On the evening of November 21, King Charles III and Queen Camilla hosted a state banquet at Buckingham Palace in honor of President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee. The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Duchess of Edinburgh, Princess Anne and, The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester attended the state banquet. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and First Lady Kim Keon Hee are making a state visit to UK.
Everyone looks lovely! But I'm so excited about the Strathmore Rose Tiara! I've seen pictures of Queen (Mum) Elizabeth wearing it in her youth, but it hasn't been seen for so long, and I read it was too delicate to wear. So glad Catherine is wearing it again. I hope we see more of it in the future!
ReplyDeleteQueen Camilla is looking very beautiful - red is her color and of course that tiara is exquisite.
DeleteThe First Lady of Korean is gorgeous.
Vang
Agree that it is wonderful to see the Strathmore Rose tiara! It was given to the late Queen Mother in 1923 so it is 100 years old! Glad that the rumors about it’s fragility and possible disappearance were false. It’s either been refurbished or just waiting for the right moment to reappear.
DeleteWould you look at the ruby sparklers on Q. Camilla!! WOW!! And POW Kate has a new tiara!! So pretty!! But the best dressed for me is the young lady in the seafoam green sparkly dress with cape. Very pretty.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know why they almost always wear white to state banquets? Look at older pictures too. It's always white.(almost ) surprising that the queen wore dark red although a very pretty dress for her.
ReplyDeleteI am wondering the same thing Mrs M.I expect that a fellow blogger, in particular Deadeggs would know the answer to this.
Deletecolors of the union flag are preferred at state events, not always but most of the time- red, white and blue.
Deleteps- @Deadeggs tends to give false info
Because white goes well with the colourful sashes and orders. They don't have to wear white though, therefore it is fine for Camilla to wear red or any other colour.
DeleteQueen Camilla is the winner tonight by a country mile! Gorgeous dress, great colour and a perfect fit for her plus the amazing ruby jewellery. The blue dress worn by one of the girl singers would be my next choice. The First Lady's dress is simple and elegant and I like what I can see of the blue dress worn by the Duchess of Gloucester.
ReplyDeleteThen , oh dear! The trio in white. I like the neck detail of Duchess Sophie's dress but in the full length photo it doesn't seem to be a flattering fit. Princess Anne's dress could have been okay without the bolero jacket but it looks matronly. The Princess of Wales' dress just might have been okay without the evening gloves but with the gloves it looks weird.
In spite of the comments above, everyone looks good and it is wonderful to see the trappings of a full blown state banquet with incredible jewellery and tiaras. Lovely
Who needs a fashion convo when Lt Col Jonny Thompson's in the mix? Super equerry, indeed.
ReplyDeleteOk, ok, if I must look at the fashion, then Princess Kate wins for best tiara-to-wearer moment.
Вера 💚🦋
Calm down, calm down dear Bepa.
DeleteI'm sure he's married with a few kids.
You don't want to go into a crowded marriage, do you?
A link to a few photos to get the steam coming out of your ears😁
https://people.com/who-is-major-johnny-thompson-all-about-king-charles-equerry-7564883
@ Bepa:
Deletedopo lo splendore degli abiti e dei gioielli è sicuramente piacevole ammirare anche lo scudiero. Sicuramente è sposato... ma non sono gelosa :)
Rossella
O thanks a lot Deadeggs, for the link. Never too bad to watch 'Major Eye Candy'. But the link also told me is married... what a pity. But it's still allowed to look at him though.
DeleteThe other equerries for prince William and queen Camilla aren't bad either 😎
@ Deadeggs
DeleteWhat if @ Anonymous starring as Bepa dated some SINGLE air force officials and pilots?
Oh dear, pack it up...Bepa!😂
Anyway, you know , they have a penchant for fair glam slim ladies.
If you are up to these requirements, go for it and good luck!
Red and black are highly recommended colours to wear on these occasions!
Go, Bepa, go (no attached men, eh!)!
I'll keep my fingers crossed.
😂🤣😉👋😎
Had to check who you are talking about, and he seems to be a Richard Chamberlain lookalike:
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Paula
Sophie’s dress, ugh. The sleeves aren’t attractive at all and in these photos she doesn’t look comfortable in it.
ReplyDeleteShe looks very tired. She’s been working a lot. Usually she glows.
DeleteWhere is Prince Edward? Sophie has appeared without him for some time. Hoping he is well and that rumors of his ill health were not true.
DeletePrince Edward is on tour to New Zealand, Australia, Singapore etc.
DeleteAll the lady's looked lovely.. But Queen Camilla looked sensational in red!
