And Prince William was “convinced” by Prince Harry’s ex-girlfriend that she was not his match. The royal biographer notes that she was not ready to endure such a public life, the site reports.
Kate Middleton and Prince William "convinced" Prince Harry's ex-girlfriend to run away
Zimbabwean-born blonde beauty Chelsy Davy was Prince Harry's girlfriend. Thanks to this, she became a guest at his brother's wedding. On April 29, 2011, William married Kate Middleton in front of millions of people.
And even if Prince Harry wanted to turn their five-year relationship into something more, he was already ex-girlfriend realized that she could not bear living next to a high-ranking member royal family UK.
In her autobiographical book “Harry: Conversations with the Prince,” journalist A. Levin wrote: “The splendor and pomp of the wedding convinced Chelsea that she and Harry did the right thing by breaking up.”
Meanwhile, the couple had a lot in common, but the girl realized that she could never live such a life. Chelsea valued her privacy too much.
The young people began their relationship in early 2004 and dated until 2010.
Friendship between Prince Harry and his ex-girlfriend
Despite the fact that the young people were no longer together, Harry still called Chelsea. When she was in South Africa, he called her for advice on his toast ahead of his brother's wedding.
Davey advised the prince to remove jokes about Kate Middleton's "killer legs" from the toast, as the queen would hardly like jokes about the bride.
Even today, 33-year-old Harry and 32-year-old Chelsea support friendly relations. The girl was even invited to his wedding with American actress Meghan Markle. The blonde, who lived through this day with dignity.
Frogmore House
At exactly seven in the evening, Megan and Harry entered the hall where guests were already waiting for them, and at the same time hundreds of boxes of pizzas from the newly minted Dukes of Sussex were delivered to the territory of Windsor Castle for those who specially came to Windsor to witness this event and share the joy of the newlyweds and their families.
Fans of the Dukes of Sussex eat pizza
The party was closed, it was forbidden to use phones and take selfies, but some guests still revealed the details of the holiday to the world media. And there was something to tell. Thus, James Corden was chosen as the host of the event, Harry and Meghan performed their first dance to Whitney Houston’s song I Wanna Dance With Somebody (in an interview with Lifestyle in 2016, Megan admitted that this was her “happy song”), and the second to a more incendiary composition Wilson Pickett's Land of a Thousand Dances. After that, the dance floor was filled with all the guests: they say that George Clooney managed to dance with both Megan and Kate Middleton during the evening.
Amal and George Clooney at Harry and Meghan's wedding
Kate Middleton with Princess Charlotte
Harry and Meghan gave acceptance speeches at the party, and while Harry followed protocol in this case, Meghan broke tradition. For example, at the wedding of William and Kate, only the groom himself, his best man and the father of the bride gave speeches. Harry's speech, according to eyewitnesses, "was very touching and dedicated to his wife." He ended it with the words “I am very glad that I will spend the rest of my life with you,” which brought some especially impressionable ladies to tears. Meghan, in turn, thanked Harry's family for such a warm welcome.
In addition to a delicious dinner (of course, thanks to Megan, it met all the principles healthy eating) guests were offered a themed bar called “Drinks of the World”, where the When Harry Met Meghan cocktail was especially popular. Among the entertainment was a popular drinking game in America - beer pong, in which players throw a ping pong ball across a table, trying to hit a mug or glass of beer at the other end of the table. Serena Williams became the champion.
At 11 p.m., Prince Charles and Duchess Camilla and the rest of the older generation went home, but the fun continued until three in the morning. Prince Harry's favorite DJ Sam Totolee, who also performed at wedding party Pippa Middleton, and then actor Idris Elba took over the controls. The festive evening ended with a ceremonial fireworks display, which was visible to all visitors to Windsor Park.
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The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton dropped out of the spotlight of journalists for almost a month. Prince William's wife appeared to the public after the birth of her son Louis on April 23, after which she stopped appearing in the gossip columns of Great Britain.
