On August 7, 2026, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex attended the David Foster Foundation's 40th Anniversary Gala at the Victoria Conference Centre Outdoor Plaza in Victoria, British Columbia. The gala was part of the two-day anniversary celebrations, which will continue on August 8 with a free David Foster and Friends concert at Victoria's Inner Harbour.
The David Foster Foundation provides financial support to Canadian families whose children require life-saving organ transplants, helping cover non-medical expenses such as accommodation, travel, groceries, utilities, and, where necessary, rent or mortgage payments. For the event, the Duchess wore a navy gown by Canadian designer Greta Constantine.
Merveilleux couple ; belle robe qui met en valeur sa silhouette de rêve !
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Nice outfit and a happy couple.
ReplyDeleteGreat cause! The duchess is a beautiful and very elegant lady, love the outfit.
ReplyDeleteThe duchess is wearing a lovely (navy?) gown. A nice brooch or a necklace would have improved this look. She looks very elegant!
ReplyDeleteSimple, elegant and fitting for the occasion.
ReplyDeleteWhat a handsome couple.
Nice to see them supporting such a worthy cause.
Harry looks like a young version of his Grandfather, Prince Philip, here, when Philip was in the Royal navy. Meghan’s gown is her usual monochromatic style. Nice that she’s supporting a Canadian designer. The pearl earrings are pretty.
ReplyDeleteNo similarity at all
DeleteMeghan is wearing Diana's diamond/gold Butterfly earrings. She looks fabulous. -Mirella
DeleteI see Prince Philip as well. In the last photo I saw of him he looked a little like Charles though. He looks great here.
DeleteHe doesn’t look anything like Philip.
DeleteHe looks a lot like Prince Phillip especially his beardphotos.
DeleteI see the similarities too! Thanks for pointing that out.
DeleteMeghan’s hair looks nice but the dress I don’t particularly like. Would have loved to see her in something pretty, floral or highly coloured and feminine. She has the colouring and shape for it.
ReplyDeleteSomething other than black or navy blue would be nice.
DeleteAgree.
DeleteRegarding footwear, both men have handsome black leather that fully fits their feet in (most likely) real comfort. Whereas the pretty green sandals of the lady next to Meghan don’t remotely hold her foot. How did we get to this that for elegant occasions men’s fashion is good for their feet and comfortable - and women’s is foot deforming and uncomfortable?
ReplyDeleteNo proof the green sandals are uncomfortable or deforming.
DeleteLovely couple. Megan's gown is elegant worn with simple jewelry. I would not have added more. Love the Prince's beard and yes, she resembles Prince Phillip when he wore a beard in the Royal Navy.
ReplyDeleteYes, both wear/wore beards. If this is what you mean by resemblance, so Harry resembles millons of other gentlemen wearing a beard.
DeleteYes I agree. I start to see Phillip’s face in Harry.
DeleteLive this outfit. She is always modern and regal… Catherine can learn a lot of her sister in law to be a modern princess
ReplyDeleteThe princess is noting like meghan,the princess of wales always dresses approparetly, she is after all the future Queen,megan and harry will have no titles when wklliam is king
Delete😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
DeleteDo you mean Catherine should start selling overpriced jam and candles without wicks and trashing her family?
DeleteI can't even be angry with remarks that openly ridiculous.
DeleteLadies, don't feed the troll and their rage-bait.
DeleteToo much wine anon 22:59? ðŸ¤
DeleteAnon 22:59.
DeleteDo you spend a lot of time looking into that crystal ball that you must have?
Do you think William will strip them of their titles?
Put the cork back into the bottle and call it a night.
Anon 18 47. 🤣🤣 You’re having a laugh!! Meghan certainly looks great here but the idea that the elegant and classy Catherine needs any lessons from her is hilarious
DeleteHi All, I am not a troll, I didnt write about titles, I think Kate is boring (my opinion), Kate doesnt have to sell anything,
DeleteI didnt have enough wine. Just my opinion. I was just speaking about fashion. Please read! I like Megan her style a lot more then the style of Kate. That style is something she can wear when she is 60 or something.
I am not talking about personality but fashion. And then Megan is the real winner for me!
This is my idea of an evening gown. My only gripe, is a brooch of some sort,would have been the cherry on the cake, but that is merely personal choice.
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Tongue in cheek...... Wouldn't it have been lovely if she'd worn the special brooch the King was going to send her for her 45th birthday......according to the British tabloid newspapers.
DeleteI think these off the shoulder gowns that are so popular make jewellery quite difficult - certainly not a necklace but a brooch might also throw off the balance. I love love love the earrings but I would have preferred something bigger and dangly for the glitz - but to be fair Meghan’s jewels tend to be beautiful but small. LRB
DeleteI love the little draping train that swirls around the back of Meghan’s gown.
ReplyDeleteI do too.
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Freedom of speech, once again is blatant in this blog. How awkward for Helen to be caught in this conundrum in 2026.
ReplyDeleteAre you against free speech? I’m confused by what you mean about it being blatant on this site…
Delete“Freedom of speech is blatant”? Huh? Freedom of speech is not a term to apply to individuals commenting on a few pictures of a celebrity. It’s a much more serious term for the right to speak out even if your thoughts go against serious institutions or critical topics. Some countries will jail you for it. It is critical in the world, but not remotely applicable on a photo blog. And the word “blatant” never matches the term “freedom of speech”.
