan on April 29, 2011, 06:03:06 pm
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The dress did NOT live up to the hype at all. As if we haven't seen dresses just like this before. Plus, it was a cross between Princess Margaret and Princess Grace. The names Grace and Kate shouldn't even be in the same sentence. She has NO style, and apparently had to copy off of someone else. I'm not impressed. Oh, and don't get me started on the eyeliner.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Lanvin Pearls on April 29, 2011, 06:06:32 pm
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OK here I go !! Love your comments. OVERALL, K's total bridal look seemed downplayed. Classy look but way downplayed. I wonder why ?

TCP - I also liked her dress !! Classy, demure, but I expected more SHOWY.

(THE DRESS) ...(But IMO it was demure, yet NOT what I expected at all. I thought it would be more poofy at the bottom, more stunning, longer dramatic train, a more bouffanted (sp ?) veil, YET she looked very nice (except for that fake tan, or blush on her face), I DID read also that she copied Princess Grace's BUT so did Ivanka Trump (exactly ! But with short sleeves). :thumbsup:

(THE HAIR)... K's hair was disappointing. I thought it was demure and decent though. BUT I was thinking she'd wear it way more FULL and stunning. :thumbsdown:


(THE BOUQUET) ... Quite small. NOT showy enough. Boring bouquet IMO. :thumbsdown:

(THE MAKEUP) ... IMO too orange or blushy. Maybe it is just the pics I saw, but a tad too much makeup. But then again, Kug looked very nice BUT not as SHOWY as I thought she would look, or as most brides look, and Di of course was much more stunning ALL around.

(THE MUSIC) - I'm disappointed in NO "Wedding March". I LOVE that !! I had it. (I'm not sure if it was played on the EXIT ?)

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on April 29, 2011, 06:09:01 pm
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No, in the exit they played music created for Charles&Diana wedding.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: sam on April 29, 2011, 06:24:56 pm
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Things weren't going so well in here so I DIDN'T watch the wedding and I don't think anyone in Egypt or here in Syria has watched it but few minutes ago I was watching the BBC and I saw glimpes of the wedding . The dress was quite nice but she on the other hand didn't look that good .my sister thought that she is in her late thirties since she has many wrinkles . by the way I missed you guys please pray for my country pray for my people

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: milagro on April 29, 2011, 06:38:20 pm
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I didn't watch but a couple pictures I saw I like the dress. A very close copy of Grace's dress indeed. No originality but at least good following
The hair seems just nothing.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: June on April 29, 2011, 08:24:40 pm
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^ The hair was disappointing for me too, because Kate does have nice hair usually.

I think she's dyed it and it has lost its natural gloss. It looked very lank and greasy.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: milagro on April 29, 2011, 08:39:34 pm
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Yes June, it looked greasy and stiff, most likely from overdoing with styling products. It's like all glued and lacquered. No body or natural shine. I don't understand why she opted for it. If she sought a tidy safe look she must have just bun it - after all, she copied Grace's dress and veil, why not hair?
She looked rather pretty - pretty generic IMO

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: caribbean_lady on April 29, 2011, 10:14:46 pm
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I loved the dress, but I think it needed a longer train :Kate:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Yooper on April 29, 2011, 10:27:04 pm
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I loved the dress, too, the first time I saw it on Princess Grace. I also see a striking resemblane to Jackie Kennedy's wedding veil. Get an idea of your own someday will ya, Wasty?

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Elise Von Blah on April 29, 2011, 10:46:23 pm
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I thought the dress was really boring, and it certainly drew inspiration from Grace's dress. But there was something else about it that bothered me. It was like I had seen that EXACT dress before. And then it hit me: Princess Marie's dress. It is almost identical! And the weird thing is, I really like Marie's but I find Kate's boring. I think the neckline on Marie's is much more flattering.

www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos2/prince-joachim-princess-marie-denmark-expecting-child-Jh.jpg

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Yooper on April 29, 2011, 10:53:00 pm
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This dress STYLE was created by Helen Rose from MGM for Princess Grace a long time ago and it has stood the test of time because it's a classic, designed by a genius and worn by a woman of regal bearing and style. It has been copied a kazillion times because of that. I agree Princess Marie's is lovely (maybe too much skin for Wasty's bony chest or decorum), but the point is, it's been done and done and done.

I checked Jackie Kennedy's veil and, if you take away the fabulous lace,, it's the same thing. Her dress, (JO's) however, was her style and hers alone.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: danifaul on April 29, 2011, 11:00:23 pm
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i like the dress. I like the tiara. I don't like make up
Queen didn't look :think: happy with Kate :- and your family

''The result is a stunning lace appliqué bodice with 9ft train - that appeared to be inspired by Grace Kelly's gown for her marriage to Monegasque Prince Rainier III.''
:sorry: but, i dont agree
look more :: how Princess Margaret


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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: The Chocolate Princess on April 29, 2011, 11:04:40 pm
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Kate Middleton wedding dress: top designers give their verdicts

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Karl Lagerfeld, Hubert de Givenchy, Christian Lacroix and others unite in praise of Kate Middleton's wedding dress, which was designed by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen.


"She is very elegant. The dress is classic and goes very well in the Westminster decor. It almost reminds me of (Queen) Elizabeth's wedding, the royal weddings in the Fifties. The proportion of the train is good. The lace is very pretty. I like the veil a lot." Karl Lagerfeld .

"I like the dress very much, simpler than expected: a combination just in between 1956 Grace Kelly and 1947 Queen Elizabeth dress. I love the modest veil with the Queen Mother's Thirties scroll tiara and balanced volume of the whole gown. She's radiant; she never was so beautiful." Christian Lacroix

"The veil is a little flat, but because she has such a lovely face, she can afford to wear it this way. She is very pretty." Hubert de Givenchy .


"Very much in a royal tradition, reminiscent of Queen Elizabeth's - and a little bit Grace Kelly. She looks happy, radiant and natural." Peter Copping of Nina Ricci .

"McQueen was a brilliant choice. The choice of the label and the style of the dress was a very clever mix between edgy fashion and tradition - all in a very British way. You could see references to Grace Kelly or Queen Elizabeth's dresses, but in a simpler, more modern way. I loved her hair down. It looked perfectly natural and noble. Truly royal." Antonio Marras of Kenzo .

"Kate's dress is a classic, very elegant and pure…. It reminds me of Princess Grace's wedding dress in a modern version with deeper cleavage, the dr#ping at the back in reference to McQueen." Couturier Alexis Mabille , who has dressed Keira Knightley in the past.
fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG8483440/Kate-Middleton-wedding-dress-top-designers-give-their-verdicts.html

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: berlin on April 29, 2011, 11:32:22 pm
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I believe the Middleton's paid for the dress.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Lanvin Pearls on April 29, 2011, 11:35:43 pm
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TCP - :hello: I was just reading that ! I agree about the "flat" (Givenchy) and "modest" veil. It should have been more stunning and substantial.




I was not aware that McQueen/Burton had trademark hip padding to make the waist look thinner AND to aid posture. Interesting !


I saw 5 exes went. Isabella did not dress that well this time IMO. The article (DM) said she was still dating Sam Hoare. Actually it is the VERY WEALTHY Sam Branson, again ! Hmmmmmmm these errors !

I didn't like Bea or Eugenie's outfits ! The DM really dissed them. Chelsy to IMHO could have looked better. :thumbsdown:

I think Pippa actually looked nice with the flowers in her hair ! :thumbsup:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Lanvin Pearls on May 01, 2011, 12:43:56 am
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Hi everybody ! My take on Kug's makeup is that she INSISTED on doing her own makeup because IMHO she KNEW that IF professionals did it, they would go for a very natural classy "look", whereas KUG herself would/could/did do it EXACTLY how SHE wanted it - HEAVILY LINED eyes in eyeliner, too much orange BLUSH, too much PANCAKE foundation, the WORKS. Because she is very insecure about her face and vain.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: June on May 01, 2011, 12:45:11 am
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Exactly, Lanvin. :thumbsup:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Lady Artemis on May 01, 2011, 02:06:19 am
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@ Serene Grace
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My sister thought Kate looked tired, worn and old. She couldn't believe she was 29, my sis also thinks Kate has a terrible body. She thinks Kate's body looks "nasty." She said she looks worn out, skin and bones.
My mom's thought exactly!!! And truth be told she's a Virgo!!! hahahaha :tehe:

She said she looked old she couldn't believe she was a 20 year old bride!! Go Figure!! but its true..Too much dieting..After all she was more plumpy before meeting Wills (and looked better...sort of). :think:

Uhmmm and don't get me started with the makeup...seriously I thought she was gonna pull off a heavenly demure look just like Diana!! But NOOO Heavy eyeliner, heavy blush and orangey fake tan YUCKKKK!!! What happened to the exciting factor of being original..I did hear that she wanted Princess Grace dress before the wedding!! AND GUESS WHAT?? I was Right!! This dress lacked enthusiasm...just like her personal aura!! :sly:

Did anybody except for me noticed her conniving looks to the crowd!! My mother mentioned that to me!!! UCK what a disgrace she reminded me of Ursula when she transformed into Vanessa!!! With that austere look!!! Link:
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Ok that photo dosen't do it justice more like this!!
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Ok enough with disney...cause this ain't a fairytale wedding!! bignono

Oh and just when I mentioned that she was a Capricorn!! She nearly fainted :noway:

I had an aunt similar like that she waited nearly 8 years to marry an uncle of mine!! (Also Capricorn) He didn't like her..but she kept on hanging just for the money!!..and you can Imagine how that turned out!!! :thumbsdown:
Anyways it seems that They just love power!!! WHY??? IT BAFFLES ME EVERYTIME I SEE IT!! :-

Shouting removed from the post. ~TCP

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Ceridwen on May 01, 2011, 02:49:36 am
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Quote from: serene grace on April 30, 2011, 04:26:37 pm
Quote from: Ceridwen on April 30, 2011, 08:39:14 am
Gullible people? Yup, you said it June. Just today, I was trying so hard to mind my own business, just going about my way until one of my friends texted & sent me photos of the royal wedding, gushing about the incredible Kate. So finally, I had to asked on what was so incredible about her? And guess what? She does not know one iota about Kate except that she & William were college sweethearts and that they're in-love?!? Huh??? I shook my head @ the stupidity of it all. I'm only glad I only dealt with her via cell phone.

So much for intelligent discussion but then again, we're talking about Kate & so, the question was basically moot to be begin with.

I'm just glad that it's all over; however, I'm still avoiding the news except to watch baseball (SF Giants, yayyyy!) and movies in Netflix/In Demand. The American press are just plain stupid with their gushing about Kate & how slender she is. I'm an American and days like these just makes me embarrased to be one.

I'm with u Ceridwen, I'm so glad it's over, but the Today Show is still gushing, it's as if they are trying to convince us that Kate is Diana. Still there are MANY American Fashionista's interviewed who are calling her dress choice boring, dull and unispiring, also they think Princess Grace already did it better, no comparison... Most makeup artist did NOT like her makeup either, they said it was too harsh and did nothing for her.

My sister thought Kate looked tired, worn and old. She couldn't believe she was 29, my sis also thinks Kate has a terrible body. She thinks Kate's body looks "nasty." She said she looks worn out, skin and bones.