ReplyDeleteOh my stars!!! Absolutely fabulous--love seeing QC digging into the jewel vault again! She is stunning in her red gown and rubies. How wonderful to see the gorgeous Princess of Wales in a new tiara--the Strathmore is lovely on her. I do wish she had chosen something other than a white gown with embellishments as it is very similar to another she owns as well as her coronation gown. Still she is looking beautiful here. The Princess Royal is quite elegant and her diamonds are sparkling away. I love the Duchess of Gloucester's blue gown--so pretty and she looks wonderful and I saw on another site she is wearing her emeralds--from her husband and her mother-in-law, Princess Alice. She too is looking lovely. Two things about the Duchess of Edinburgh--1) I was hoping for something other than a repeat of her coronation gown as I not a big fan of it in May and tonight isn't changing my mind--I think its the neckline; 2) I was hoping QC would loan Sophie another tiara as it would be nice to see Sophie have a chance to wear something other than her patched together wedding tiara and her aquamarine tiaras--maybe another time. Her aquamarine tiara is very pretty but I'd love to see her in something else. The Korean First Lady is fabulous in her black gown with the crystal embellishments. The singers from the K-pop group Blackpink look very pretty--I especially like the pale blue/seafoam green (not really sure of the color). The Prime Minister's wife is looking pretty in her red gown.
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Wow, what a sartorial delight! The tiaras are beautiful, and the gowns are magnificent. Frankly, it's hard to choose a favorite. Well done to all.
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Red, White or Blue. most ladies opted for white. Queen Camilla's velvet red is the best
ReplyDeleteSo much excellent detail here, but above all I think Camilla and Charles are looking very sparkly indeed; her dress is perfection. I love that we have red, white and blue for the dresses of the British Royal ladies. But I’m a bit confused over the many different sashes, and above all, the varied angles they’re being worn - can anyone educate us on this ? - AnneLise
ReplyDeleteSashes or ribands are orders of honour that are presented to the wearers. Orders of the Thistle and Garter are worn off the left shoulder; other orders are worn off the right shoulder. For men, the riband can be a long version worn from the shoulder either over or under a coat, or a short version worn off the shoulder and usually under a coat. For white tie, the short version is usually worn, as both Charles and the Korean president are wearing.
Delete- Anon 9:13
Love Queen Camilla's look tonight, red really suits her and the cut and fabric of the dress are beautiful. The South Korean First Lady looks equally stylish in her black dress. PoW looks lovely, understated, not sure of the make-up and hair, both appear a bit underdone IMHO
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I thought Her Majesty looked very good - the gown and jewels suited her very well. (She has just the perfect shaped head for a large tiara - lucky her!)
ReplyDeleteI am in two minds about the Princess of Wales, though. I know capes and capelets are very in, but this reminded me too much of her coronation dress, which is still of recent memory. However, I DO appreciate the detail - such as the embroidery perfectly matching the stylized rose and branches motif of the Strathmore. Albeit, I would have preferred the embroidery to be in platinum, as even though the Strathmore is mounted in gold, it reads as more platinum from afar.
On the subject of the Strathmore - I do so WISH she had worn it across the forehead ( á la Her Late Majesty the Queen Mother); that would have taken the look from lovely to stupendous! And while we are in diamond territory - the earrings don't work for me. I have adored them on other occasions, don't get me wrong, but their design is too closed when compared to the airy Strathmore. She should have chosen something with more negative space between the diamonds - a match in visual "weight" if you will - these are too heavy.
All that being said - I am just nitpicking (after all, that's what we do here, and we love it) - the POW was perfectly lovely - a credit to her husband and her nation!
The delightful Duchess of Edinburgh's look was a little mumsy for me - I think the cut did not flatter her shape, albeit the fabric was lovely.
I thought the First Lady of South Korea's look was a hit - good shape to bulk out her tiny frame, and just the perfect amount of blingy detail. Lovely.
I agree with you on everything.
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So i thought the Korean president's wife was his daughter. She looks very youthful, but her evening wear is not the best! Queen Camilla in velvet red and the Duchess of Gloucester in blue had the best gowns
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ladies in Korea age well
DeleteWhat a marvellous night: beautiful gowns, fantastic tiaras! Catherine looks lovely in this dress, her new tiara suits her. Just wish she'd worn her hair in an updo. Camilla looks very regal in this dress: gorgeous colour on her and her jewellery suits her: not many women are able to wear this much without it looking over the top. I'm already looking forward to a state banquet with Queen Silvia someday, fingers crossed that might happen one day :-)
ReplyDeleteOn Sophie: for me this dress is not made to wear with a tiara. I wish we had a closer look of princess Anne. White was the colour of the night for the British royal ladies apparently. The South Korean first lady looks wonderful in her black dress with glittering accents. Very elegant. Damsel Dragonfly
You're expecting a gala with queen Silvia. I'm giving you a possible date: December 10th is the day for Nobel prizes. It's not a state banquet but a white tie gala with ladies having tiaras, usually no sashes and no foreign royals. Margot
DeleteApart from the fact that I am not a fan of the (embroidered) short cape sleeves of the evening dress, I think the long gloves clash with it. The small part of the upper arm that is visible looks strange. The order sign that hangs partly over the embroidery also does not look nice. All in all, I think it's a drawling picture, while the PoW often looks spectacular in evening wear..
