Each year on March 1, Wales’s patron saint, St David, is celebrated with a feast day. To mark the occasion this year, the Prince and Princess of Wales released a joint message for St David’s Day. The video was filmed at Frogmore House in Windsor Home Park and was published on their official Instagram accounts on Sunday. For the occasion, the Princess wore a pleated houndstooth midi dress by Alessandra Rich.
Happy St. David's day from the Prince and Princess of Wales (VIDEO)
Alessandra Rich Red Pleated Houndstooth Silk Midi Dress
Wat moeten ze zich uitsloven.
ردحذفThis seems to be the only comment you can give since a few month. What a pity.
حذفWhat a nasty comment, please grow up and be nice!
حذفHello 15:26, please don’t tell others to grow up here; it’s an awful thing to say. I’m not sure why the Dutch commenter writes the comment about the Wales, but it’s arguably worse to aim your comment directly at another commenter who you don’t know, who is a stranger to you ! For my part I think Catherine looks terrific and as always, very classically dressed.
حذفHeb je vroeger nooit geleerd; als je niks aardigs kunt zeggen of schrijven, zeg of schrijf dan maar niks? Fijne avond nog en heel veel liefs
حذف18:21 yes I wish this were the standard for all who visit here! Wishing you all the best and let’s hold the kindness standard together!
حذفthey spoke in Welsh, that was wonderful for the people they represent
حذفhttps://www.instagram.com/p/DVVhm-5jUI9/
Superbe silhouette dans cette robe plissée de couleur rouge pied-de-poule !
ردحذفAh non ce n'est pas du pied-de-poule, c'est précisément du prince-de-Galles. Vous pouvez étudier les différences des motifs sur le Net.
حذفAbsolutely beautiful, everything!
ردحذفThe PPoW gave a little address in Welsh for St David's Day, how very cool!
ردحذفOh lovely! I'll admit, the only Welsh I know is 'bore da.'
ردحذفLooking good, Princess!
ردحذفDo I like this dress? No.
ردحذف@Anon 14:59: "Do I like this dress? No." Is this of interest for anyone here? No.
حذفMe neither.
حذف14:59 would you mind in future commenting a little fuller so instead of just a negative thought, you discuss a little - kindly - why you like or don’t like the fashion? Just writing you don’t like it doesn’t add to a nice conversation and feels a little harsh.
حذفI agree - she has a long body and short legs ( comparatively I know she is tall) and this dress accentuates the very long body and chops off her legs because of where the ruffle starts. LRB
حذفIf it’s not of any interest then why comment? Sometimes you don’t like the dress. Goodness gracious. That dress is awful.
حذفIt does make her torso look really long.
حذفI don't like this dress style on Princess Catherine and I agree with the explanation of LRB.
حذفSometimes that’s all there is to say when the dress is awful. Too plain to rage about and to common to dissect. The sleeves the awful sleeves.
حذفAnon 14 59, your succinct comment is of interest to me. Anon 17 02, if you think that is a harsh comment, you lead a very sheltered life! Presumably you are okay, on other occasions with comments like ‘I love this dress’. Just as short and snappy And personally I don’t think I like this dress either
حذف14:59s comment is a bit bizarre! Personally I loved this little video, both of them glowing … in Welsh colours… and seemingly trying not to burst into laughter at each other’s welsh! I think it might have taken several takes and I love their joint mirth x
حذف14.59 I agree👍
حذفColour is good, not a fan of this dress it accentuates her long torso too much for my liking, but she wears this heavier fabric well. Love the daffodil pins, nice tribute to Wales
ردحذفAgree !!
حذفI don't think she has a long torso, but the dress has what is normally called an "elongated waist" and I think it is somewhat too much elongated ... not Catherine, but the dress, 25 cm upwards would be nicer. But other than that, I am happy to see a less closed neckline and the dress is pretty, and hair not in the front is very becoming.
حذفYes she has a long torso in good proportion to the legs and height, as many tall people have.
حذفMi piace la stampa del vestito di Catherine ma in realtà, da un po', mi interessa di più vederla sorridente e in salute ♥️
ردحذفLa princesse a choisi cette couleur pour une raison évidente : ce rouge-orangé est une des couleurs du drapeau du Pays de Galles.
ردحذفElle porte souvent cette tonalité quand elle vient dans ce pays.