No one I know is gushing, many didn't even watch it and those who did said that it was boring. They were shocked at how much William has aged., they said he looks bad. (Sorry PW fans) I actually think William looked pretty good yesterday, quite dashing until Kate showed up and flattened the air in the ABBEY. :Kate: :prokates: :sneezy:

Hi Serene Grace: The first time I saw WK in her wedding dress - I thought to myself that she was trying the Pr. Grace look because of the obvious similarity in their dresses design. Kate is aware that she has been seen less than nothing in the past & so, she's trying to make the people forget those scandalous crotch shots by opting the classic and simple style to compensate from her past. I also think that Kate is trying to achieve "that maidenly virginal look" but we all know that it didn't work. Try as she might, she could never achieve the look of a lady.

As for the American press - I can't stand most of them even Matt Lauer was supposedly gushing over the bride! Unreal, under what planet did they all came from? Only a few months ago that people/journos were making fun of her Waity Katie non working status and now, their kissing the ground that she walks on as if she's the next best since sliced bread? Hypocrites!!!

As for Kate's fashion sense (or the lack thereof) - IMO she's always been boring. Always staying to beige! Probably that's how Kate perceives how a princess should look.

As for friends who are gushing over Kate: Unfortunately I have plenty, from coworkers right down to close friends. It's surreal and it's killing me @ the same time. It gets me down all of the time! It's sad that I'm surrounded with people who like her. Often I feel so alone which is why I come here and vent because I can't do so in real life. Only my immediate family (husband, kids & parents) are aware and my reasons for feeling the way that I do. :sob:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: royal_watcher05 on May 01, 2011, 05:32:47 am
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I just feel the day was just as much about Pippa as Kate. I still dislike that Pippa was put in white, why not cream or Ivory? I agree about Kate's Dress. I mean its pretty and will stand the test of time, but Grace did it so much better. It was not a wow dress. I feel like ive seen it before. Its been done. I loved CP MM's dress and Naturally Victoria's.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: The Chocolate Princess on May 01, 2011, 02:11:53 pm
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Quote from: milagro on April 30, 2011, 07:57:12 am
Hey, why did my yesterday comments disappear from the previous thread?
milagro :hi: I had to clean up the wedding section. Everything about Kate's hair/dress/tiara went here, general talk about the wedding went into the wedding chit chat, and general articles went into the article topic. :hug:


I found a site: whatkatewore.com/ Giving details on what-kate-wore :tehe: Lots of pics of all her outfits and where to buy them. :fan:


Close-up of Kate's earrings!!
(http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb473/Royal_Gossip/Kate/fashion/kate-wedding-earrings_RG.jpg) (http://i1207.photobucket.com/albums/bb473/Royal_Gossip/Kate/fashion/Pippa-wedding-earrings.jpg)


Kate's £15,000 earrings made by MP's wife
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The jewellery designer who created Kate’s exquisite earrings is married to one of Britain’s wealthiest politicians.

Mrs Benyon, 40, is a co-founder of bespoke jewellery firm Robinson Pelham where Carole Middleton purchased the jewellery for the big day, making several visits to the firm’s shop in Pimlico, Central London, to discuss designs.

Kate’s earrings are believed to have cost £15,000, though a spokesman for Robinson Pelham said it never disclosed prices paid by clients.

They comprise diamond-set stylised oak leaves with a pear-shaped diamond set-drop and a pavé-set diamond acorn in the centre.

The design was inspired by the family’s new coat of arms, which includes acorns and oak leaves. Ms Benyon and her team also created Kate’s sister Pippa’s flor@l-look diamond earrings, Carole’s pendant and earrings, and the gold pins that adorned the suits of the bride’s father and brother James.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1382377/Royal-Wedding-2011-Kate-Middletons-15k-earrings-MPs-wife.html#ixzz1L6WMQs22


I don't know more about this. :dontknow: Maybe they are friends, maybe not.
It could be that they got a special price for being friends and for the extra PR the company gets.
I noticed that the top matches the tiara.


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Royal wedding fashion: Kate Middleton wears earrings designed by Robinson Pelham
The bride and her family pick pieces designed by the Pimlico-based jewellers.
fashion.telegraph.co.uk/news-features/TMG8483791/Royal-wedding-fashion-Kate-Middleton-wears-earrings.html


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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: royal_watcher05 on May 01, 2011, 03::41 pm
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A lot of the headlines here are about Pippa as well . Go figure.

Also, looks like Pippa's dress wasn't an original either.
www.usmagazine.com/stylebeauty/news/was-pippa-middletons-wedding-look-inspired-by-cameron-diaz-2011294 :naughty:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mousiekins on May 01, 2011, 10:49:27 pm
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Revealed: Kate's 'secret meetings' with dress designer in Henry VIII's favourite palace

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1382348/Royal-Wedding-Kate-Middletons-secret-meetings-dress-designer-Henry-VIIIs-favourite-palace.html#ixzz1L8je9r25

Another Henry VIII/Anne Boleyn link :whistle:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: June on May 01, 2011, 11:13:36 pm
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Look at Kate's skin in that last photo!

I'm trying not to be mean, but apart from obvious, deep pock-marks, all one can see is makeup.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mousiekins on May 02, 2011, 03:20:42 am
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Operation Meringue: How Kate hid The Dress from the world

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1382619/Royal-Wedding-How-Kate-hid-The-Dress-world.html#ixzz1L9q6iWR2

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Magnolia on May 02, 2011, 08:55:55 am
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I agree with some when they said her Tiara was too small it didn't look right at all.It looked like it belong to a little girl something was off about her look.
I know this about LM but these pictures of Diana at the opening of parliment she looked like Cindrerella even how a Royal bride would look like.
www.gettyimages.com/detail/79730284/Tim-Graham-Photo-Library (http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/79730284/Tim-Graham-Photo-Library)
images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2007410788,00.jpg (http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2007410788,00.jpg)

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on May 02, 2011, 09:11:43 am
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The tiara she wore isn't a proper tiara, more along the lines of a jeweled headdress.
Quote from: June on May 01, 2011, 11:13:36 pm
Look at Kate's skin in that last photo! :oI'm trying not to be mean, but apart from obvious, deep pock-marks, all one can see is makeup.

She looks very rough, her skin that is. Almost bloated.

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Post by: Magnolia on May 02, 2011, 10:06:29 am
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^The Queen showed her what she thought of her by lending her that little thing.PP probably has better tiaras.
Her sister's dress looked inappropriate for a Royal wedding of all things it showed a bit of cleveage and looked way too tight.But what can anyone expect from that family.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on May 02, 2011, 11:05:19 am
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And to think, it was on loan from Cartier, not the royal collection.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on May 02, 2011, 12:41:55 pm
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It's a tiara and it is owned by the BRF.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on May 02, 2011, 12:43:32 pm
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A piece the Queen Mother herself wore. I wonder how HM felt about seeing it on Kate's head; thankfully it wasn't the Spencer tiara or the Queen Mary or Fringe or Vladimir tiara.

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Post by: Alexandrine on May 02, 2011, 01:07:08 pm
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It was used by the queen mother, princess Margaret and princess Anne.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on May 02, 2011, 01:16:24 pm
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Ugh, I bet that put her in bad odor with Princess Anne.

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Post by: Lieblich on May 02, 2011, 01:18:14 pm
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It's a small, barely sparkling thing, no great loss like the Lover's Knot if (when) WK and PW divorce and the tiara has to disappear for a few decades.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on May 02, 2011, 01:20:08 pm
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You have a good point there. In proportion to her head (jokes about her ego aside) it's quite small.

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Post by: Alexandrine on May 02, 2011, 01:22:53 pm
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It was a loan so Kate doesn't own it, and in case of divorce it would come back to the RF.

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Post by: Lieblich on May 02, 2011, 01:27:15 pm
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Quote from: Alexandrine on May 02, 2011, 01:22:53 pm
It was a loan so Kate doesn't own it, and in case of divorce it would come back to the RF.

I know, what I mean is that it can't exactly be seen on someone else's head for a long while, unless there's an adult daughter / daughter in law at the time.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Earl Grey on May 03, 2011, 08:17:31 pm
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The dress was very ordinary in opinion. It was nice, but had no wow-factor.
Just compare it with Maxima's dress by Valentino which is my favourite

www.vreugdenhil-online.com/images/dankfoto.jpg
images.feedsntweets.nl/800_800_6a0133ee728461970b0133f56ed0c3970b-800wi.jpg

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Post by: serene grace on May 03, 2011, 08:35:43 pm
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I agree, it was pretty but very dull, nothing seemed very magical. Princess Grace was magical in her dress, Kate looked like a dull copy.

and Kate's veil kept sticking to her, that material was clingy for some reason.
I like Pss Grace's veil better

4.bp.blogspot.com/-vQ5Kz0y8cuU/TbrASdh_yhI/AAAAAAAAEns/patrJWPm5BQ/s1600/kate_grace.jpg

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Post by: mousiekins on May 04, 2011, 06::59 am
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hOn the scent of every detail... The little-known £70 fragrance the Duchess of Cambridge wore on her wedding day

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1383218/On-scent--The-little-known-70-fragrance-Duchess-Cambridge-wore-wedding-day.html#ixzz1LMManwEA

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Post by: True Brit on May 04, 2011, 08:09:13 am
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Agree with most comments. I too said it's a 1950s dress...Grace Kelly's when she appeared. It was a lovely dress but quite old fashioned - which is not a bad thing - but it was quite simple, beautifully made but quite low key. She has lost far too much weight as those pointy breast pads had no breasts in them and I don't wish to be mean but she has lost so much weight she looks like she is wearing someone else's dentures (look at the image on the banner at the top of the forum).

It was all a bit colourless and don't get me going over Pippa. I'm with KF on this she was just "Launched" globally. They needed more colour and am not sure what the trees actually did achieve in the end. It may be it was more impressive if you were among them or walking under them but they looked pretty pointless from the TV screen.

Ah well everyone let's see what happens next. And the music as they were leaving was Walton's Crown Imperial. Charles and Di also had Elgar one of the Pomp and Circumstance marches as they had a longer walk.
P.S. I was woefully wrong over a medieval style gown. :wellduh:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on May 04, 2011, 08:47:16 am
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The whole wedding was the epitome of chintz, not royal dignity.

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Post by: Ceridwen on May 04, 2011, 07:47:25 pm
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:goodpost: But what do you expect KF, this the Middletons, class is just a 5-letter word to them.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: June on May 06, 2011, 03:15:38 am
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I agree with everyone. :thumbsup:

Lanvin: I know, this wedding reception was less dignified IMO than an Oz wedding in someone's backyard, with the BBQ!

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Post by: Earl Grey on May 10, 2011, 11:53:22 pm
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could someone please translate this article for me? google translotor doesn't work.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Ceridwen on May 11, 2011, 12:12:48 am
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Quote from: Black Queen on May 10, 2011, 11:37:28 pm
lol...Kate was a virgin If she says so :dontknow:

lols Right and all of us here in the forums are nuns.

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Title: Re: Lady Claims Kate’s Royal Wedding Dress Was ‘An Exact Replica’ Of Her Own
Post by: Kuei Fei on May 11, 2011, 01:25:31 am
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I suppose she had plans for a very grand design, but when HM found out that she would be paying for it, Kate was given a short, short budget and list, or her parents told her to figure out something simple since if they were paying for it (as announced), they couldn't afford to go all out.