DeletePlease explain??
DeleteI simply don’t understand your comment. Helen can choose not to publish a comment and indeed can remove it too. Are you unhappy that people are actually saying nice things about the Duchess? For once! LRB
DeleteFreedom of speech does not mean that Helen does not have the freedom to publish what she will on her own platform.
Delete@18:47- my opinion is the exact opposite, and 18:15 having a beard gives him something in common with the late D of E but that is all, certainly not character or principles.
ReplyDeleteAre you saying that Phil had great character and principles given it is very widely acknowledged that he was not faithful to his wife during most of his marriage including in his later years? LRB
DeleteHe possessed honesty, integrity and intelligence. Three qualities that, sadly, his grandson lacks
DeleteThis is a gorgeous gown and she wears it beautifully. Meghan looks fab.
ReplyDeleteI'm also in awe of the foundation and it's aims, intentions and goals. Totally worth supporting.
- Anon 9:13
Very nice, black evening gown always great looking. Have not seen David Frost in a long time nice to see him and wife again. Harry is looking good too.
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You haven't seen David Frost in a long time because he's six foot under. He died in 2013. This is David Foster, the Canadian record producer, composer, arranger and musician.
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@ 18:47
ReplyDeleteCatherine non ha bisogno di copiare nessuno perché ognuno deve scegliere il proprio stile e rispettare i propri gusti.
Catherine sarà regina e coprirà altri ruoli, sarà ben altro.
Meghan looks lovely. I like the gown. Prince Harry looks very handsome in the tux.
ReplyDeleteThe Sussexes are an attractive couple. Meghan's dress is simple as is the jewelry but nice. Prince Harry always looks good in a suit. I liked Katherine's dress a lot better till I saw the close-up. Still like it and the shoes.
ReplyDeleteEveryone looks good. Meghan is very pretty even with the plain hairstyle. The dress is good and I like the bracelet but want a closer look at the earrings.
ReplyDeleteThe sugar bots are in full force praising Me-ghan
ReplyDeleteAnd the derangers are out in full force being rude about everything she does and everything she wears. It works both ways. LRB
DeleteWell said, LRB.
Delete- Anon 9:13
The deranged can also be the sugars..it works both ways!
DeleteAgree totally with 23:34, any negative, semi negative remarks are not published, which is against freedom of speech in 2026. These 2 are not worth the coverage, remember the privacy tour they are on, now she wants to look royal, even though she castigated the entire family, go figure. Just makes them look bad, sad for their children.
DeleteGood to see the Duchess back to her elegant best. The other lady also looks great. As a personal opinion I would rather see that the other lady did not wear the necklace and the duchess did wear a similar one.
ReplyDeleteThe Duchess looks lovely but the overall look is bland, I understand the monochrome style but with the dark color, a piece of jewellery, brooch, drop pearls? a splash of color somewhere. I don't like the train of this gown. Her gowns have similar themes, I would so love to see her branch out and wear a totally different design, style.
ReplyDeleteThe gown worn by Mr Foster's wife, up close the embroidered bodice is beautifully done and adding a depth of color. Her shoes a shade of green drawn out in the colors on her bodice, clever addition, she wore a diamond necklace of minute diamond stones, beautiful touch. I like Meghan's hair up style and her makeup was on point. I note she is wearing the butterfly diamond and sapphire earrings, but they don't have much impact, hard to see. Some blogs state, dark Navy blue others I have seen have stated Black, also saying her clutch was black.
There’s the word I was looking for: bland. Would love to see Meghan in a feminine outfit. She’s a very feminine looking woman but rarely shows up in public photos wearing complimentary clothes. It’s her choice entirely of course…. But it would be a lovely change to see her in florals, lace, etc… softness.
DeleteAnon 17.19 I agree with you bland is a good description. I also found she wears the same type of style of gown, she wore similar to this without the train but the gown was beige in color and again off the shoulder, near to same style. After a while it becomes boring to see the same design most times. The back of this gown didn't look good in my opinion, it was extremely bulky and appeared to have alo't of fabric, adding bulk where there is none. Just my thoughts. I enjoyed reading your comment, thank you.
DeleteThe blonde lady stands out here amongst the four of them with her soft hair and very pretty dress. Meghan’s heavy drape doesn’t appeal in the same way.
ReplyDeleteThe blonde lady is the wife of the main man at the event so it clearly right that she , of all the women, shines. Meghan would have been criticised if she had tried to outshine her. LRB
DeleteLRB you are such a Meghan supporter. Is she your favourite royal?
DeleteThe gown is overall quite nice, with one exception: Creases at the waist, a frequent problem with her body type if the gown is tight but not fitted for her. As the colour is dark, one can scarcely see that the fabric throws horizontal creases on her waist, but the creases are there in this case too. - Length: Not sure if it is not too long, just a tad of the shoes should be visible (see Ms Foster beside her), this, too, is a problem of not fitting the gown before wearing it. - Hair: thank goodness she pulled it back.
ReplyDeleteNice to see this healthy and happy couple.
ReplyDeleteAnnon 13:21 Thank you.
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Meghan's hair style is not flattering on most people, and definitely not on her.
ReplyDeleteI think this foundation that David Foster has set up is marvelous. 40 year anniversary speaks volumes. Non-medical expenses can be horrific, so expensive. Its wonderful to see the support this foundation has been given by well know people, well done to them.
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