Me: I think the loose dress code for the national service of thanksgiving was “pale colors for women.”
Zara Tindall: FUCHSIA.
So, here are more photos from today’s Jubilee service at St. Paul’s Cathedral. Unlike the Commonwealth service in 2020, there was not a chaotic staging mess just hours beforehand. Remember that? The Windsors were so desperate to snub Harry and Meghan, they looked foolish and cruel. William and Kate specifically. What I’m noticing from the photos and videos is that every royal knew what to do, that everything was choreographed specifically to avoid drama. The Sussexes were seated with the York princesses and behind the Wessexes. The Cambridges got their “moment” and they looked frumpy. Charles and Camilla came in as the old hands.
Once again, the “working royals” looked dull and sparklefree, while the non-working royals and royal-adjacents seemed to be enjoying themselves a lot more, just like at Trooping the Colour yesterday. Prince Edward was seen looking friendly to Harry and Meghan, and we know Beatrice and Eugenie are still tight with the Sussexes too.
Fashion notes: Zara Tindall’s hot pink coat is Laura Green, and she’s carrying an Aspinal of London bag. Eugenie wore a bright, unflatteringly orange Emilia Wickstead (hate it, honestly). Beatrice looked like she stole something out of Kate’s closet, honestly. Kate loves that shade of blue and it has plenty of buttons, a funky shoulder detail and it looks very “pinched.” Bea is going Full Keen.
Photos courtesy of Avalon Red, Getty.
Britain’s Princess Beatrice and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi arrive for the National Service of Thanksgiving held at St Paul’s Cathedral as part of celebrations marking the Platinum Jubilee of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, in London, Britain, June 3, 2022.,Image: 696621673, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: PHIL NOBLE / Avalon 
Zara and Mike Tindall arrive at the National service of thanks giving at St Pauls Cathedral on the second day of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations on 03/06/2022,Image: 696622042, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Humphrey Nemar / Avalon 
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his wife Carrie Symonds arrive for a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years of service.,Image: 696626880, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Matt Dunham / Avalon
LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 03: (L-R) James,Viscount Severn, Jack Brooksbank, Lady Louise Windsor, Princess Eugenie, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex, Princess Beatrice, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex attend the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul’s Cathedral on June 03, 2022 in London, England. The Platinum Jubilee of Elizabeth II is being celebrated from June 2 to June 5, 2022, in the UK and Commonwealth to mark the 70th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952.,Image: 696626925, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Dan Kitwood / Avalon 
Boris and Carrie Johnson attend, St Pauls Cathedral for the National Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen .,Image: 696627077, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Ian Vogler / Avalon 
Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, arrives for a service of thanksgiving for the reign of Queen Elizabeth II at St Paul’s Cathedral in London, Friday, June 3, 2022 on the second of four days of celebrations to mark the Platinum Jubilee. The events over a long holiday weekend in the U.K. are meant to celebrate the monarch’s 70 years of service.,Image: 696627138, License: Rights-managed, Restrictions: -, Model Release: no, Credit line: Ian Vogler / AvalonncG1vNJzZmivp6x7pLHLnpmirJOdxm%2BvzqZmcG5pbH16e9maqZqXpJ67pa3LpZatoJWUxrC%2Bypinq6GemLK0v8SslrCnopqstLvMnpaar5aquaC%2F07KjnquPqbygwMeelqOtkpe5uqvSnqmvoZOafA%3D%3D