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Title: Re: Lady Claims Kate’s Royal Wedding Dress Was ‘An Exact Replica’ Of Her Own
Post by: Magnolia on May 11, 2011, 03:06:31 am
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If it was up to her she probably would have gone with a shorter wedding dress and very tight.She looks like she can't even move in that dress it looks itchy for some reason and uncomfortable.

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Title: Re: Lady Claims Kate’s Royal Wedding Dress Was ‘An Exact Replica’ Of Her Own
Post by: Yooper on May 11, 2011, 03:18:58 am
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but it has been printed and I've read that it cost $400,000 to make that ordinary dress. Mostly because of hand-stitching that wasn't even seen.

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Title: Re: Lady Claims Kate’s Royal Wedding Dress Was ‘An Exact Replica’ Of Her Own
Post by: mousiekins on May 11, 2011, 03:36:58 am
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Yes you could only see the stitch work (done by hand) in person and not on the tv screens.

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Title: Re: Lady Claims Kate’s Royal Wedding Dress Was ‘An Exact Replica’ Of Her Own
Post by: Varya on May 11, 2011, 03:58:00 am
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There is nothing at all original about her dress. Just like Kate to only want what another princess has worn only for her (think her red suit she wore that was the same style as Princess Diana's orange one!). She has no originality... although it was pretty, just not unique, and definitely NOT a fairytale princess gown like Grace or Diana's was.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on May 12, 2011, 03:10:11 am
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Mirror mirror: The striking similarity between Kate's Royal wedding dress and gown worn by Berlusconi's Princess goddaughter (but who is the fairest of them all?)
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There were gasps across the world when the new Duchess of Cambridge stepped out in her wedding gown at Westminster Abbey last month.

But another princess across Europe was more stunned than most as Prince William's bride walked down the aisle in her couture gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.

Isabella Orsini, who is the goddaughter of Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, married Belgian Prince Edouard de Ligne two years ago in a startlingly similar dress.

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1386159/The-striking-similarity-Kates-Royal-wedding-dress-gown-worn-Berlusconis-Princess-goddaughter.html#ixzz1M6GcUKbn

This won't put Kate in good standing with the European princesses.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: royal_watcher05 on May 12, 2011, 11:03:56 am
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I saw the article and IMO they were similar. I think the Berlusconi's godddaughter had a better Tiara though :queeny: There is a difference in the waist, and i am sure stiching, but the long-sleeved lace look has been popular for a while now. Grace Kelly is still an Iconic figure. Also, I loved the other brides hair up thought it looked great with the neckline of the dress

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Post by: Yooper on May 12, 2011, 05:09:50 pm
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The neckline requires an up-do to balance. Isabella's neckline is more modest, too, as I can see in the full-length picture and a better quality lace. Plus, people are beating upon Isabella's face and maybe she had work done or maybe not, but she has the kindest eyes and sweetest smile especially when seen next to Wasty's that have no warmth at all.

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Post by: D.I.R. on May 12, 2011, 08:52:01 pm
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This whole thing is starting to get comical.
At least Leticia did make some differences to her dress all be it, its the same concept to copy Grace Kelly dress style but still Leticia made it her own.

I wish Kate made her dress her own it didn't look like it work with her or something?? & no I didn't watch the wedding I had no interest in it.


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Post by: Black Queen on May 12, 2011, 11:31:35 pm
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Quote from: Ceridwen on May 11, 2011, 12:12:48 am
Quote from: Black Queen on May 10, 2011, 11:37:28 pm
lol...Kate was a virgin If she says so :dontknow:

lols Right and all of us here in the forums are nuns.

Yeah the RG nuns lols

Her dress didn't have the wow factor...it just couldn't appeal to me from a woman who transition from a commoner to a royal, it was just blah and it showed Kate has no sense of self imo.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Ceridwen on May 13, 2011, 12:07:18 am
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The RG nuns..... lols


I know what you mean. Kate's dress didn't have that "wow factor" on her and yet, the cut and style is similar to Princess Grace and she (Grace) appeared beautiful. So I guess it all depends on whose wearing it. :flower:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Turquoise on May 13, 2011, 02:19:39 am
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^ Indeed. Kate could have worn the most beautiful dress in the world and she still would have looked "nice" at most. I liked her dress, but then I've seen much prettier dresses in my young life. :legs

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Princess Alucard on June 06, 2011, 06:22:05 pm
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ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/59948521.html (http://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/59948521.html) who would see her dress for $18??

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Post by: Lady Artemis on June 06, 2011, 09:14:57 pm
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Certainly not me!!!
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ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/59948521.html who would see her dress for $18??

And people that have no life!!! Putting jokes aside...many commented here in the forums that this is to sudden...like their trying to shove the whole thing down our throats!!! I pity those people that go to see it!! WHAT A RIPOFF!! :James:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on June 17, 2011, 09:50:04 am
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Kate Middleton's wedding dress: How does it compare to Jackie Kennedy's?

www.ibtimes.com/articles/164234/20110616/kate-middleton-jackie-kennedy-wedding-dress.htm

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on June 17, 2011, 10:22:17 am
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In my vew, Jackie won out because there was actual EFFORT put into the design of the dress and the neckline was higher and it was a lot more stately. Jackie was high society and acted like it and JFK wanted her to wear something old fashioned, not modern like Jackie originally requested. She was marrying a public official and she dressed like it, knowing that the media would be covering her gown. Kate's looks nice, but it's something that can be seen anywhere and doesn't break any new ground. There's nothing to it that really shows her as different and admittedly better than the other European princesses. CP Victoria managed perfectly a blend of modern and old fashioned, with a modern gown and enamel tiara with a falling lace veil. It was PERFECT. Jackie's gown is a classic American styled gown, expensive, but not ostentatious; sophisticated, but not flashy.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Lauracrazygirl on June 17, 2011, 06:58:56 pm
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Quote from: Alexandrine on June 17, 2011, 09:50:04 am
Kate Middleton's wedding dress: How does it compare to Jackie Kennedy's?

www.ibtimes.com/articles/164234/20110616/kate-middleton-jackie-kennedy-wedding-dress.htm

Kate Middleton's wedding dress: How does it compare to Jackie Kennedy's?

Hmmm... It doesnt, :dontknow: Because they are completely different designs. I thought if your going compear two dresses and decide which is better they have to be similar?? Or is that just me??

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Post by: Gwendolyn on June 17, 2011, 07:06:56 pm
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The design of Jackie Kennedy's was more original IMO. Not so derivative. Not that Kate's dress was anything less than gorgeous.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: NicOfCA on July 13, 2011, 05:11:43 am
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Kate's dress was plain, just like her. No train. No comparison to Diana's (which was sheer perfection). The only thing going for it was the tiara (borrowed). Make up severe as per usual.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: leogirl on July 13, 2011, 07:16:55 am
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Her makeup made her look old and her cheeks looked very strange in the wedding photos. She really should have let someone else do her makeup.

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Post by: Mooster on July 13, 2011, 09:15:03 am
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WK looked thin, dried out, orange-skinned and her make-up was theatrically over done. She looked a lot erm fresher when she arrived at the Goring the night before. During the ceremony, she looked doped up at times as though she could hardly keep awake.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on July 13, 2011, 10:22:58 am
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The porblem with her, is that she has no unique characteristics that make her stand out and she has no features that can be highlighted. She didn't put any effort at all into what wasn't just a huge milestone, but a huge event in her nation's history. She caked on the makeup, she didn't even do that much with her hair, and that dress, for the price, was a huge rip off (for all the hype that the Midds created).

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: spanishlover on July 13, 2011, 09:09:47 pm
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was her makeup running with all the lights (heat) in that church?

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: leogirl on July 13, 2011, 09:42:30 pm
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When she arrived at the Goring, I don't normally think Kate looks pretty (just average, IMO), but I thought she looked pretty in the picture of her arriving when she was waving at the well-wishers outside. I thought that she would keep a similar look for her wedding and was looking forward to seeing her at her wedding. But the makeup looked bad (she looked a bit older than Charlene did at her wedding, and Charlene is 33!), and I wasn't really impressed with the dress, either.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: karla64 on July 21, 2011, 02:36:47 pm
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Dress for success: Palace braced for 500,000 visitors to see kate's wedding dress

www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23971970-dress-for-success-palace-braced-for-500000-visitors-to-see-kates-wedding-gown.do

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on July 22, 2011, 01:50:07 am
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Quote from: leogirl on July 13, 2011, 09:42:30 pm
When she arrived at the Goring, I don't normally think Kate looks pretty (just average, IMO), but I thought she looked pretty in the picture of her arriving when she was waving at the well-wishers outside. I thought that she would keep a similar look for her wedding and was looking forward to seeing her at her wedding. But the makeup looked bad (she looked a bit older than Charlene did at her wedding, and Charlene is 33!), and I wasn't really impressed with the dress, either.

Close up, you could see how much excessive makeup she had on, plus the thick dose of eyeliner. It was completely unnatural and her hair was not carefully styled at all. You could tell she had done it all herself, or with the help of Carole and Pippa. It was not as carefully done as Diana's makeup and there was zero effort in her posture. Charlene has the abiltiy to pull off natural/country girl because she hasn't abused her body like Kate has and I think that if she had gone natural, Kate would have looked utterly horrific, since her skin is so rough from the wild nights and constant boozing/smoking. Her makeup was so thick that it ended up looking like she was getting ready for a music video or concert, or modeling shoot. It was caked on and made her look cheap. She didn't realize that this is something that is sacred, plus of course, it wasn't about her public appearance, but about her appearance to William, since William is the one who had to kiss her and will have to live with her.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: True Brit on July 22, 2011, 02:00:48 pm
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Just posted this on the Palace opening thread. Sounds like Sarah Burton's work is superb but also a great piece of engineering to give the illusion Waity is more curvaceous than she really is. I mean a UK 6-8! Only ten-year-old girls have that size. The hips were padded looks like she was wearing Madonna's bra and I would still like to know whose teeth she was wearing!
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Behold each lace thistle, shamrock, daffodil and rose, some as tiny as five-pence pieces. The bustle is more pertly in evidence than I recall (further testament to the Great British bottom).
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The bosom is less ice-cream cone (a brassiere?); hips padded; dress size unrevealed (I'd hazard a UK 4-6).
It is worth the pilgrimage simply to marvel at the ingenuity of the panelling, the middle rear of which has been weighted so that the train retains its shape.

fashion.telegraph.co.uk/article/TMG8652369/Royal-Wedding-face-to-face-with-Kate-Middletons-wedding-dress.html

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Post by: Leila on July 22, 2011, 02:52:50 pm
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In the quote you posted it says UK 4-6 :BFF:

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Post by: mousiekins on July 22, 2011, 07:58:42 pm
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which is a US 0-2

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on July 22, 2011, 08:03:12 pm
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Considering the weight she has lost since then, she must be getting worse by the week.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: True Brit on July 22, 2011, 10:12:40 pm
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Quite right Leila...well spotted. :thankyou: Head in a mush. She is estimated to be a UK 4-6. Appalling.

BTW has she had a nose job? She seems to have derveloped a sort of tilted upturned snubby nose. I am sure it wasn't like that a few years ago. It could be weight loss but something tells me she's had surgery of some sort. Anyone know anything?

