A former Royal Air Force pilot running the length of the country for charity in a gruelling 35-day challenge has reached a Highland city.
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Royal Ascot is in full swing and we can always rely on the prestigious racing event to be a spectacle on the fashion front. From show-stopping headwear to designer dresses and luxe accessories, we love looking at the beautiful array of summer outfits as attendees get dressed up to the nines.
Day two of the event saw style presenter Lisa Snowdon supporting the England football team in her patriotic red £850 Victoria Beckham crepe dress and Princess Beatrice in a £1,350 floral midi dress by Australian designer Zimmerman but with designer names taking a front row we were delighted to also see one of our favourite high street brands make an appearance. Fashion journalist and Broadcaster Louise Roe just proved you don't need to spend thousands to get the perfect race-day look and wore a more affordable look for the big day by choosing a fuschia pink two-piece from M&S' current summer collection.
The satin look belted longline waistcoat, £45 here and the matching satin trousers, £35 here comes in at £80 for the complete set, which will save you some pennies spare for a cheeky bet on the horses.
Taking to her Instagram account Louise posted her all-pink outfit, tagging in M&S who commissioned her look, she wrote "Day 2 at Royal Ascot and it's fuschia for the win! ". Her loyal followers were quick to compliment the affordable high-street outfit, "Pretty in pink" wrote one admirer, " GORGEOUS colour, it suits you perfectly Louise," said another.
Pairing it with a cream floral saucer-shaped hat, clutch bag and strappy buckle shoes, also by M&S, currently discounted to £33.75 here, her race day outfit is budget-friendly yet stylish. If you're a fan of her look and have an upcoming special event, you'll be glad to know that as it's
.A former Royal Air Force pilot running the length of the country for charity in a gruelling 35-day challenge has reached a Highland city.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry might have walked away from their Royal duties - but they have been immortalised in new artworks by an artist who also painted Queen Elizabeth II.They depict the pair, who quit the UK for California four years ago this summer, as Royals from the past, complete with their own historic titles. Meghan's portrait is called Returning White Queen and sees her as Dame Elizabeth Grey, the politically influential wife of King Edward IV.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Bridgerton” author Julia Quinn has taken to social media to address upset fans of the Netflix series following the Season 3 finale, which included a dramatic change from Quinn’s novels in gender-flipping Francesca Bridgerton’s love interest. While Season 3 was primarily devoted to the blossoming romance between friends Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton) and Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan), it also tracked the courtship of Francesca (Hannah Dodd) by John Stirling, Earl of Kilmartin (Victor Alli).
King Charles and Queen Camilla kicked off Royal Ascot's fifth day in style, as they were seen leading the carriage procession alongside Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and Lady Charles Spencer-Churchill during this annual horse racing event in Berkshire. Joining thousands of race-goers for an afternoon filled with equestrian action, Charles and Camilla, who recently made a major rule break, invited their close family and friends to witness the spectacle on the lush racecourse.
is battling cancer, and the conversation was decoded by a lip reader.They told the Daily Mail that Tindall said to her cousin, “Hi, lovely to see you, are you ok?”The future king allegedly responded, “Yes, of course I am. It’s wonderful.”William, Zara, and their cousins Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice were also at Royal Ascot.Tindall is the only daughter of Princess Anne, who is King Charles III’s sister, and Mark Phillips.She’s always been close with William, as they are born just 13 months apart.
If you have a special occasion in the diary, no outfit is complete without a show-stopping hat or fascinator that’ll turn heads on arrival. With Ascot well underway and wedding season just starting, navigating your way around hat season can be a minefield and choosing the wrong style can certainly make or break an outfit. To make your life easier, we spoke to Fenwick’s resident hat expert, Mr Tony, who’s worked at the Bond Street store for over 20 years, on how you can find the perfect piece whatever the occasion ….
King Charles joined Camilla and niece Zara Tindall at Royal Ascot earlier this week. The King has been making a gradual return to work over the past couple of months following his cancer diagnosis at the beginning of the year.
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Lisa Snowdon kicked off the style proceedings on day two of Royal Ascot, appearing to be in a patriotic mood for the prestigious annual summer event with an outfit that paid tribute to the England football team.The This Morning style presenter put her best foot forward ahead of England's Thursday night Euros match against Denmark by sporting the colours of the flag, and a custom-made novelty hat adorned with mini footballs. Commissioned by Ladbrokes, Lisa was all smiles for the cameras as she modelled the huge headpiece, designed by Ilda Di Vico, which also featured the silver Euros trophy.
The much-anticipated Royal Ascot is officially in full swing, and the first day of the racing event certainly didn't disappoint when it came to the guest list or the outfits. Amongst the Royals spotted at the event was Zara Tindall, who as an avid equestrian is almost always present at the event.This year, Zara chose to wear the perfect summery hue for the occasion, donning a Laura Green London Masai Dress, £1900 here, in buttercup yellow with a tailored fit, organza puff sleeves and a flattering belt around the middle.
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have been urged to stop “monetizing” their links to the Windsor clan if they ever want to be welcomed back into the royal fold.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have clung onto their royal titles despite sensationally quitting royal life in 2020.Soon after settling down in Montecito, California, the duo signed on the dotted line for a series of tell-all projects, each of which revealed bombshell details about the ongoing rift between both camps.And according to royal correspondent Russell Myers, the Sussexes won’t be welcomed back into the royal family anytime soon if they don’t change their ways.“Members from the royal family have told Harry, if he wants a relationship with the rest of the family, then first and foremost, he has got to stop talking about them,” he told Sky News Australia.“They can’t go about making money off their associations with the royal family.“They’re going to [have to] sort of realize, if they’re going to have a relationship with the rest of the royal family, they can’t go about trashing them,” Myers continued.Still, he noted that the Firm is very much “united without them” — despite the repeated digs from across the pond.“Hopefully, they’ll see that the royal family are very united without them, and if they do want a relationship, going forward, they need to take the steam out of their relationship and out of the things they say sometimes,” he added.Last week, it was reported that King Charles had “directly” asked his estranged son to stop leaking personal details about the royal family’s private life.Since their trans-Atlantic move to the US, the pair have been conducting themselves as members of the royal family whether it be in business ventures or press
Charlotte Hawkins is back to bring us all the action from the winning post as Royal Ascot returns. A regular presenter for Good Morning Britain, Charlotte has swapped the cushty ITV studios for the madness of Ascot racecourse, where she will be chatting to excited onlookers, celebrities and members of the royal family. And Charlotte reckons the event is not just the bookies’ favourite – it’s hers too.
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Anohni and the Johnsons played their first show in nine years in Athens last night (June 13) – read on to see the footage.READ MORE: Anohni – ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’ review: a sublime soul reinventionThe group last performed live in June 2015, the final show taking place in Hobart, Australia. That absence came to an end in the Greek capital’s Odeon of Herodes Atticus on Thursday with a show that took in material from across their career, as well as Anohni’s 2016 solo album ‘Hopelessness’.The group were introduced by the renowned performance artist Marina Abramovic, and gave live debuts to a number of songs, including ‘It Must Change’, ‘Can’t’ and ‘Why Am I Alive Now?’Check out footage below:ANOHNI and the Johnsons @ Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Acropolis.
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Catfish and the Bottlemen have announced a 10th anniversary edition of their classic debut album ‘The Balcony’.The Welsh indie-rockers will release their special reissue of ‘The Balcony’ on September 13. Their debut originally landed at Number 10 in the UK Charts, eventually going Platinum by 2016.Now, the 10th anniversary reissue will be available on a limited edition CD, cassette, and vinyl.