Wills and Kate (in D&G)
I mean, I can't REALLY ding her for looking boring, because if she showed up at a Festival of Remembrance looking too flashy, then everyone would get on her case about that. But I DO want to know if D&G gives a discount if you buy lace cocktail dresses in bulk. I also wonder if Kate ever looks at her closet and says, "ugh, it's true. I AM bad at cocktail dresses. Wait. Am I even supposed to be wearing a cocktail dress for this? Can someone just BRING ME a cocktail?"
Wills is thinking, "I ALSO want a cocktail."
Wills, Kate, Prince Andrew, Princess Anne
As you guys know, I am ALWAYS delighted to see William in his glasses. As I said to Heather as we looked at this photo on Twitter while sitting in one of the terminals at LAX a few hours ago -- I AM REPORTING FROM A PLANE, YOU GUYS -- they balance out his head.
Also, I don't know if I've ever seen Kate even talk to Prince Andrew. I hope they're chatting about all the interesting things they recently learned about Kazakhstan in this week's Royals Round-Up. (Behind them, obviously, Princess Anne scans for wrong-doers and anyone she might need to collar after the program.)
Gran and Wills
I enjoy that the Queen is wearing THE FANCIEST POPPY IN ALL THE LAND. The queen of the poppies, if you will. I can merely assume that Wills just gave her some REALLY good dish about where Harry is (darts tourney, prize being the heart of some fair maiden, obviously).
Sophie Wessex
Sophie also looks fine -- again, there is not a lot of latitude for sass at an event honoring the fallen -- although my tiny nit to pick is that the fuchsia lining of her sleeves doesn't match the poppies. I do appreciate the poppy bag, though. (We are not big users of symbolic poppies here in the US, so every time I type the word "poppies," I hear The Wicked Witch of the West croon, "Poppies... Poppies. Poppies will put them to sleep. Sleeeeep." Luckily, it seems that everyone stayed awake for this event. Imagine the Daily Mail headline: IT'S FEZZZZZZZTIVAL OF REMEMBRANCE AS CELEBRATING THE FALLEN PUTS KATE TO SLEEP.)
The Whole Wacky Crew
And, finally, in case you want to eyeball the seating arrangements. I am delighted to see that Princess Michael "Cat Portrait" of Kent has HUGE HAIR for this solemn occasion. (Did you know she lives in an apartment at Kensington Palace? I like the idea the she often wanders over to Wills and Kate's to regale Kate with extremely crazy theories -- this is, after all, a woman whose cats are served breakfast on trays -- and attempt to borrow a variety of obscure jams, all because she's extremely nosy and wants to see what they're having for lunch. I also like to imagine that any time one of Harry's lady friends leave his KP apartment, Princess Michael of Kent JUST HAPPENS to be in the courtyard, like, raking the pebbles, the better to spy.)