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mousiekins on July 22, 2011, 10:19:19 pm
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TB, go onto any plastic surgery website and you will see them praise Kate's plastic surgeon on his nose job for her

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: True Brit on July 22, 2011, 10:28:51 pm
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:thankyou: MK I'm going to have a good look around. It's really obvious in those pics from BP today.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Leila on July 22, 2011, 10:43:38 pm
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Hasn't it also been said she's had something done to the area around her eyes, forehead wrinkles and teeth?

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mousiekins on July 22, 2011, 10:50:15 pm
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Many also consider her to have had a Blepharoplasty operation (which removes under eye bags) as well as rhinoplasty (slimming of the nose)

here is one site

www.goodplasticsurgery.com/2010/11/17/queen-kate-is-indeed-great/

just look at her nose in this early pic

www.gala.fr/var/gal/storage/images/media/images/gotha/les_dossiers/kate_middleton/kate_middleton/514944-1-fre-FR/kate_middleton_reference.jpg

Leila, she has had adult braces and teeth whitening, unsure about the 'wrinkles'

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 06, 2011, 02:09:51 pm
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There is an article that said that Kate carried a lot of Grace's wedding dress photos to Sarah Burton for inspiration. So my theory is that the top part was done because Kate liked Grace's style but as she was so thin they designed the bodice a la Madonna to give the illusion of a womanly figure.

The low part was very well done and was more Mcqueen, that part was imo all thought by Sarah Burton and Kate didn't have much creative input there.


:laugh: :laugh: I laughed so much right now. How on the earth she thinks the can compares herself to Grace Kelly's beauty? I was imaging her showing those photos...

About the wedding, there was a very strange moment: in the moment of his vows, William was moving so much his eyes. I feel he was so anxious promising.. Your oppinion?

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Gwendolyn on September 06, 2011, 05:30:09 pm
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Quote from: memyselfandroyals on September 06, 2011, 02:09:51 pm
About the wedding, there was a very strange moment: in the moment of his vows, William was moving so much his eyes. I feel he was so anxious promising.. Your oppinion?

I didn't notice that, but all I know is if it were me making those vows to the love of my life (ha!), my eyes would have been locked on his, and probably a little watery.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 07, 2011, 01:11:17 am
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I never saw the vow moments ...vidoe plz I wan't to see him give her his crazy eyes lol..

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: D.I.R. on September 07, 2011, 01:35:50 am
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:bored: why didn't she just copy kelly dress all the way. its not like kates special or unique or anything to be remember...

Pic www.weddinginspirasi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/grace_kelly_wedding_dress.jpg
Article: www.weddinginspirasi.com/2010/02/23/atelier-aimee-bridal-dress-collections/

The designers site www.aimee.it/it/

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 07, 2011, 01:47:45 am
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because if she did she would be bashed,so she only did a copy of it "half-copy"...she used the top and basically sewd it to a plain white dress,to me it looks like lace on a skinny white dress,something from a down town store..
she lacks imagenation to me,if you are getting married to a prince what would you're dress look like?!,a puffy white dress for me and my hair would deffently be pined up so it would not blow in the wind,flowers ect the whole 9 yards,mine probly would look like Diana's at that time even at this time period she made it known that she was Queen material,now look at waitys dress.... :bored:......................what a BORE....My words were "thats it?" lol...many people could not be bothered by her so called fairytale wedding,my mum said well lets change the channel now...LOL...my mum saw diana's and thought it was just over whelming...<3

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 07, 2011, 11:29:52 pm
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RFL4iyoi4s

3:05

Here is the moment of the vows

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: YooperModerator on September 08, 2011, 03:59:05 am
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I saw the dress 'life' in BP last week, I wasn't impressed! (more like depressed :tehe:)
It looks boring and they can put up a hundred screens with the designer trying to explain the concept of the dress and how they made the unique lace and sewed it on the dress by hand doesn't change the fact that It's a boring dress for such an event, plus the gianormous close ups pictures of the lace make it look cheap even if it was hand made! (not the best product placement if you ask me..)
And the tiara didn't sparkle for some reason even though it has more then 100 diamonds in it :- during the wedding service I though that it was the lack of direct light but even in the BP expo with all those huge light spots on it it looked literately dull. (as if someone forgot to polish it! lol) I now think it's due to the veil, for some reason the white background of the veil messed up the light reflection of both the metal and the stones.
Oh and she wore the thing wrong, a halo tiara is meant to be worn on top of the head in a straight line from the behind the ears up (it's like those mickey mouse ears from disney ) so that it forms a halo around the head like in those medieval pictures from saints, if you wear it to much on your forehead it just doesn't work!

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Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 08, 2011, 04:06:05 am
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why didn't she stay at the castle and take a carriage like a real princess?,she took a freakin car/van to marry a prince.... :-
I was so surprised about that,modern my left cheek lmao...more like cheap.

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Post by: windsor2 on September 08, 2011, 04:31:39 am
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I couldn't imagine HM wanting Waity at one of her Palaces or having her rotten carcass in one of her lovely carriages. The car that she arrived in was the same one that PC and Camilla were in when they got cought up in the student riots last year.
Thanks for posting the video of the vows memyselfandroyals. Poor Harry. :hug: He looked like he was going to cry at seeing his brother make the terrible mistake marrying Waity. I'm so glad I didn't watch this hideous wedding.

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Post by: June on September 08, 2011, 04:48:33 am
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Honestly, you didn't miss anything - it was really forgettable. :hug:

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Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 08, 2011, 06:58:37 am
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They need to compare her to the right mother inlaw (camilla) I'm not a fan of her,even though she does do charity,waity is more like her in the long run then diana;the car arrival just proves that HM did not approve of her and wills marriage because if she did she would of said take a carriage like Diana did,a proper royal wedding.

[✓]Diana's wedding.

[X] waity katie's.....dear gawd...>.<

yes I noticed that to,poor harry was biting his lips off just to hold his feelings back.

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Post by: scarlett on September 08, 2011, 08:13:28 am
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They need to compare her to the right mother inlaw (camilla) I'm not a fan of her,even though she does do charity,waity is more like her in the long run then diana...
That is so true, KH. And PW is turning out to be just like his father. Waity is Wills Camilla. Just like his father, PW married his mistress/fwb.

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Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 08, 2011, 08:48:48 am
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Indeed WK & Camie have alot in common... :nervous:

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Post by: windsor2 on September 08, 2011, 01:43:22 pm
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Diana did say that Wills is more like his father. :nervous:

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Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 08, 2011, 03:00:46 pm
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The car that she arrived in was the same one that PC and Camilla were in when they got cought up in the student riots last year.

Maybe it was a last atempt to someone kill her before the wedding :bored:


Thanks for posting the video of the vows memyselfandroyals.

you are :welcome2:


Poor Harry. He looked like he was going to cry at seeing his brother make the terrible mistake marrying Waity. I'm so glad I didn't watch this hideous wedding.

When i was schearching for the vows, my uncle's wife said the same thing!

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Post by: berlin on September 10, 2011, 08:13:46 am
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I guess the Middleton's couldn't afford a longer veil and train for the wedding dress.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on September 10, 2011, 05:28:56 pm
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I certainly think the Midds spent all their money on the jewelry for Pippa and Kate and then the dresses. The veil and coronet were really in fact not all that impressive and more effort should have been made in securing it on the head better.

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Post by: Alexandrine on September 10, 2011, 09:47: pm
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A tale of two dresses: Kate's wedding gown raises £8m on display at Buckingham Palace while Diana's outfit is carted around the globe

Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2035701/A-tale-dresses-Kates-wedding-gown-raises-8m-display-Buckingham-Palace-Dianas-outfit-carted-globe.html#ixzz1XaJaXLKl

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Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 12, 2011, 06:46:28 pm
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i true believe with a diferent veil and tiara she would look much different...

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Post by: Yooper on September 12, 2011, 08:39:30 pm
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I think, but not sure, that WK's tiara had what is called 'dirty diamonds'. If true, good show HM because they are historic and very treasured but don't shine well nor look great.

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Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 13, 2011, 04:40:14 pm
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I think, but not sure, that WK's tiara had what is called 'dirty diamonds'. If true, good show HM because they are historic and very treasured but don't shine well nor look great.


Maybe it was on purpose. Perhapes HM didn't want her to shine.

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Post by: Yooper on September 13, 2011, 06:50:09 pm
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That's my guess.

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Post by: rogue on September 13, 2011, 07:07:23 pm
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I read somewhere ( :think: ) that the Queen chose the tiara's that she could chose from , so that means she wasn't given alot of choices to begin with.

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Post by: mousiekins on September 13, 2011, 07:57:55 pm
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Ignoring the rubbish that Kate could chose from the entire range :laugh: that was a laugh to read.

Kate would have been given whatever HM deemed suitable which from the sounds of it was the least shiny one :tehe:

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Post by: Kuei Fei on September 14, 2011, 01:11:36 am
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Ignoring the rubbish that Kate could chose from the entire range that was a laugh to read

I remember reading that, that HM loaded up a ballroom with almost all of the tiaras, just for Kate to pick out which one she wanted. HM could have given her something like Queen Mary's tiara, or something more elaborate for her to use. Even Camilla was allowed to pick and she piecked the Delhi Dubar tiara and has a ton of jewels dripping from her neck, wrists, and fingers. Meanwhile, Kate showed up in something incredibly tacky and incredibly miniscule in comparison to so many that we've seen.

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Post by: YooperModerator on September 14, 2011, 01:55:39 am
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euhm I think that part of the reason that Camilla has lot's of jewels is due to the fact that QM had a huge amount of jewels in her time (that lady sure loved her bling!)
and i think that she gave some of them to her favourite grandson...Charles!

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Post by: Kuei Fei on September 14, 2011, 01:57:55 am
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Ah, I see; either way, I am sure that if possible, Charles or HM would be a lot more generous with the jewelry if in fact they wanted to. HM does have access to the Tower and could easily pick out a suite or two of jewels for Kate's use.

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Post by: YooperModerator on September 14, 2011, 02:04:41 am
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sure but the cambs want to be 'just like us' remember! :laugh:

Last time I, a normal chick, (at least to them..) checked I didn't have any diamonds rubies or sapphire parure in my collection! (unfortunately :sob:)

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Post by: Kuei Fei on September 14, 2011, 04:03:45 am
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You could tell she was wearing too much, when in the close ups, you could see the powder on her face; the point of makeup is to enhance and look complete, not about looking like you're performing in a ballet. She spent so much time thinking of the camera that I am amazed William didn't grimace from disgust when he removed her veil. She was thinking of Westminster as a stage, not this as a wedding and ceremonial consummation of her love. I mean, he had to kiss that woman twice on the balcony! Egh!

