When the queen parades in front of a crowd of people gathered for her, everyone must be able to say once they get home that they have seen at least one flap of her hat. With the outfit chosen for the event organized in the courtyard of his castle in Windsor last December 8 to thank the volunteers and health personnel at the forefront of the fight against Covid, wrapped in that bright red Elisabetta it has made itself visible at every latitude, far beyond the borders of its kingdom.
Embedding itself in the center of what has become the perfect postcard for the upcoming Christmas, the sovereign with every centimeter of fabric in that bright color has launched – as is her custom – much more than a message.
Of course, red is traditionally linked to parties but it is also the color that represents theSalvation Army, present there with the band engaged in the execution of some Christmas carols. But of course it’s not just about that, otherwise Queen Elizabeth wouldn’t be the one we’ve come to know. What other nuance would have been suitable to affirm its presence and its leading role in front of the whole country? Power, determination and strength: this is what that color shouts firmly underlined by a brighter lipstick than usual and by the sparkling trimmings that at each shot lit up as if it were a tree decoration.
It is certainly not the first time that the queen wears red dresses during the Christmas season. On the occasion of the traditional mass at the church of St. Mary Magdalene a Sandringham, on December 25th of last year the queen wore the same total red outfit designed by the inseparable Angela Kelly. It may have been the sunlight or a less dramatic context, the fact is that the ensemble in that circumstance had not had the same disruptive effect as the evening in Windsor.
Among the members of the Royal Family, who has surely learned the importance of red in order not to risk not being noticed is Kate. At Christmas then the Duchess of Cambridge she usually combines business with pleasure and every December outing she appears in a state of grace embodying the spirit of the party dressed in red. During the recent train tour, Kate dusted off the tartan skirt of Emilia Wickstead already seen in 2018 adding an irresistible touch of class or the matching scarf of the same fabric to the coat of Alexander McQueen, another old acquaintance of royal watchers. Among the looks that are hard to forget, that of the 2018 Sandringham mass. The coat by Catherine Walker he succeeded in obscuring the new one of the family: the sartorial look of Meghan signed nothing could Victoria Beckham against her sister-in-law’s cherry frock coat.
As for the rest of the family, Fr.rincipessa Anna except in rare cases he does not seem to feel particularly the spirit of Christmas as well as Camilla who often prefers other shades. Maybe they are in a position where they have nothing to prove and therefore the red is stripped of any meaning on them and becomes a color among many to dress for the exchange of gifts or for some charity event. A surprise too Eugenie e Beatrice, usually quite sensitive to fashion issues, on Christmas red they show themselves rather lukewarm and scanning their outfits in the past December months, one can find only a couple of overcoats.
And in the other ruling houses how do they behave? For Letizia of Spain we could say, paraphrasing the lyrics of a song from a few years ago, “either it’s Christmas every day or it’s never Christmas”. Her wardrobe at Zarzuela is in fact chock full of vermilion garments that, in their rotation, also happen on occasions close to the December 25th holiday. In 2017 the queen was photographed with one of the redest outfits ever seen in a royal house: from the coat to the boots passing through the bag, she was a scarlet eye-catcher signed, among others, by Hugo Boss. The following year, on the other hand, she made a vintage dress owned by her mother-in-law tremendously current by combining it with stiletto heels Magrit and a clutch Carolina Herrera.
Wandering around the rest of Europe we realize that perhaps like a Buckingham Palace and surroundings Christmas is an event like any other. At least nothing that requires a red dress code particularly inspired. In Sweden there is the Princess Victoria who enjoys being dyed red at the Nobel Prize-giving ceremonies while Charlene of Monaco, who takes advantage of that color throughout the year, at the distribution of last year’s gifts next to her husband Alberto she took a lot of role as Santa’s helper with a matching hood.
In short, no matter how hard one may try to look around, we cannot find those who challenge us with mutual satisfaction to launch messages to be coded. And it’s not just about the experience of someone who is just a few years younger than Santa Claus but let’s talk about style. The British monarch continues to have that quid more also on this pitch. It is really the case to say it, like no one ever.
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