Notamment ce manteau orange uni en 2022 : https://www.vogue.fr/mariage/article/kate-middleton-recycle-robe-manteau-rouge-visite-jubile
Et, lors de sa dernière visite, une tenue comportant à la fois la couleur orange et la couleur verte :
https://www.newmyroyals.com/2026/02/the-princess-of-wales-visits-melin.html
Je n'aimerais pas porter ces tenues (ni les manteaux, ni cette longue robe) car ce sont des styles et des couleurs qui ne m'attirent pas, mais je respecte et je comprends son choix.
Par ailleurs, le prince et la princesse ont fait l'effort de dire quelques mots dans cette langue qui semble très difficile à prononcer, alors bravo à eux ! C'est une jolie attention pour les Gallois qui ont dû apprécier.
Paloma.
Anon 18.58 thank you for the link - vogue. The coatdress, I love, and yes, the color well chosen. I hope we get to see this elegant coatdress again, the color is sublime.
حذفBoth of them speaking Welsch !! : https://www.dailymail.co.uk/lifestyle/article-14449899/Prince-William-shocks-royal-fans-delivers-St-Davids-Day-message-entirely-Welsh.html
ردحذفMany thanks fir the link, @ Mary T. and thank you all contributing other additional links.
حذف@ Mary T, I really enjoyed the article and I almost forgot to
" scrutinize" Princess Catherine's outfit LOL!!
Fact is that languages have a mesmerizing power over me and Welsh Is no exception.
So interesting to know that P.William has been studying Welsh
" phonetically" for some years now.
As far as I can remember from my studies, Welsh is more inflectional and conservative than English and is spoken outside the United Kingdom (there is the Patagonian Welsh, as well)!
Find it interesting that it seems totally OK to express if you, for whatever reson, do not like what royals from different countries are wearing, while at the same time the same is not allowed about British royals. I’ve seen the Princess of Wales wearing other, in my opinion, better looking dresses than this one but it’s OK. She looks comfortable and happy.
ردحذفI agree. The explanation of the colours of the Welsh flag makes sense for the colour choice, but the style is not the most complimentary.
حذف@Anon 20:26. You contradict yourself: you just wrote that you don't like what the Princess of Wales wears and lo and behold: it was allowed. - Let me just add, it is more interesting to read about the reasons for like or dislike than read that you like/dislike something. This blog is about fashion, not about one's emotions.
حذفExactly. It’s ridiculous.
حذفCompletely agree with you. Some folks who comment here find offensive anything word that isn’t praising the Wales. In particular Kate.
حذفThis dress is wrong for her body type. Doesn’t mean anything is wrong with her. She just picked the wrong outfit.
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I don’t think that’s true. Different people have different opinions and state them at various times. There are many very kind people here who look for the best and rarely say something that would hurt the feelings of the wearer, if she were to stumble across this blog (as indeed the young princesses may). They’re my favourite! Then there are others who sometimes don’t like something and say it, not country dependent. And others who are systematically negative.
حذفEmotion or opinion? Saying you don’t like a dress is an opinion. Obviously.
حذف@Anon 08:05, "Emotion vs opinion", I will explain it better. In saying you like something/somebody, you are talking about *yourself*. And sorry to say: most people are not interested to know that somebody they on't know likes something. On the contrary, saying that a dress is attractive because of XYZ features, you are talking about an outfit, not about yourself. The topic of this blog is not how you feel about the outfit (which is, sorry, totally uninteresting for others), , but what you can tell us about the outfit itself. Why do people think that it is interesting for complete strangers to know that they like something is beyond me.
حذفHi 11:37 Some people take it the easy way and say "I don't like it"; don't be tough towards them. It is not so easy to speak about clothing features in a foreign language. In addition you then need to have adequate observation skills about clothes.
حذفVery nice look, for both.
ردحذفAlso, nice to her them both speak Welsch. I know the King speaks the language of Wales., I just don't know how much. It seems to be a difficult language to learn.
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Yes my opinion is also that it is a difficult language to learn. It seems to have undergone several different influences, incl Scandinavian languages. Regarding the dress I agree with 22.00 & 02:19.
حذفYou are exactly right, @ Mary T.
حذفEnglish underwent a peculiar development (some endings got lost from Middle English onwards) mainly due to its being an insular language.
It would take plenty of time to explain how all this was possibile!
Conversely, Germanic languages spoken on the mainland kept a number of original specific features (see verbs in German , for example) and some Scandinavian languages did as well-Danish having developed a bit differently-.
I remember that my Germanistics Professor devoted at least ten lessons to the evolution of the verbs in German.
Just an example :
from * Germanic "bringan" to the German verb " bringen" as opposed to the English verb " bring".
All have the same meaning but the final " an/en" endings got lost in English.
It is such a fascinating topic , pity I do not have all the time I wish to brush up on my university books!
ad P. the original, I come to the same conclusion as you.