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Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 14, 2011, 09:57:40 pm
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i believe it's a way HM to punish kate. "You pushed yourself into my family, but not into my jewels!" lol

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Post by: Magnolia on September 15, 2011, 03:02:39 am
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Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2035701/A-tale-dresses-Kates-wedding-gown-raises-8m-display-Buckingham-Palace-Dianas-outfit-carted-globe.html#ixzz1XaJaXLKl
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Now it's 8 mil before it was 15 mil.So 8 mil was probably raised because of the dress it had nothing to do with people seeing other displays there.Yes,yes it was the dress only the dress. :rolleyes:

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Post by: Yooper on September 15, 2011, 05:46:22 am
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There isn't a doubt in my mind that WK was given the lower end of the 'stash'. Does ANYONE blame HM? :worship:

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Post by: June on September 15, 2011, 06:51:42 am
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I'm with you. :thumbsup: And, that tiara was just hideous on her huge head. :tehe:

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Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 15, 2011, 08::28 am
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Was I the only one that thought on her wedding day..."I thought Tiara's shine,why is her's so dull?"...
Diana's Tiara was soo shinny on her WD makes you wanna stare ta it for hours,waitys did not even glare,and no it was not lighting...hogwash!..

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Post by: leogirl on September 15, 2011, 09:04:40 am
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Maybe Kate chose that tiara on purpose? I think she was going for an understated look. Her dress was simple and her train short for the wife of a future king.

On the other hand, I don't see HM pulling out her jewels for Kate when she does her appearances, so she is probably considered of a lower status than the rest of her family. Even though she will be the future female head of said family. But that just shows their general opinion of her.

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Post by: Kingdom Hearts on September 15, 2011, 09:08:55 am
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I disagree,the tiara had diamons in it yet it failed to shine,I saw pictures of the tiara on other royals and it looked fantastic,at the wedding it looked as if the tiara needed to be buffed up abit.

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Post by: leogirl on September 15, 2011, 09:12:32 am
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^ That is very odd. I wonder why they didn't think about that beforehand and buff up the tiara before the wedding? Lack of organization, I guess.

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 07:07:42 pm
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KF she hasn't attended any white tie event where she could have wore the tiara.

However, I go with the theory that the tiara is a loan, past experience tells that this is the best way to avoid problems in the future and if it was a present she should have had to pay taxes no? In the official statement about the jewels I'm sure that it was mentioned that it was a loan.

But that doesn't mean that I think that she will never wear the tiara again, in fact imo if she is invited to a white tie event she will wear that one.

The queen supposedly loaned her the bracelet she wore in the BAFTAs and it is still in her possession as she wore it for Zara's wedding.

That she doesn't own the tiara, doesn't mean that she won't use the headpiece in the future.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on October 18, 2011, 07:40:17 pm
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Surely the recent charity gala was posh enough and Diana wore hers to a more black tie venues, all of them really.

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 07:50:03 pm
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I was not around during the Diana's years but from photos I remember that she attended many night time events without tiara. And also nowadays tiaras have been relegated to white tie events. Even the queen doesn't always wear a tiara.

The charity gala was not posh enough.

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Post by: serene grace on October 18, 2011, 08:04:37 pm
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I think the Daily Mail was looking forward to articles upon articles of Kate-copycat bride stories across England and the world, but it's not happening. :bored: Everything about Kate was rather stiff on her wedding day,nothing inspiring, imo. She even managed to make that dazzeling tiara look dull. How does one do that? :unsure: :-

Dress copycats did happen with Diana though, despite the press derriding the dress now, Diana's dress was copied in variations for years. I see so many in Thrift shops I visit now(my neices love all the retro clothing so they love thrift shops lately) all these 80's Diana dresses that were copied are everywhere in those shops, so Diana was definately imitated.) :think:

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Post by: Lieblich on October 18, 2011, 08:36:57 pm
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British tiara history is a bit of an odd one. The Cambridge Lover's Knot was a loaner to Diana but kept in her possession, and she got that one because she was Princess of Wales for cripes sake. Sarah's was bought for her. Sophie's wedding tiara was cobbled together from old pieces; she has a second tiara that has been worn as both tiara and necklace, and looks to have been bought for her. She also wore a third tiara once in 2004 that hasn't been seen since, and was probably a loaner from a jeweler. Camilla has the Boucheron and the Delhi Durbar tiara, made in 1911 for Queen Mary and last seen in 1947 on the Queen Mum. (I haven't included the Spencer tiara or the Shand tiara as they aren't the BRF's tiaras.)

Anne has two: the Festoon that Autumn wore at her wedding, and the Greek Key that Zara wore. The Festoon was a gift from a shipping group, and the Greek Key belonged to Prince Phillip's mother. Margaret had the Poltimore tiara, bought for her, and a Papyrus tiara, which had been gifted to the Queen Mum as a wedding gift. There was also a flor@l tiara (a gift to Margaret from Lord Snowdon), which her daughter Sarah wore for her wedding. There was a final turquoise tiara that was given to her by the Queen mum as part of a parure, which the Queen Mum had received from Queen Mary.

So in the "historically significant" tally, Diana had a loaner, Anne inherited one from her father's side, Margaret had the Papyrus and the turquoise, and Camilla has the Delhi Durbar loaner and the Boucheron. And calling the Papyrus historically significant is a stretch, as it only belonged to her mother previously.

I can't even include the Halo Scroll in this category, as it was made in 1936, worn once by the Queen Mum, gifted to Queen Elizabeth, who never wore it and used it as a loaner to Margaret and Anne until they got their own tiaras. So the Halo Scroll never had much value within the family.

It's basically a "we don't want to pay for a new one so here, take this dinky thing" tiara.

Look at the Queen's current daughter-in-laws. The favorite daughter-in-law Sophie wore the loaner tiara in May 2004, and the aquamarine in November 2005. That's five years after the wedding. Camilla wore the Delhi Durbar first in October 2005, and the Bourcheron in 2006. The 2006 Bourcheron was the third tiara event Camilla attended, and it's been the only tiara she's worn since, so her possession (even as loan) of the Delhi Durbar is in question at the moment. The Delhi Durbar is also arguably a bit dinky (despite its size) as QEII has been content to let it sit in a vault without passing it around. Like the Halo Scroll, it's an awkward size: one's too big, the other's too small.

The Halo Scroll will probably be Kate's to use until she gets a new one, either through attending tiara events as Sophie and Camilla have or getting a gift of one from someone. Whether Waity will attend any tiara events in the next couple years is up for debate, as William's rarely (never?) shown up to any himself.

(And this post went off on quite a tangent, but I'm posting because I typed it, damn it.)

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 08:54:53 pm
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Good post Lieblich! I think it's not totally off topic as what tiara was chosen and why is related to her wedding outfit.

Camilla's tiaras are the most important after the queen, however, I don't think she has them because the queen liked her, she got them because the queen let Charles have part of the queen mother jewels and he gave them to Camilla. Both the Delhi (who is a queen tiara and Camilla shouldn't have used it imo) and the Boucheron were in the QM's possession.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on October 18, 2011, 09:03:10 pm
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It's a perfect post and really informative. I don't see too many people gifting her jewels and too many people inviting her to too many white tie events and when you think about it, is she anyone that other people want to really be around? At the moment Kate is only going to have to be happy with what she is given, not what she wants or feels entitled to. When Diana married, she didn't have a huge number of scandals and she was the first Princess of Wales by marriage in almost two or three monarchs. Since Princess Alexandra really. Or Queen Mary, I don't know.

She has only a few dinky pieces and she has her earrings as well, but in royal terms that's not much. HM apparently only hands out jewels as each new bride proves herself, which is something that Kate simply isn't doing at all. She strikes me as in a lot of pain and at the end of her wedding, no one was responsive to her at all. Nothing is happening as it should have, at least in my mind. She got everything all wrong, but you could tell she was trying to get a lot of things right, but couldn't quite grasp the things that are important to the RF and the aristocracy.

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 09:05:49 pm
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She was given a bracelet and earrings by the queen. Not much but a start is a start.

Many have said that Diana gave her jewels to William, but is it a rumour? Or was it published somewhere?

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Post by: mousiekins on October 18, 2011, 09:07:22 pm
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The only one I know of is the Cartier watch although with William taking the engagement ring off Harry maybe Harry has the watch now?

I hope Harry has something

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Post by: Lieblich on October 18, 2011, 09:25:42 pm
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Quote from: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 08:54:53 pm
Camilla's tiaras are the most important after the queen, however, I don't think she has them because the queen liked her, she got them because the queen let Charles have part of the queen mother jewels and he gave them to Camilla. Both the Delhi (who is a queen tiara and Camilla shouldn't have used it imo) and the Boucheron were in the QM's possession.

It's quite confusing who got what from the Queen Mum, as the Queen often wears the Queen Mum's items but Charles apparently got a lot as well (Cam's engagement ring?), and I thought the Bourcheron might have gone to him directly. The Queen Mum also passed many things to QEII that she didn't want herself (such as the Halo Scroll), so possession of the Delhi Durbar is also a bit in the air. I do think Camilla's gotten what she has because she is Charles' wife in two senses, as in "wife to the man who was the favorite grandson" and "wife to the heir".
Quote from: Kuei Fei on October 18, 2011, 09:03:10 pm
and she was the first Princess of Wales by marriage in almost two or three monarchs. Since Princess Alexandra really. Or Queen Mary, I don't know.

Princess Alexandra was the last to marry as Princess of Wales before Diana, in 1863. Queen Mary was Duchess of York when she married, and only made Princess of Wales after Edward VII became king, eight years after her marriage.

So Diana got quite a bit, but many of her jewels were given by Middle Eastern royals, who can afford to give such things. She did use a necklace loaned by the Queen as well, among others. Charles was also (actually) a bit demonstrative in the jewel department, though this was in a more personal way: a charm bracelet, a necklace, a watch, another bracelet...

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 09:38:46 pm
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About the Delhi there was a recent discussion in the royal jewels of the world board, this post is very interesting: members2.boardhost.com/royal-jewels/msg/1317594279.html

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Post by: serene grace on October 18, 2011, 10:16:16 pm
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Quote from: Kuei Fei on October 18, 2011, 09:03:10 pm
It's a perfect post and really informative. I don't see too many people gifting her jewels and too many people inviting her to too many white tie events

At the moment Kate is only going to have to be happy with what she is given, not what she wants or feels entitled to. When Diana married, she didn't have a huge number of scandals and she was the first Princess of Wales by marriage in almost two or three monarchs. Since Princess Alexandra really. Or Queen Mary, I don't know.

She has only a few dinky pieces and she has her earrings as well, but in royal terms that's not much. HM apparently only hands out jewels as each new bride proves herself, which is something that Kate simply isn't doing at all. She strikes me as in a lot of pain and at the end of her wedding, no one was responsive to her at all.

Well said, that is why I found it interesting that Pr.William DID NOT really do anything special for Kate as far as Jewelry or a piece of jewelry for her wedding day. Her parents supposedly purchased her earrings for her as a wedding gift. Kate recieved no specially made jewelry from her husband


Even Pr.Edward took the time to have a jeweler,create a cross or crucifc pearl necklace and earrings for Sophie on her wedding day and as stated earlier, Sophie's Tiara was made from meaningful clips from Royal history(even if the tiara setting wasn't my favorite, at least you can see where the Royal house actually took the time to create something just for Sophie) None of this was done for Kate.
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"a gift from the groom, a black and white pearl necklace forming a cross." www.bridalzine.com/royal.html

I felt like Prince William was just being lazy in giving Kate Diana's ring. I felt he could have reset it at least in a new setting for Kate.