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However, she could not come to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, so everyone could see her at the most notable celebration of 2018. The Duchess of Cambridge appeared before journalists and wedding guests in a champagne-colored coat dress from Alexander McQueen, a Philip Treacy hat and beige Jimmy Choo pumps, reports Woman.ru.
Fashion critics remembered that they had already seen Kate Middleton in a similar outfit. Indeed, it was in this dress that she appeared to the public at the christening of her daughter, Princess Charlotte. Experts believe that Prince William's wife may have had her own reasons for choosing a time-tested look, but some saw it as a bit of a slight against the backdrop of such a major change in the life of her husband's younger brother. Allegedly, the Duchess of Cambridge wanted to show in this way that the event was not even worth buying a new dress.
The bride herself to choose wedding dress approached much more responsibly. She managed to maintain the intrigue about choosing a designer for the outfit until the very end. Thus, journalists were sure that Meghan Markle would walk down the aisle in a dress by Australian designers Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo. They even named the price of the dress - about 100 thousand pounds (8.5 million rubles).
However, already on the wedding day it became known that Meghan Markle’s wedding dress was made by the first woman to head the Givenchy fashion house, Claire Waight Keller. Moreover, she herself was present at the ceremony and personally adjusted the bride’s outfit and veil before she went to the altar.
November 27, 2017, the day of the official announcement of the engagement of Prince Harry and actress Meghan Markle, as well as all the events that followed this day (for a minute, we counted 20 official appearances of the prince and his bride, starting with a photo call on the day of the engagement) divided fans of the royal families into two camps: those who still extol Kate Middleton’s style, and those for whom Meghan Markle has become a new icon.
This is not surprising: the wardrobe habits of the Duchess of Cambridge are very different from what Miss Markle likes to wear, and this difference is visible even to the naked eye. And these differences, according to Western fashion experts, are not in favor of the former: Megan is capable of catching up and overtaking Kate.
Western media begin their analysis by comparing the images that Middleton and Markle chose to announce their engagement. Kate and William appeared before the public in their new capacity on November 15, 2010. The newlywed bride chose a navy blue Issa dress ($620) for her first appearance, which sold out within hours.
“This is one of my best-selling dresses. We re-released it many times,” said creative director brand Daniela Elael.
The two brides' outfits are too different to be lumped together, but they are both symptomatic of both Kate and Meghan. The first chooses an official style and sensitive adherence to almost every letter of the royal dress code, while the second demonstrates a much more free reading of the fashion canons of the prince’s bride - and, it seems, intends to do this in the future.
Meghan's style is more casual than Kate's
While the car of the future is still a fantasy, we cannot say what Markle's outfits will be like as a prince's wife. However, Megan is a capable student: since November 2016, when the world first started talking about new friend"Red Harry", she has significantly improved her style. First of all, the actress abandoned typical Hollywood techniques - a deep neckline, mini and bright glitter. Now Megan demonstrates the “French style” - a slight carelessness in details. By the way, she said this herself in an interview with British Glamor.
“I like French style. This is when everything in the set is perfect, but one detail is slightly careless. For example, it could be hair styling or makeup,” she said.
And all in the same interview with British Glamor, Megan “swore” her eternal love for dresses from Victoria Beckham (yes, they are really perfect) and the Burberry brand. Coincidence? We don't think so!
All these transformations were a desire to demonstrate their readiness for change in order to “join” high society. But Meghan will not dogmatically follow the fashion laws of the British monarchy. This became clear immediately after Meghan Markle appeared at the photo call as a bride. The outfit of the newly minted British royal was appropriate on the one hand, and very atypical for a royal bride on the other. A loose-fitting coat, casually belted with a wide belt, a green dress, as if inherited from her own screen heroine Rachel Zane in “Suits.” Megan wore sandals, not canonical pumps, on her feet. Moreover, they were purchased long before their finest hour, which can be easily seen in close-up.
The British love thrifty princesses - that's a fact. When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle first appeared in public in September of this year, Meghan, as Western journalists noted, looked like an actress on a day off much more than like the bride of a British prince. A shirt tailored in a men's style, skinny jeans, ballet flats and a shopper: Markle, even in such discreet and inexpensive clothes, demonstrates amazing self-confidence, as evidenced better than any words by her wide smile.
