Jeans at Wimbledon

Is it possible Meghan was seated in the Members Enclosure?

Apparently the Members Enclosure often has spare seats.

Baggs yes, I believe you are your right.
It is the dyeing process and the multiple rinsing which is the problem not the actual cotton material.

Unless she wore the jeans over her face I shouldn't imagine it affected her watching the tennis.
Perhaps a nice crimplene pleated skirt might have been more the ticket.

Not a bitchfest ? Do me a favour - she wore casual clothes shock! Crime! Kate wore a dress ! - implication Kate is so much nicer/ more regal. She must have pushed other people out of their seats. ( evidence? ) my son used to work for a company who always had seats in the big courts - sometimes they were empty but they paid a fortune for them a whole block- how do you know she wasn’t given a corporate seat? Kate sat demurely at Court 14 - how do you know what events Meghan attends unless you are in charge of her diary? I bet you’ll see Kate at one of the big centre court matches sometime soon, and I bet she sometimes wears casual clothes at some events when she isn’t on an engagement. Will the knives be out for her then I wonder?

Because she looked relaxed and comfortable as she chatted to her two friends. That certainly didn’t show concern . The
Windsors do not behave this way.

Dare to be different ... High five to that!

I do blame her for having no consideration for those who had to wait for seats.

Please tell me how you know Meghan had no consideration for those who had to wait for seats.

Baggs I am not blaming her for wearing Jeans, I do blame her for having no consideration for those who had to wait for seats. Unless she hasn’t the capability to question why there were so many empty seats .

Security is discussed on every public appearance , private or public. And I question why a minor royal is treated differently to the future queen. Can it be the minor royal doesn’t listen to security whilst the future queen does ?

Wouldn’t you be concerned about the empty seats ?

Gonegirl, I have a cousin who sounds like that.

Hampshire burr.

annieb, why are you blaming Meghan? Has she said a single word on this subject? I don't think she can be blamed for the behaviour of her "security detail". They will take their instructions from other people than her.

Yes, the chap was taking a selfie Rosina,

S if the public take photographs it goes with the job of being a Windsor, no picking and choosing . If you don’t like the heat stay out of the kitchen is something she needs to learn . Her problem is ‘it’s my way only so tough’

Quote from Times:

The All England Club said: “Any suggestion that the duchess’s visit was anything other than a privilege for the club is categorically not the view of the club and she is always welcome to attend the championships.”

So maybe the title saying Meghan had fallen foul of All England etiquette was bitching after all.

Corporate hospitality wasn't mentioned. It appears Meghan was there in a private capacity to watch her friend Serena Williams.

I repeat: Go Meghan! Don't let the bastards get you down, as the saying goes.

It was Anniebach said the thing about the bloke taking a selfie, not merlot.

I wondered about the dye, cherrytree, but it's the dye that's the problem, not the actual fabric. I would have though the fabric is no more of a problem than other types of cotton. And the reason is that it's not plastic so it biodegrades quickly and isn't an ocean pollutant.

Are all blue denim fabrics dyed the same way? Is indigo more of a problem than the dyes used for other fabrics?

I can see why people were asked not to take photos - I've seen one of a man not five feet away - standing in the next tier down - clicking with his phone. How annoying and intrusive must that be? If you are on an official engagement you are fair game for photos but not a private visit; it is hardly going to be that private in any event.

I'd love to go to Wimbledon but I'd wear a dress not jeans. I'm sure Kate wore a dress.

Baggs I recently read a report to say that Denim is absolutely not enviromently friendly.

The cloth has to be rinsed several times after each dye process.

Most of our Denim cloth is produced abroad where the rinsing water is flushed down drains and into the rivers

That's the agricultural way of saying your name.

Yes! I read that mrrlot.

Baggs There's no dress code for ordinary spectators at Wimbledon. You can wear what you like. It might be a different matter if you're a recipient of corporate hospitality.

I reckon we don't know the half of it. They must be terrified of being hurt or their children being hurt. And they have to be all smiley. I suppose there will be snipers and security all over the place.

And just by the way, I think—no, I know—that denim is a much more environmentally friendly fabric than many another that is probably regarded by the high priests of The All England Tennis Club as properer (sic) than it.

Anyway, is the rule no denim in the Royal Box or no denim at all? Just for future reference ?

My father used to say: "Never be afraid to be different".

Go Meghan!! I don't blame anyone "desperately wanting to be different from the Duchess of Cambridge". Not that I've anything against Kate but I wouldn't want to be like her either (fat chance anyhow ?).

It must be quite hard knowing that your life is essentially a public act.

Only one or two comments on this thread have been negative towards Meghan so those thinking it's a bitch fest perhaps need to re-read and re-assess.

So funny, the man stopped from taking a photograph of Megan was taking a selfie. ?

I don't think this thread is Meghan bashing. If something is reported in the public domain, it's natural to want to comment on it.

You have to admit, it did look odd.