حذفThank you, @ Mary alT.
حذفThis topic is extremely complex , It would take years to be treated extensively.
Celtic and Germanic languages are most fascinating but so hard to study.
The color coordination between the dress and tie looks great. This dress is not my favorite because of the wide collar and drop waist, but I do like that it has a pattern and open neckline.
ردحذفNot a fan of the granny style dress ,colour a bit flat, William looks good (Tara)
ردحذفPoor choice in my opinion. The dress elongates her already thin frame, so not attractive.
ردحذفThe Princess looks beautiful, the colors of this dress are vibrant, lovely. I don't personally like dropped waist dresses, regardless she wears this so well. The necklace is subtle, but perfect with this neckline, I'm wondering if the stone is ruby? She looks radiant here. Its wonderful to see her looking healthy and well.
ردحذفNot a fan of this dress colour or style ;grannyish. William looks good(Tara)
ردحذفOh yes - let's bash grannys now, always fun.
ردحذفAnon 9 19, I’hoping that wasn’t a serious response to the adjective ‘grannyish’ 👵 🥊😂
حذفThis blog is about clothes….cotton, silk, wool, etc. Conflating comments about fashion and the character/age of the person, or descriptors, is not what most commenters are doing. Some do, but we should ignore those comments. I have been on this blog for over a decade and it reflects the greater change in society, but I still check in everyday to see the photos and comments. Let’s give everyone a bit of a pass that they are putting out what they want and roll forward.
حذفCatherine has worn this dress a few times therefore, either because it is colour appropriate for the event or she really likes it. It does have lovely movement, but I prefer the higher height of the drop waist as shown on the model, Catherine has incredible long legs and the lower drop seems to give an optical illusion of the opposite.
ردحذفP.William started studying Welsh many years ago, and Catherine did speak it on her first visit to Wales but certainly seems very confident in speaking it now. Welsh is mainly spoken in N.Wales, infact only about 27% of the population of Wales does.
They are a handsome and supportive couple. IMO
I agree on most of your comment, though I don't see a remarkable difference between the Princess and the model wearing this dress.
حذفYes, the Waleses look confident in speaking Welsh and work as a team,.
Handsome and supportive couple , well said.
What matters most is that P. Catherine is getting increasingly better, her progress on the healing path looks visually obvious.
She is radiant and healthy, it is such a joy to see!
In deze woelige tijden, wat voegen ze nog toe.
ردحذفStablity
حذف@11.41 - one could ask the same of your RF. Perhaps you should do some research before making such a statement.
ردحذفThe colour of the dress is gorgeous and I do like the material. However, this cut and the way the dress is tailored further accentuates the princess' long torso.
ردحذفJust my opinion, this type of dress could work really well on the Duchess of Sussex who has a short torso. It is also my opinion that the two woman have the same body type, just differences in torso lengths.
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With the death of the Queen, the sense of contemporary elegance has also disappeared.
ردحذفIn my opinion, the leading figure is now the Queen of Denmark.
I fully agree particularly on the last sentence.
حذفSpeaking from 'knowledge' those who observe that the Pss of Wales has a short torso, you are wrong!
ردحذفWat voegt het toe ? Oppervlakkig heid.
ردحذف@ P the original - Welsh is an individual language. It has no similarity to German, it is a Celtic Brittonic or Brythonic language. Henry 8th restricted it's use in legal and administrative matters in 1536 and so it's use declined. Pockets of population continued speaking it, but is only widely used in North Wales.
ردحذفAs I said above, It would take plenty of time to explain all the languages phenomena involved.
حذفI never said Welsh is a Germanic language, it is a pre- existing Celtic language , prior to Roman invasion.
If I had made an extensive treaty, people would have said I was " lecturing" them, or the like.
Nothing Is accepted on this blog by now, neither fashion comments, nor other type of discussions.
What you said is a topic widely dealt with by Germanistics ( German Philology) Professors at University- as happened in my case as I was one of their students- but I can't delve into any single aspect of Celtic and German languages on this fashion blog.
I said that Welsh is inflectional and more conservative (it means , It still keeps pre- Roman, autoctone features of the Cymric language).
Lastly , please, get correct information about the areas where Welsh is still spoken, outside of the U.K., too, though in small percentages.
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حذف-nor any other type of discussions
- when I was one of their students
@20:30 - Nogal onvolwassen
ردحذفCatherine is obsessed with daffodils!
ردحذف@06.48 - I am well aware of where Welsh is spoken, and do not need a lecture from you about it`s origin - go back to your books!
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