After the engagement was announced, the newly minted bride and groom went on a tour of the country. Harry and Megan's itinerary was planned in such a way that the prince and his bride visited each of the regions of Great Britain: in Scotland, the couple were expected in Edinburgh, in Northern Ireland in Belfast, and in Wales, distinguished guests were received in Cardiff.
Megan's images created for each of these cities were simple - these could be repeated by every fan of her style if desired. The most important thing about her outfits was that they were chosen according to all the laws of fashion diplomacy. In the Welsh capital, Meghan appeared in jeans from the local brand Hiut Denim and a top with a checkered pattern called “Prince of Wales.” In Scotland, Markle chose a coat in traditional Scottish tartan from Burberry and a bag from Strathberry, a Scottish brand. In addition, the appearance of the star of the TV series “Suits” in other cities of England is invariably associated with the choice of British brands: Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen, Victoria Beckham... In short, only a radiant smile reminded us of the starry Hollywood past: otherwise, we had a ready-made an aristocrat demonstrating an exceptional understanding of contemporary British fashion.
Kate Middleton's style is not as democratic as it seems
More than anything has already been said about the Duchess of Cambridge’s love for cute little things from the mass market. A dress from Topshop, a snow-white jacket from the nearest Zara store - far from full list budget items in Her Royal Highness's dressing room.
However, recently the price tag for the duchess’s outfits has increased: Daily Mail journalists were the first to notice this. The British publication writes that the cost of all Catherine’s outfits in 2016 was 174 thousand pounds (13.5 million in rubles) - this, note, is four times more than in 2015. Kate is increasingly choosing expensive and exclusive outfits from Dolce & Gabbana and Preen, gradually abandoning L.K., which is popular and relatively inexpensive in Britain. Bennett and Reiss. It is separately noted that the cost of the duchess’s outfits for the week-long Canadian tour alone amounted to 62 thousand pounds, already one and a half times higher than her fashion budget for the entire 2015. The year 2017 became the most expensive year in the history of Her Highness: Kate spent 119 thousand pounds sterling on new things alone.
Despite the fourfold increase in spending on clothes, Katherine’s wardrobe has not changed dramatically. There is also criticism of the “impersonal” style: Kate’s outfits can sometimes indeed be not only boring, but also add several years to the youthful and beautiful woman. In addition, the impressive prices of Kate’s outfits look really strange against the backdrop of national worries from the Brexit saga - declining GDP growth, the country’s loss of fifth place in the list of the largest economies on the planet (the UK was overtaken by France) and the general pessimism of the British people.
Will all this play into Meghan Markle's hands? Most likely he will play.
Meghan can afford more than Kate
Sixth in line to the throne is already a long way from the British crown. It is quite safe to say that Prince Harry will never become king. Yes, he himself said more than once that he would live calmly without a “registration” in Buckingham Palace. For us, this fact is noteworthy because his future wife Megan will really be able to afford more in the wardrobe sense - including breaking some fashion commandments.
Kate also violates them, although timidly - and she always corrects herself. The rules of good manners state that the Duchess should wear clothes from British designers. And she does it: Alexander McQueen, Antonio Berardi (despite the Italian surname of the founder, this brand is considered British), the above-mentioned Erdem and Preen... Rare inclusions of outfits from Dolce & Gabbana or other designers are only the exception that confirms the immutable rule: Kate Middleton - the best advertisement for the British light industry.
Our favorite Amelia Windsor is only 37th in line to the throne, and you won’t find British brands in her closet during the day.
Formally, Harry is considered the crown prince, but in fact he will not ascend to the throne. And Megan, being a representative of the royal family, will only therefore be able to demonstrate a much more non-trivial interpretation of traditionally British fashion canons. At the same time, she will not shock with an ultra-short mini, flashy makeup or anything else like that - all this remains in her past life.
