Last night's premiere of The Lion King presented us with two women, Beyoncé and Meghan, who are a bit bigger than they were a year or two back.
That's fine, from my point of view: they're both 37 (although both have been rumored to be older), both recently gave birth (well, at least Beyoncé did), and both are well within healthy weights for their heights.
That's where the similarities end, however.
Beyoncé appears to be embracing her new figure, turning up in a goldenrod dress that showed off her thicker legs and stronger torso. (In fact, came close to showing off too much of it - the dress kept tumbling off and Beyoncé had to clutch at it to hide her modesty.)
Meg, however, seemed to be fighting it with a dress that is clearly a size or two too small. The cheap-looking shiny fabric is straining at the back, and her breasts are flattened and look ready to squeeze out the top of her bodice.
Even ageing like her own idol, Marlene Dietrich, would have been lovely. Marlene continued her lounge act into her 70s, wearing a long-sleeved, sparkling evening gown.
Instead, Madonna confronts the public with skin-baring fashions and unattractive plastic surgery. While she can still probably fit into a leotard she wore in 1979, she looks awful.
Compare Madonna to Meryl Streep, who is larger than she used to be (and certainly also has undergone some plastic surgery) but dresses her age and acts her age. She looks great.
But it makes no sense to be stuck in the 1990s, or even the early 2000s, when it comes to your own body. Meg is no longer the "hot girl" she was cast as in various low-budget productions: she's a woman, a woman approaching middle-age, and it's okay to look like one.
Whatever insane things she had to do as an actress to remain camera-weight, she no longer has to do. Most of the Royal ladies - from Sophie Wessex to Zara Tindall to Bea and Eugenie to the Queen herself - have healthy figures.
The exception, of course, is the Duchess of Cambridge, and this is one of the few areas in which Meg really doesn't need to emulate Kate.
(I often wonder why Kate stays so extremely thin. Is it because she thinks it looks good in photos, because her husband prefers it, or because she has such an extensive wardrobe in small sizes? Harder to do as many "rewears" if she puts on 10 or 15 pounds.)
That's fine, from my point of view: they're both 37 (although both have been rumored to be older), both recently gave birth (well, at least Beyoncé did), and both are well within healthy weights for their heights.
That's where the similarities end, however.
Beyoncé appears to be embracing her new figure, turning up in a goldenrod dress that showed off her thicker legs and stronger torso. (In fact, came close to showing off too much of it - the dress kept tumbling off and Beyoncé had to clutch at it to hide her modesty.)
Meg, however, seemed to be fighting it with a dress that is clearly a size or two too small. The cheap-looking shiny fabric is straining at the back, and her breasts are flattened and look ready to squeeze out the top of her bodice.
Ageing with grace
One of the worst things celebrities do is try to cosplay their former selves. Madonna is the best-known offender at the moment: wouldn't it have been wonderful if this once-revolutionary woman had been able to lead her generation in ageing with grace?Even ageing like her own idol, Marlene Dietrich, would have been lovely. Marlene continued her lounge act into her 70s, wearing a long-sleeved, sparkling evening gown.
Instead, Madonna confronts the public with skin-baring fashions and unattractive plastic surgery. While she can still probably fit into a leotard she wore in 1979, she looks awful.
Compare Madonna to Meryl Streep, who is larger than she used to be (and certainly also has undergone some plastic surgery) but dresses her age and acts her age. She looks great.
Stuck in the 1990s
Meg is often said to be stuck in the 1990s when it comes to her look. From her engagement photos to her back-to-the-camera Christmas card to her Instagram images, she's attracted to the style of a 1990s Calvin Klein ad. Even last night's dress had a 90s vibe.But it makes no sense to be stuck in the 1990s, or even the early 2000s, when it comes to your own body. Meg is no longer the "hot girl" she was cast as in various low-budget productions: she's a woman, a woman approaching middle-age, and it's okay to look like one.
Whatever insane things she had to do as an actress to remain camera-weight, she no longer has to do. Most of the Royal ladies - from Sophie Wessex to Zara Tindall to Bea and Eugenie to the Queen herself - have healthy figures.
The exception, of course, is the Duchess of Cambridge, and this is one of the few areas in which Meg really doesn't need to emulate Kate.
(I often wonder why Kate stays so extremely thin. Is it because she thinks it looks good in photos, because her husband prefers it, or because she has such an extensive wardrobe in small sizes? Harder to do as many "rewears" if she puts on 10 or 15 pounds.)
Fighting with your own body
Fighting with your own body is exhausting and I wouldn't wish it on anyone, even Meghan. Unfortunately, she doesn't seem able to accept her body as it is.
Ever since she joined the royal family, she's been wearing clothes made for a body she doesn't have, from the long white trousers that dragged on the ground at her last Wimbledon (made for a taller woman) to the pleated ecru skirt worn to this Wimbledon (made for a column-shaped woman, not box-shaped Meg.)
There's nothing wrong with Meg's body the way it is now. She just needs to dress to flatter it.
Meg insists on acting as her own stylist, and she's not very good at it. But if she's going to choose her own clothes, perhaps it would be helpful to find another celebrity of a similar age and with a similar body shape she could emulate.
Alternately, she could take inspiration from the clothes she's already worn that have been hits. The blue cape dress she wore to a state dinner in Fiji was almost universally praised - why not make colorful cape dresses her signature style?
The flared-from-the-waist navy dress she wore to last year's polo match - site of the supposed $1 million kiss - was also very flattering. For daytime, Meg could do versions of this silhouette in every possible hue and fabric, done "bespoke" (her favorite word) by a talented British tailor.
It could be her daytime trademark, much like Kate's coat dresses. Why not give it a try?
Alternately, she could take inspiration from the clothes she's already worn that have been hits. The blue cape dress she wore to a state dinner in Fiji was almost universally praised - why not make colorful cape dresses her signature style?
The flared-from-the-waist navy dress she wore to last year's polo match - site of the supposed $1 million kiss - was also very flattering. For daytime, Meg could do versions of this silhouette in every possible hue and fabric, done "bespoke" (her favorite word) by a talented British tailor.
It could be her daytime trademark, much like Kate's coat dresses. Why not give it a try?
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Okay so not really. No details at all. Pls stay.
I have always had the unproven theory that she has some serious dirt on either harry or someone else in the royal family.
I think it is an Edward VI or some such Latin letters after the Edward that spells out who inherits title and who doesn’t.
It is a big deal to change it, it was done recently before George was born and I am pretty sure had to be voted on in House of Lords and or parliament.
If Charlotte had been born before George she would have been the heir to the throne, which until the law was changed was not possible, as only males could inherit titles etc.
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Also, I think it has been reported that Edward will inherit the Duke of Edinburgh title from his father, Prince Phillip, after he passes.
***Question, if there was a change that led to daughters inheriting titles, does that mean that Beatrice could inherit her father's dukedom? Making her the Duchess of York?
Also, I think it has been reported that Edward will inherit the Duke of Edinburgh title from his father, Prince Phillip, after he passes.
***Question, if there was a change that led to daughters inheriting titles, does that mean that Beatrice could inherit her father's dukedom? Making her the Duchess of York?
I posted above but didn't see, so sorry if this is a double post.
His security team must have been thrilled. I wonder when they'll begin quitting, just like Meghan's.
Shakespearian.
RE: the staged saga at the polo match. That was a classic movie script of the dressed in rags, (that dress) wronged woman holding her starving baby in her arms waiting in the cold and snow for the man who abandoned them to come by. Totally manipulation to embarrass him in front of his friends and family. UGH! Evil through and through