Ok the ring, has historical and sentimental significance for Pr.William because it belonged to his beloved mother the Princess of Wales, but several jewelers interviewed on the day of the engagement announcement, felt Pr.William "should have" taken the stones out and had them all reset in a new updated setting( perhaps smoothing the bad mojo some people felt the ring had(or still has. :nails:)

No tiara specially created for Kate, as for Sophie (and unlike Diana since Kate had no family tiara, creating a Tiara may have been a nice gesture from PWilliam who dated this woman for 9yrs)

I think it was wonderful the day Sophie appeared with her new Aquamarine Tiara, after being married for a few years, it showed that the Royal House, Pr.Edward and the Queen thought a lot of her, she was being given another Tiara.
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Post by: mousiekins on October 18, 2011, 10:28:05 pm
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I a still dicey over whether the earrings were from the Queen. I know a few newspapers said so but they look too cheap to be real.

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Post by: YooperModerator on October 18, 2011, 10:40:26 pm
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From the princesses that got married she's the only one who didn't get new bling!
My crown princes Mathilde got a tiara from the Belgian nobles t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBpuQWeuFT0Dn6cq1QfDR2IXpGzOcDicN3uTYZfyg86_ZSfJ0xkwekoTWhKg
Charlene got a fabulous set from her hubby after the wedding and she had the hairpiece as well 1.bp.blogspot.com/-A-B1HI_Cjew/ThJkYHgkYXI/AAAAAAAAC4k/kdQ4dI5R8rY/s1600/PrincessCharleneDiamondFoamTiaraTryingOn.jpg
Even Claire of Belgium got a new tiara after her wedding madhattery.royalroundup.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/evening-belgium-claire2.jpg
and the tiara she wore on her wedding was a gift from the king and queen 4.bp.blogspot.com/_e9OLDZlTqHI/TBU3-oWyNyI/AAAAAAAAAWM/dwTRUEIa9t8/s320/2003-04-12--FrontCloseUp--Corbis.jpg
Victoria and Zara as born princesses got the choice from the family jewels so they didn't get new ones, (and i doubt zara would want a new tiara anyway)

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Post by: rogue on October 18, 2011, 10:43:34 pm
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When you all say given , you mean the Queen lend them the tiara's right :dontknow:

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Post by: serene grace on October 18, 2011, 10:46:50 pm
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Quote from: mousiekins on October 18, 2011, 10:28:05 pm
I a still dicey over whether the earrings were from the Queen. I know a few newspapers said so but they look too cheap to be real.

I read Kate's earrings were from her parents, they supposedly purchased them for her. Kate can keep her earrings, since her parents purchased them. :Kate: (I wonder would she be allowed to keep Diana's ring since it came from Pr.William and was part of his mother's Estate)
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Her earrings were custom-made by Robinson Pelham to match her tiara and were a present from her parents. :Carole:

ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2011/04/kate-goes-with-sarah-burton-for.html


Sarah was allowed to keep her Tiara since it was purchased especially for her.

Still Sophie had the wedding Tiara especially created for her, from previous Royal jewels.
Sophie's necklace and earrings on wedding day she probably can keep since they were created for her, not sure what happens w Sophie's tiara if they were to divorce?)

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 10:54:49 pm
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I think Mousie was talking about the BAFTA's earrings, Royal Reporter I think said that the earrings and bracelets were from the queen.

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Post by: serene grace on October 18, 2011, 10:56:37 pm
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Oh ok, I didn't even notice them. Must view some photos. :sly:

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Post by: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 11:13:03 pm
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check them here: royalgossip.forumprofi.de/index.php/topic,2873.0.html

O/T: did you receive my pm?

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Post by: YooperModerator on October 18, 2011, 11:14:36 pm
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here they are
earrings (http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/melpe4/BRF%20Jewels/Kate%20Jewels/jul9-11detail.jpg)
bracelet (http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j421/melpe4/BRF%20Jewels/Kate%20Jewels/jul9-11bracelet.jpg)

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Post by: Varya on October 18, 2011, 11:25:47 pm
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Quote from: Alexandrine on October 18, 2011, 10:54:49 pm
I think Mousie was talking about the BAFTA's earrings, Royal Reporter I think said that the earrings and bracelets were from the queen.


I think those were on loan from the Queen, not given to her.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: serene grace on October 19, 2011, 12:01:38 am
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Kate should wear her hair back off of her face and shoulder's when she's wearing those earrings. She doesn't present them as special when she wearing the loaners from the Queen. I recall how Diana would get excited when she wore some item from the Royal jewels and she showcased the jewels beautifully.

Has William had anything special made for Kate yet? :William: :Carole:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: YooperModerator on October 19, 2011, 01:00:43 am
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not as far as I know

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: serene grace on October 19, 2011, 02:15:34 am
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That's why I think deciding to marry her was a halfa#ssed decision. He knew Kate for years, he could have done all sorts of special things for her concerning jewels, tiaras, the ring. He could have shown a bit of personal touch in asking her, instead of popping his moms well known ring in his pocket and pulling it out at Jecca's family estate in Africa. He's so darn lazy. :Carole:

Pr.William may be a Prince but he's not much of a boyfriend I have no idea what sort of husband he is, but he seems lazy.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on October 19, 2011, 02:21:39 am
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Charles usually bstowed diamonds on special occasions. As for Kate, she got what she deserved; does William have to shower her in gems now that he's married to her? Does he HAVE to give mounds of jewels to a woman who practically bullied her way back into his life and familiy? She had well nigh a decade to work hard, enjoy a posh job, and buy mounds of jewels for her enjoyment. She had more than enough time to accumulate a well stocked wardrobe and a well stocked jewel chest. She could have been out there working her head off and filling her coffers with trinkets.

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Title: Brides are right to avoid waitys wedding dress/dailymail on her dress.
Post by: Kingdom Hearts on October 19, 2011, 05:20:59 am
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thestir.cafemom.com/beauty_style/127532/brides_are_right_to_avoid

The dailymail is saying people are not so fawned over her wedding dress,maybe her style.

www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2050435/Kate-Middletons-style-influenced-everyones-tastes-wedding-dress-splash.html

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As soon as the bride-to-be stepped out of the car outside Buckingham Palace, designers began to sketch drawings of the dress expecting it to be the next big thing. And then, nothing.




Kate did NOT start this trend, it was Diana who wore these kinds of stockings with her dresses. Just look at some old pic's (especially where she is auctioning off her gowns for her charities - which was William's idea and she was proud to admit it!) and you will SEE FOR YOURSELVES! Kate chose the smart choice by dressing like a lady and not like some old hag, dumpy-frumpy or a sk*nk! But honestly though, what is up with that pic in her red dress? It does not even LOOK LIKE HER! What happened to her face? Or...is this just signs of morning sickness? It just does not look like her usual self. William looks a bit off as well, but gorgeous as usual!! (God, please do not tell us that the shi* has hit the fan already!!)




I was never impressed by the dress. It was ordinary, no panache, no spark and the veil sitting on that little bun was annoying. I truly had expected something a bit more grand and not so pedestrian.
- simply_put, Las Vegas, NV, 18/10/2011 13:20
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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Lieblich on March 30, 2012, 12:38:51 pm
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I am no longer impressed by the McQueen brand, which is a shame because I used to love them. But now the designs look so ordinary.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on March 30, 2012, 12::10 pm
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^^ Mainly their problem now is the lack of originality, if you see the recent collections they are as well craft as ever but it's the same all the time. The last collection was the worst ever.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: buflesse on March 30, 2012, 04:19:56 pm
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Yep, the brand has gone from this:

1.bp.blogspot.com/_dp5qvLW1QVA/SuTYVD0iYLI/AAAAAAAAEuc/alLnkzh4YPk/s1600/alexander-mcqueen-spring-summer-2010-ss10.jpg

To this:

benjaminkwanphoto.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/alexander-mcqueen-fall-2012-ready-to-wear-02.jpg

media.nowfashion.com/uploads/shows/alexander-mcqueen/2011/paris/spring-summer/ready-to-wear/2011-10-04/1025/public/3423/photos/2011-10-04-20-07-26-alexander-mcqueen-1540.jpg

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Yooper on March 30, 2012, 04:47:59 pm
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It is, to me, absolutely true that SB probably wanted to rip out WK's hair during the design of that wedding dress (that even Nordstrom's copy can't give away) and obviously got her spirit broken in the process. WK does that to people! The downward change in McQueen's style is obvious. Thanks for sharing the before/after, buflesse.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Cressida on April 09, 2012, 02:37:49 pm
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:hello:
I'm new here so I just thought I would share some of my opinions about Kate's dress which I saw in BP last summer. From the TV I thought the lace would be far more delicate than it was - it didn't look hand made at all but something from your granny's net curtains, which disappointed me immensely. I loved the 'bustle' detail at the back of the dress which was almost Edwardian, but I didn't like the bodice or lace which have been done so many times before. The veil was very delicate and lovely, the shoes were basically white courts with the lace stuck over the top. No way is she a size 5 shoe either! The tiara was very pretty, and I also liked the earrings her parents had made with the acorn motif. The main thing I recall about the dress is how THIN Kate must be. Standing sideways on to the dress, the waist is ridiculously thin and the sleeves too. I was there with my thirteen year old daughter who is very slender from ballet dancing and we decided that even she couldn't have got her arms in to those sleeves. Kate must be emaciated - not good is it?
We also went to see Westminster Abbey still all set up from the wedding. I was surprised how well the trees worked because on TV it looked strange. But it was actually very effective to walk up the aisle under all that greenery. The bouquet was the smallest I have ever seen for a bride - pretty but really weeny!
Anyhow, there's my thoughts if anyone is interested!

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on April 09, 2012, 02:45:35 pm
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A friend who went to visit the wedding dress said the same that it was tiny!

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: memyselfandroyals on April 09, 2012, 02:57:42 pm
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if you compare to grace kelly's, you'll find out it so similar :thumbsdown:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: buflesse on April 09, 2012, 03:37:07 pm
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Quote from: Cressida on April 09, 2012, 02:37:49 pm
:hello:
I'm new here so I just thought I would share some of my opinions about Kate's dress which I saw in BP last summer. From the TV I thought the lace would be far more delicate than it was - it didn't look hand made at all but something from your granny's net curtains, which disappointed me immensely. I loved the 'bustle' detail at the back of the dress which was almost Edwardian, but I didn't like the bodice or lace which have been done so many times before. The veil was very delicate and lovely, the shoes were basically white courts with the lace stuck over the top. No way is she a size 5 shoe either! The tiara was very pretty, and I also liked the earrings her parents had made with the acorn motif. The main thing I recall about the dress is how THIN Kate must be. Standing sideways on to the dress, the waist is ridiculously thin and the sleeves too. I was there with my thirteen year old daughter who is very slender from ballet dancing and we decided that even she couldn't have got her arms in to those sleeves. Kate must be emaciated - not good is it?
We also went to see Westminster Abbey still all set up from the wedding. I was surprised how well the trees worked because on TV it looked strange. But it was actually very effective to walk up the aisle under all that greenery. The bouquet was the smallest I have ever seen for a bride - pretty but really weeny!
Anyhow, there's my thoughts if anyone is interested!

Yes, the lace looked cheap - some antique lace would've looked much nicer, especially if it was a different, more delicate pattern. I too liked the bustle at the back but it was really difficult to see. stillblondeafteralltheseyears.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/48927_kate_lo.jpg I really *despise* the high collar at the back and the deep V neckline, too.