Markle has clearly defined her own style, and it, as we have already said, is close and understandable to every British woman (which, we dare to assume, also has its own specific calculation). Megan wins hearts not with the number of zeros in the price tag, but with extraordinary combinations and her own charisma - and, as we know, no amount of money can buy her.
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All three brides of British princes will certainly be remembered as “violators” of the royal family code.
Photo: Legion-Media Meghan Markle
Princess Diana once said: “I follow my heart, not my head, even though it gets me into trouble. But someone must be closer to the people, love people and show it.” With these words Lady Di declared that she wouldbreak the rules of the royal family and make your own. It seems that this principle is very close to Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle: the Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry’s fiancée often neglect the rules of the protocol drawn up ruling family UK.
Let's start with the fact that all three heroines of our review - Princess Diana, Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle - come from ordinary families. And if Diana Spencer’s parents came from a noble family (her father was from the Spencer-Churchill family, and her grandmother was a maid of honor and a close friend of the Queen Mother), then Kate and Meghan do not have aristocratic roots, so they are often called commoners online.
As we have already mentioned, the prince’s first bride, who regularly violated royal traditions, was Diana. She started with the engagement ring: the 19-year-old bride herself chose her perfect ring from the Garrard jewelry catalog. The jewelry is made of 18-karat gold, with 14 diamonds located around a large oval-shaped Ceylon sapphire. The ring, as Princess Diana later admitted, was not yet the most expensive. Now Kate Middleton wears it.
Even on her wedding day, Diana found a way to cause excitement among the royal family. The princess adjusted her oath of love and fidelity. Instead of “I obey,” she promised to “love, support and respect” Prince Charles. Kate repeated her action - she did not promise to obey her husband.
Most of all, Princess Diana shocked the world with her decision to send Princes William and Harry to public school! The boys became the first representatives of the royal family to receive their education outside the Palace. Now Prince William continues his mother’s tradition: the Duke of Cambridge personally takes his son George to school and his daughter Charlotte to kindergarten.
Lady Di also ignored the “fashion protocol”: she could try on such bold things as short dresses, chokers, outfits with deep neckline neckline - all of this, of course, violated the dress code of representatives of the royal family. But thanks to her courage, Diana was recognized as a style icon!
By the way, Kate is an “excellent student” in this sense: her style exactly complies with the established rules. As for the third fashionista - Meghan, we can say with confidence that she is changing royal fashion. For her first official appearance with her fiancé, Markle chose: white shirt and black trousers from Alexander McQueen - which revealed the ankle! And soon she appears in public wearing a total black look: members of the royal family usually wear all-black outfits only for funerals.
Megan's hairstyle has also been criticized. It is easy to notice that her hair is most often styled imperfectly - in a “slightly careless” style. For example, Kate always has sleek hair and strands arranged hair to hair.
Kate Middleton is graceful, charming and undeniably stylish. It may seem to many that she obediently respects all the rules of the royal family. But in fact, the Duchess of Cambridge periodically violates the regulations. For example, she entered into a close relationship with William even before marriage (a few years ago this would have resulted in a scandal in the Palace)! Kate and William started dating while students at the University of St. Andrews. Their romance developed rapidly, and after some time the lovers began to live together.
Having received an offer from William, Kate began to be considered the oldest bride of the prince in the entire history of weddings at the Palace. Then she was 29 years old, but her “record” was broken by Megan Megan: she will go down the aisle with Prince Harry at the age of 36. In addition, Harry’s beloved is American and was previously married.
Meghan Markle has surpassed previous brides in the following point: she is not shy about showing her feelings for Harry in public. Kate and William, for example, were able to kiss in front of the cameras only on their wedding day, after which they did not even hold hands (). But that's not all! Markle is the first lover of the prince to share details of her romance with the press. Yes, she is not the first “royal” bride to appear on the cover of a tabloid. Prior to this, all public statements were made only through Kensington Palace. With this violation of royal protocol, the actress showed that she plans to manage her personal life herself.
Many people think Meghan Markle is a mouthful fresh air for the British monarchy. And although the actress is not yet officially a member of the ruling family of Great Britain, she is already making her way. And it seems that this is what wins people’s love.