ReplyDeleteQC looks good, but the necklace is a tiny bit too long. DoE's looks nice as well, but why the elastic band at the end of the sleeves?
Which stylist is telling Queen Camilla and lately more and more Princess Catherine that they must wear big square shoulder pads under their dress ? Camilla should avoid velvet it does not suit her, Catherine a beautiful dress ruined by the shoulder pads. I like the dress of the president's wife. Maybe in another color than black, but it looks to have a beautiful shape. Also the Duchess of Gloucester has a beautiful dress, simple cut but very lovely. Her hair has always a good length and with a little tiara, it looks elegant. Duchess Sophie's dress looks like a beautiful white night gown. I'd change the neckline which is too high and the sleeves into straight ones. Concerning the other dresses shown here I can only say they are nothing special. I am also wondering why most of the royal ladies are wearing white or cream ? It looks like there are not briefed about each other choices. And then the tiara's and other jewelry, some are beautiful, some are overdone. I prefer a beautiful dress and a few gorgeous pieces of jewelry than what I see here. Besides in some countries when a president and his lady are the guests, the royal ladies of the inviting country do not wear their tiara's because the president's wife does not have one.
ReplyDeleteFirst, I do not know about British tiaras, but in Scandinavian monarchies the royal tiaras have an order of importance. This means that a tiara for state events is chosen according to protocol. Then there can be statements eg. that the tiara n:r 1 is not allowed to be taken abroad. The most important tiara in Sweden is the Braganza, in Norway the one with square emeralds and lots of diamonds dating about 1800.
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Wonderful pictures! That is why I visit this blog! Who is the lady in the red dress in the 6th photo? Does anybody know?
ReplyDeleteMrs Sunak, the wife of the prime minister.
DeleteMrs Sunak, the wife of the prime Minister.
DeleteThe prime minister's wife whose name I cannot recall.
DeleteIt is Akshata Murty, the wife of Prime Minster Rishi Sunak.
DeleteIt's the wife of Britain's Prime Minister (who's walking next to her), Akshata Murty.
DeleteThe woman you ask about is Akshata Murty who is the wife of the current Prime Minister of England, Rishi Sunak,
DeleteShe is an Indian fashion stylist.
She is a mega rich woman with most of her wealth coming from her family’s digital services company which is said to be valued at around $72.28 Billion in 2023.
Interesting, with all that money, she doesn’t appear to be wearing and “bling” jewelry.
Thank you, dear fellow bloggers!
DeleteAkshata Murty, the Indian fashion designer ......
Deletehttps://www.vogue.in/content/meet-designer-akshata-murty
Deadeggs, perhaps Akshata Murty wears digital jewellry as a digital service? You have to scan a QR-code to see it, but then it's overwhelming!
DeleteDear Coralie
DeleteAhhhh - So that explains it. Makes sense doesn't it.
HRH King Charles and Queen Camilla look terrific ... really royal ...
ReplyDeleteMaybe they look terrific, but to me they are looking very old for their age (my age too) especially King Charles. Each time I see him when on state or official visit or when a country is invited in the U.K., he looks older and older. It also occurred to me that they are so little compared to Princess Catherine (Pictures 14 & 15). In general the Asiatic people are shorter than the Europeans. But here the President and also his wife are taller than K Charles. I wonder how long he will be able to continue to be a king. It must not be easy at his age.
Delete@Anon 15:33 You mentioned about King Charles and Camilla looking old for their age.
DeleteMy thoughts are for Camilla having to take on such a job at her age.
Most women of her age have already enjoyed perhaps 10 years of retirement.
She stated after her marriage to Charles that she didn’t wish to be Queen and just to remain a Princess or Duchess of something or other.
Plus she is still handicapped with her popularity rating which is very mediocre and mustn't be good for her morale.
I hope they both have good health and the force to carry on with a difficult job.
Die Farbe Weiß gilt in Korea als Trauerfarbe, so dachte ich spontan es kann eine stille Ehre für Queen Elizabeth bedeuten, dazu dann diese traumschönen Juwelen - ob es so sei, meine Fantasie. Mir gefallen alle Damen und Herren, besonders mag ich diesen Spitzeneinsatz an der Herzogin von Edinburgh. Die Dame an der Seite von Premierminister Rishi Sunak sehr hübsch ich sehe sie gerne, allerdings scheint mir hat ihr Seidenkleid sich vielleicht etwas aufgeladen, es wirkt als klebt es an den Beinen. -Dorothe-
ReplyDeleteQuelle belle palette vestimentaire avec quelques touches de blanc ; je trouve que Camilla est sublime dans sa robe de velours rouge. Pour répondre à la question posée précédemment, la dame en rouge est l'épouse du Premier ministre britannique. Magnifiques les bijoux et diadèmes portés à cette occasion mais j'aurais une préférence pour les petites boucles d'oreilles en diamants de la duchesse Sophie !