One thing I did notice as well was that the dress made her look very elongated, which was just not flattering.

The trees looked ridiculous on TV in the grand setting of the Abbey. They were tiny and and I'm not really sure what she hoped to achieve from them, because they totally ruined the look. Perhaps they looked better not from a birds' eye view...When it was announced that Kate wanted the theme to be flowers/nature I thought that she'd go for the Strathmore Rose tiara and a more delicate, -like wedding dress, but the whole look was heavy, manufactured, artificial and cheap.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Cressida on April 09, 2012, 03:54:36 pm
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Hi! I think the trees did look better from a close up perspective - I agree that from the TV it looked wrong. I was surprised there weren't more flor@l arrangements for example on the columns at the back of the alter. It could have looked a lot prettier in my opinion. I think she should have either gone for the Edwardian/Victorian theme or the frothy lace theme - the dress seemed a hotchpotch in some ways.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: YooperModerator on April 09, 2012, 04:12:28 pm
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hmm I've seen the dress both on the telly and up-close in PB
and the lace didn't look wow either way to me so.... I don't know.. crudely added on the whole thing!
maybe I'm just more used to the fine Brussels lace dunno! :dontknow:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brussels_lace

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: memyselfandroyals on April 09, 2012, 05:31:18 pm
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Quote from: memyselfandroyals on April 09, 2012, 02:57:42 pm
if you compare to grace kelly's, you'll find out it so similar :thumbsdown:

i was refering to the bouquet

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Duchess Crimson on July 10, 2012, 03:26:15 am
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Quote from: Alexandrine on April 29, 2011, 05:32:20 pm
I thought the tiara was appropriate. Small and not very important. The earrings were awful, and didn't suit hte rest of the outfit.


The dress was so dissappointed. I really believed that it would be something new and exciting, and she came out looking as Grace Kelly! But more tartly. Pippa's dress was even worse.



double post fixed after the merging ~TCP

When I saw the first full-length footage of the skirt portion of WK's dress and the applique on it, I marveled how similar it looked to a table cloth I have. I wondered why she would wear a tablecloth to her wedding? As far as Pippa's MOH dress, I was flat-out appalled. Not only was it WHITE, the same color as WK's wedding dress, but the style was completely inappropriate for a royal wedding and solemn occasion. It would have been more appropriate for a nightclub or as a wedding dress at a beach wedding in the tropics, but NOT as the bridesmaid's dress in the wedding of a future Queen of the UK. UGH! To think we on both sides of the Atlantic have to look at those two for the indefinite future...WK I can sort of tolerate, but her sister annoys me.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Alexandrine on July 12, 2012, 01:50:21 pm
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The Duchess of Cambridge’s ears have the tills ringing

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/theroyalfamily/9393054/The-Duchess-of-Cambridges-ears-have-the-tills-ringing.html

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Title: Does Kate Middleton's wedding gown deserve its own Wikipedia page?
Post by: Leila on July 17, 2012, 06:43:33 pm
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www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2174826/Does-Kate-Middletons-royal-wedding-gown-deserve-Wikipedia-page.html#ixzz20traQ0K1
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Kate Middleton's wedding gown is no doubt one of the most iconic articles of clothing of our time.
:laugh: :laugh: What a load of :BS: lmao

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: jaggy on July 17, 2012, 07:17:07 pm
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Few days ago I found the wiki-site about the wedding gown and I was surprised that ONE (ugly and copied) gown worths a wikipedia text.
And then I read this article just minutes ago...

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: serene grace on July 18, 2012, 07:21:49 am
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DM COMMENTS :tehe:
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Boring dress, not at all McQueen! Boring woman! Is she on holiday again?
- karen, Sussex


Another Kate 'non news' ... Phew... Boooorrriinngg!
- me, here,

No, the dress doesn't deserve it's own Wiki page and neither does Kate Middleton!-
Me, somewhere in the world,

Never liked that dress . . . so its a NO from me
- No, NO, NO, London

They can't be serious. That has to be one of the most boring wedding dresses I've ever seen.
- Rosiefay, Wellington new Zealand


Cookie deleters out again... - Anon, uk, 17/7/2012 20:09
You're right, everyone knows it, everyone knows who's behind it. The 'name names' et al comments don't fool anyone. Palace PR who are having to now work Sundays to make Kate look popular* :spy: :tehe:
- VW, UK,

Was hardly "a resounding success". Sure, the media and fashion luvvies fawned over it because that was what they were expected to do. But it really was a dull, drab, dreary dress that made her odd, long backed/short legged, wide shouldered figure look as every bit as odd, long backed/short legged, wide shouldered as the rest of her dull, drab, dreary and unflattering wardrobe does. It's just a shame that this Middleton/Burton combo is now tarnishing Alexander McQueen's legacy as his talent and vision would never have come up with something as mediocre, derivative and unflattering as that dress.
- hz, Angus,


Another day, another pointless article to remind us that Duchess Barbie Dolittle continues to DoNothing. Funny how Waity and the Muddletons disappear when there is no red carpet/ Buckingham Palace balcony waving/ free royal box sporting events on.
- Tom, London, :Carole: :Pippa:


Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2174826/Does-Kate-Middletons-royal-wedding-gown-deserve-Wikipedia-page.html#ixzz20x8F1UJt


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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Leila on July 18, 2012, 10:59:41 am
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"Duchess Barbie Dolittle" :laugh: :laugh:
Love it! 8)

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Post by: June on July 18, 2012, 12:22:20 pm
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.... and, 'DoNothing' to boot! :tehe: :laugh: :laugh: :tehe:

I hope the palace is reading these comments and taking note!

Thanks SG. :thankyou:

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Nighthawk on July 18, 2012, 04:42:56 pm
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Kate Middleton's wedding dress makes the Royal Family £10 million
www.standard.co.uk/news/london/kate-middletons-wedding-dress-makes-the-royal-family-10-million-7956477.html

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: windsor2 on July 18, 2012, 05:28:41 pm
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Today’s figures show for the first time the “Kate effect” on the royal family’s finances. It dwarfs the estimated £35,000 cost of her wardrobe to her father-in-law so far this year. The exhibition was highly popular — visitor numbers were 52 per cent higher than for the 2010 summer opening — despite the Queen describing the display as “horrible” and “very creepy”, apparently because Kate’s dress and tiara were shown on a headless mannequin.
The summer opening also featured the royal family’s collection of priceless Fabergé eggs.

Such :BS: I believe that the wedding made people aware that the Palace would be open to tourist. I wouldn't say that the vast majority came to see Waity's dress.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: True Brit on July 18, 2012, 05:31:51 pm
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Utterly ridiculous and more hogwash. It was the opening of the Palace that drew the crowds not that bloody dress. I daresay it was a nice add on but that's all.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Magnolia on July 19, 2012, 12::20 am
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^It is a bunch of crock the dress was displayed where people had no chocie but to see it they didn't specifically bought tickets just to see her ghost dress only.What's up with all these articles is this to deflect attention away that she's costing so much and doing just quick fluff appearances.
The wiki article alot of people semed to have been ticked off with her having a page up about her wedding dress someone wrote maybe a page should be dedicated to her shoes to.lol

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: D.I.R. on September 03, 2012, 09:07:32 am
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The video talks about both Charlene and Kate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEDcGCnv7HU&feature=related

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Post by: sassafras on September 03, 2012, 09:30:36 am
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That is a remarkable video, DIR! I am shocked the designer has predicted so perfectly the royal wedding gowns!

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Freya on September 03, 2012, 11:31:24 am
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I liked Charlene's wedding dress much more than Kate's.

*despise* to say it but one of my favourite wedding dresses was Victoria Beckhams. When she married she had a short perky haircut and it seemed to suit her.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: memyselfandroyals on September 17, 2012, 10:07:00 pm
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Charlene's dress was perfect - tiara, floweers, etc

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: serene grace on September 18, 2012, 02::49 am
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:flower: I agree.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: berlin on September 18, 2012, 10:03:17 pm
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I absolutely loved Charlene's dress over Kate's.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mrharrywales on September 20, 2012, 03:47:43 am
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Did you guys notice how Kate did her eye make up wrong??

In one side she didn't smoke the brown color as far out than the other.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: fyeah_harryshotabs on September 20, 2012, 04:16:03 am
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Tranny Makeup 101. Her eye makeup..her cheeks...her lips..her whole face was a bloody mess. She was channelling RuPaul that day..sheesh!

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Post by: serene grace on September 20, 2012, 04:33:14 pm
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Rupaul does it better. :laugh:

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Post by: serene grace on December 13, 2012, 04:26:19 pm
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Sarah Burton getting OBE today- Royal Reporter

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kahleigh on December 13, 2012, 08:25:31 pm
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www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2247607/Sarah-Burton-says-shed-love-style-pregnant-Duchess-Cambridge-received-OBE.html
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Designer Sarah Burton, who created the Duchess of Cambridge's wedding dress, said she'd love to turn her hand to maternity wear for the mum-to-be as she received an OBE today.
Asked if she would be making any maternity clothes for Kate, who announced last week she is pregnant, the designer laughed and said: 'I hope I will be'.
Burton, who is herself currently pregnant with twins due in February, said working with the Duchess on the coveted commission last year was a 'real honour'.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Aquitaine on February 01, 2014, 09:12:31 pm
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^ Stunning. The moment I saw it, I immediately thought of Empress Sissi: images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/27900000/empress-elisabeth-empress-elisabeth-sissi-27954246-417-600.jpg - although simpler, obviously. (Slightly off-topic, but is it bad that I had no idea Victoria's maiden name is Adams? She's been Mrs Beckham for so long that it's hard to imagine her as anyone else!)

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Freya on February 03, 2014, 04:21:20 pm
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They do look similar both have full skirts that nip into a boned bodice. Both are in an ivory colour rather than white which is more flattering than a stark white.

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Post by: Alexandrine on February 03, 2014, 04:26:45 pm
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Wallis was ordinary. I thought it was more original but it was a common design in that era. However, I still believe that it is iconic as people remember that dress even now.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: LadyLaura on February 03, 2014, 10:11:12 pm
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I always got the feeling Kate is indifferent to her engagement ring, it didn't wow her when she talked about it. Yet she never takes it off, I wonder if William won't let her.

BTW Diana's ring has always been my favorite royal ring. such a beautiful sapphire.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: cate1949 on February 03, 2014, 11:10:15 pm
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ah loved looking at those dresses - Cissi's dress is magnificent - I love Jackie's first wedding dress and it was nice to be reminded of Bianca Jagger's stylish outfit. I think what makes Kate's dress stand out is that it helped bring back wedding dresses that were sleeved -

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Queen of the Hill on February 05, 2014, 05:48:43 am
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What the hell is wrong with Victoria, she looks scared out of her wits!! Beautiful dress though...

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: mrharrywales on March 29, 2014, 06:13:47 am
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Quote from: Nighthawk on January 27, 2014, 03:27:51 pm
this just makes me ill but hey this is Hello

Kate's wedding dress made it to the top ten most iconic celebrity wedding dress with Princess Diana at number 9

didn't know where else to put this so if the mods need to move this then so be it :flower:


ca.hellomagazine.com/brides/2014012616696/iconic-wedding-dress-styles-celebrities/

I think that having Kate's dress on the same list as Princess Grace's is a bit ridiculous once Kate's dress is almost a copy of Grace's.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Freya on March 29, 2014, 12:53:18 pm
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metro.co.uk/2014/03/23/inside-boodles-million-pound-necklace-exposes-vapid-shallow-and-greedy-viewers-4674346/

Boodles make high jewellery and have events which are attended by Pippa, Kate and the Yorks. When I saw the video about Boodles and some of the spends that some women were making I am surprised that Kate has not more jewellery of her own.

Some of the jewels in the royal collection are so dated and either need remodelling or adding to the Crown Jewels.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on March 29, 2014, 08:43:57 pm
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The whole point of the jewels is that they are ancient.

As for Kate, her big mistake is that she dressed for the press, not for the occasion, not for her new impending husband, and not for the royal family. She piled on the makeup and she supposedly ended up wanting this for a decade, but didn't plan on a more elaborate dress? Not a finer veil?

HM didn't even give her a more proper tiara, Kate was given a coronet, a tinky headband compared to the real tiaras that she might have been given.

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Post by: cate1949 on March 30, 2014, 03:16:55 am
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^LOL - I always thought the whole point of jewels was sparkle and the ability to take em with you if you leave LOL Fce it - every diamond has been in the ground for thousands of years


First - a wedding in Westminster requires you cover up - sleeves - the neckline etc so that limited her. Second - it had to be an austerity dress - ya know - "we're all in this together" - anything that looked to elaborate or luxurious etc would have been "unseemly" in an austerity budget Britain. I think within those constraints the dress was okay - those constraints were never going to give you the "wow" dress.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on March 30, 2014, 03:37:20 am
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I wonder how Kate really felt, wearing something that wasn't over the top; she didn't have HM footing the bill and I think her budget was limited in several areas. It's not like she had Diana's budget and I do know that Ma Midds was going to have to fund the dresses for Pippa and Kate and then the new jewels that were custom made.

She did overdo the makeup though, it was so thickly applied. The veil was more netting and then of course, the hair was nice, but frizzy. I'm really surprised Carole didn't find a better hairdresser for the occasion. The neckline was still way too low, I know that much.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: cate1949 on March 30, 2014, 03::07 am
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it was a McQueen dress so I'd bet it cost plenty. She did have too much makeup IMHO - wonder if she did that cause she was going to be on TV? You know - the lights etc

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Post by: Sparky on March 30, 2014, 03:47:51 am
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ITA KF.

In addition, I also hated the weird madonna cone boobs and constant smirking. You can tell you tries to look demure in some parts of the wedding but then her weird cat-got-the-cream expression comes back. Also, I don't think they could have done anything else to make Waity's hair nicer, she is obsessed with having it down. She would have looked more regal and would have had many nice hair styles to pick from if she had it fully done up.

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Title: Re: Kate's Wedding Dress + Tiara + Make-up Articles Part II
Post by: Kuei Fei on March 30, 2014, 05:43:17 am
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The dress for the wedding and the reception gown was not classy; the satin was the cheap shiny generic type and it looked not like couture McQueen, but right off the rack from the local store and it really irked me a lot about how she's about to marry in a royal wedding Westminster and she looked like she couldn't be bothered. The cone boobs were really beyond the fashion pale; David Emanuel really, really got it all wrong in the various places he's been interviewed in. It wasn't serene or regal.

The hairstyle was elegant, but she didn't pull it off since it became completely flat and it became frizzy too; again, Westminster and the style fell apart.
Quote from: cate1949 on March 30, 2014, 03::07 am
it was a McQueen dress so I'd bet it cost plenty.

Thing is, that if I spend that much, the design will be a lot more than just a pathetic oversexed imitation of Grace Kelly's Monaco dress. I don't think for five minutes that I would have been cavalier; I would have been working 24/7 and making sure that I have at least a year to get my own wedding ready.
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She did have too much makeup IMHO - wonder if she did that cause she was going to be on TV? You know - the lights etc

The makeup was way too heavy; again, she was dressing for the cameras and not for her husband or her future in-laws and for the press/cameras. Despite the public aspect, it is still her wedding and still something that should be focused on her husband, not her public or the world media.

Or Prince Harry.

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Post by: Val on March 30, 2014, 08:27:49 am
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Quote from: Sparky on March 30, 2014, 03:47:51 am
ITA KF.

In addition, I also hated the weird madonna cone boobs and constant smirking. You can tell you tries to look demure in some parts of the wedding but then her weird cat-got-the-cream expression comes back. Also, I don't think they could have done anything else to make Waity's hair nicer, she is obsessed with having it down. She would have looked more regal and would have had many nice hair styles to pick from if she had it fully done up.

Sparky you couldn't have put it better.

It was all about Ma trying too hard and getting it wrong. She was trying to present her Willy's mattress daughter as the sweet and innocent princess. That awful fat sausage curl slithering over shoulder looked as if it belonged somewhere else too.

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Post by: Kuei Fei on March 30, 2014, 08:40:54 am
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That sausage curl style was completely unsuitable.

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Post by: mrharrywales on March 31, 2014, 02:05:29 am
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Quote from: Kuei Fei on March 30, 2014, 03:37:20 am
I wonder how Kate really felt, wearing something that wasn't over the top; she didn't have HM footing the bill and I think her budget was limited in several areas. It's not like she had Diana's budget and I do know that Ma Midds was going to have to fund the dresses for Pippa and Kate and then the new jewels that were custom made.

She did overdo the makeup though, it was so thickly applied. The veil was more netting and then of course, the hair was nice, but frizzy. I'm really surprised Carole didn't find a better hairdresser for the occasion. The neckline was still way too low, I know that much.

Did you guys notice how she smoked one eye and forgot to smoke the other? So one eye's eyeshadow is darker than the other :- :-

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Post by: Magnolia on April 02, 2014, 01:48:43 am
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Quote from: cate1949 on March 30, 2014, 03::07 am
it was a McQueen dress so I'd bet it cost plenty.
Yup it was in the thousandths it was silk and expensive lace.

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Post by: Fly on the wall on August 30, 2014, 04:13:32 am
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Sarah Burton talks about how she’s not going to talk about Kate Middleton’s wedding dress

Alexander McQueen’s creative director Sarah Burton designed arguably the most famous wedding dress in history for the Duchess of Cambridge, but she’s vowed to never reveal the secrets behind the making of the iconic gown.

In her first interview in two years, the famously low-key designer talks to T Magazine about the current obsession with celebrity and people’s desire to know every last detail about their famous idols. She reveals her own struggles with fame and talks of how she’s felt under pressure in the past to adopt a cool ‘fashion’ public persona.

For her, she says, ‘privacy is a virtue’ and therefore she won’t be divulging all about her most famous client and *that* dress. Oh.
metro.co.uk/2014/08/28/sarah-burton-talks-about-how-shes-not-going-to-talk-about-kate-middletons-wedding-dress-4849016/

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Post by: cate1949 on August 30, 2014, 04:46:18 am
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the most famous wedding dress in history??? they are nuts - Diana's dress is arguably more famous but Grace Kelly's dress - 70 or so years since she wore it still tops the usual fashion designers best wedding dress list - the Metro people are exaggerating as usual

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Post by: Kuei Fei on August 30, 2014, 05:32:49 am
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Diana's dress is pure royalty; she knew what a princess bride was to look like and she looked it. Grace looked too Hollywoodish and I am biased. No matter how silly it might look to modern eyes, she nailed it and the Eighties were a good time for fashion if you weren't interested in flashing your arse to the world.

Now, as for Burton, she comes off as a pretentious arse; it's not difficult to make the dress, mainly since I see replicas of it all over the place. It was generic to a fault and very much so looked off the rack. I mean, Burton is frankly eviscerating the McQueen brand and making it into a generic disgrace.

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Post by: AnaBolena on September 12, 2014, 08:16:00 pm
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^ very much agree with your post, KF. :thumbsup:

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Post by: rainbow on September 23, 2014, 11:36:00 am
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The minute she stepped out of the car, I felt completely underwhelmed and was shocked by the pointy madonnas boobies and the trowled on makeup. My favourite dresses, princess Anne's, letizia and mette marit. To me, the classic medieval style is regal and understated. KM simply was not and her bouquet was not in proportion for the dress or occasion.

Oh yes and I read somewhere that the dress cost £250,000.

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Post by: AnaBolena on September 23, 2014, 06:26:40 pm
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^ She was way overcharged. Horrid dress.

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Post by: Creepy on May 25, 2015, 03:45:48 am
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Overall it was an ok dress, I desliked the pointy boobs, because they looked tacky. The V neck made her look too stiff. but she had to choose a designer from the UK. Not that she didn´t have any options in Australia... she definitedly did.

Methinks me will see how she can get her hands on a Rosa Clará/Aire Barcelona or Elie Saab/Pronovias wedding dress... in the next 3 years.

Rosa Clará´s 2014 Soft looks really elegant to me and it´s not strapless or anything.

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Post by: Joanna on June 07, 2015, 12:49:13 pm
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^^ Totally agree with you Ana Bolena.
What? Really, paying 250.000 pounds for that dress? I too recall arriving home from university (I think I even skipped a boring lecture) to watch the wedding and remember feeling even a bit sad when she got out of the car, like "Really? This is the best you can come up with knowing you will be the future king's wife?" Then I spat my cup of coffee when I got to see exactly what her make up and hairdo were. :ick: :thumbsdown:

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Post by: Eloise on June 07, 2015, 01:37:56 pm
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styleandthensome.files.wordpress.com/2011/08/the-royal-collection-c2a9-2011-her-majesty-queen-elizabeth-ii.jpg

I would say that i really like the embroidery after seeing it more clearly in this picture, but the dress is WAY to revealing, so low cut!! bignono .Definitely not suitable for a future Queen consort, whose wedding took place in the sacred Westminster Abbey, in the presence of so many monarchs and diplomats (and celebreties :bored: , whatever) and has been watched by hundreds of millions of peoples!They could of at least add more embroidery in the upper part!
...And it was a rip off. 250.000£ or 400.000$ for a dress!?She just went for the most expensive designer.She bought a label.

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Post by: archduchess on June 07, 2015, 01:47:38 pm
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I agree with Creepy - the pointy boobs looked tacky. Not appropriate for a royal wedding dress.

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Post by: marion on June 07, 2015, 04:31:52 pm
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They reminded me of one of Madonna's outfits

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Post by: starsailor on June 07, 2015, 06:26:49 pm
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Yes, as if Gaultier actually designed the dress :laugh:

Welcome back, Snowdrop/Marion :flower:

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Post by: gingerboy24 on June 07, 2015, 06:34:27 pm
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Looks to me as though she widened the neckline and had it a bit lower on the day.

www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2012/07/13/kate_middleton_s_wedding_gown_and_wikipedia_s_gender_gap_.html

I thought it looked tarty, tacky and down market, but then that suits her to a tee, that is what she is and that is how she has remained to this day.

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Post by: windsor2 on June 07, 2015, 07:10:23 pm
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So well said. since that fateful day she's shown the world what kind of trash she is. What other future queen consult has flashed the world numerous times as well as displayed her naked body. Look at her cold and smug expression in that picture. I'm not sorry that her married life's turned out to be the mess that it is. We've seen a few kinks in the fake happy image that her and Wills want people to believe.

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