ReplyDeleteHM The Queen - simple.elegant.just beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWhy on earth did Sophie slap on a pendant necklace with that dress??? I just noticed. It's very strange. I understand wanting to coordinate some additional aquamarine, but that's just plain odd. Make it into a brooch?
ReplyDeleteCamilla wins the evening for me. Beautiful dress and jewelry. I don't know what Kate was going for, but I believe she missed by pairing the opera gloves with those sleeves.
-Aloise
This must be a glorious day for me.
ReplyDeleteI like Camilla most of all the attending ladies featured on the pics, heaven help me!
She's gorgeous in red and her jewelry is stunning.
She almost overahadows even fabulous Princess Kate!
Wow, hurray for Queen Camilla!👏👏👍
Catherine looks smashing as always, as does The Princess Royal, Princess Anne, the Duchess of of Gloucester and Sophie, the DoE.
ReplyDeleteCamilla has a nice red gown, however the sleeves look odd, with the semi bell shape at the bottom.
The wife of the Korean leader had a odd combination in her gown, not all the appealing. Too bad she has had work done on her face. Aging gracefully, is more appealing then trying to look younger and failing.
Does anyone know who was walking in beside The Prince of Wales, William? She had such an odd gown, and no mention of who she was. Edwina
How do you know she has had work done to her face? Asian women are known to age well and the Korean beauty market has amazing beauty products.
DeleteDear Anonymous, South Korea is not known as the plastic surgery capital of the world for nothing! Even the former president had plastic surgery on his eyes during his term. This lady is statistically likely to have had more than one procedure, likely many - and when you look at her face it does very much look like it.
Deletekate spoiled the outfit with gloves, her hair should be up in tiara, and the sleeves no no!!
ReplyDeleteHer gloves are proper for a state dinner. It is not a rule that her hair be up when wearing a tiara. It may look better, but not a rule.
DeleteQueen Camilla looks gorgeous, and those jewels!!! Amazing. Not too crazy about the white dresses.
ReplyDeleteQ. Camilla's red gown is gorgeous. I love the ruby and diamond jewels.
ReplyDeleteCatherine looks divine. Her tiara looks sensational. I don't like her hair but up style would have looked perfect. Regardless of my tastes as always she was beautiful.
Duchess of Gloucester's blue gown suits her well, love her jewels.
Sophie's gown I am not a fan of.
I would love to know who the woman is that Prince William escorted into the ballroom. She is wearing a tiara but an unusual dress vaguely like a national costume of say Sweden?
ReplyDeleteAs for Samatha Cameron's ensemble it's so inappropriate for a state banquet! What possessed her to wear that!
Love the gowns of BLACKPINK.
ReplyDeleteYesterday King Charles presented the Medal to BLACKPINK
members and talked about the State Dinner at Buckingham Palace the night before. After the award of the medal, King Charles III laughed, saying, "I want to see BLACKPINK’s actual performance as well."
President Yoon said, “It was impressive that BLACKPINK has been working for the global agenda of climate change as an ambassador for the 2021-2023” “I hope BLACKPINK, which is playing a big role in the national interest, continue to do these good activities in the future.”
Mary
The Korean president’s wife seems the most elegant to me. Lots of pomp and circumstance on the British side, mostly rather tasteless.
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You took the words out of my mouth. Such ostentatious display of wealth, but in such poor taste.
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Kates hair looks terrible slicked back; nothing soft about that. What was Camilla thinking a lady in red is not great at such a state occasion; and the red gems look a bit kitch; too large and gregarious. Sophie looks good I like her dress.(Tara)
ReplyDeleteThe ruby tiara looks like it was made for Camilla. She can really pull off the largest tiaras.
ReplyDeleteThe princess of Wales, I'm underwhelmed. The tiara doesn't seem to sparkle much, the dress shape is interesting but the ill fitting gloves ruin the look for me. Leave the gloves to Anne.
Does anyone know who the blonde lady is that William escorted into the Banquet Hall?
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Could somebody help me with the protocol regarding tiaras and jewels for a State Banquet when the invited guest is a President and not a King/Queen?
ReplyDeleteThe British royals appear to have (partly) emptied their jewel boxes for the occasion with their tiaras, adornments etc, but the invited guests seem to have left their jewel boxes at home.
Thanks in advance.
Love the Tiaras. Q Camilla's Tiara is stunning. I think it looks better on her then the late Queen. I also like the black gown of the S Korean First Lady. It seems white was the color to wear for the BRL. css
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