Poor Prince George

Aveline

Poor wee boy. Who would have objected if he'd been dressed in more age appropriate clothes? A neat polo shirt and shorts would surely have been ok and fitted the dress code under the circumstances.

Exactly what I was thinking. He’s nine and this sort of clothing would have been smart and far more comfortable for him.

Like you, travelsafar, I thought he should be wearing a sun hat. It felt as though they had made no allowances for the weather. Rather irresponsible.

Around the world this country is seen as completely wonderful in many respects too. Lots of people want to come here to live.

Even my DH (who usually doesn't notice these things) said to me: " there's a young child in the crowd wearing a shirt, tie, & jacket - in this weather! How awful!"

Around the world this country is seen as completely bonkers in many respects The dress code for males in the royal box stipulates the wearing of suit, shirt and tie. In temperatures hitting 30 degrees! If George were a member of the hoi polloi, I suggest Social Services wold be summoned. And rightly so.

Can it not be an eight year old would want to be at Wimbledon
rather than playing in a paddling pool.

I thought he looked over dressed for the weather. But as others said, perhaps he insisted on wearing a suit and tie.

I agree he seems like a shy, self effacing child. Charlotte would be a lot happier as future heir I think.

If the child was feeling the heat, most mothers would have removed his jacket and tie and requested an umbrella to shade the child.

Where is their sense?

No choice in the matter regarding his clothes, but Prince George comes across as very shy and diffident. He often looks extremely uncomfortable whatever he’s wearing.
I hope the expectations placed on him are not too much for his personality. Charlotte seems more suited to a public role.

His dad here.

Oh bless him, just looked at photos. No hat or sunglasses either. What were they thinking. He could have worn a nice polo shirt and shorts with a cap or hat and sunglasses and no one would have batted and eye!!!! I feel really cross with Katherine and William. Hope they had used sunscreen.

But you're the only one to even mention H & M and ecourzge comparison Iam64! I bet the thought hardly crossed anyone else's mind!

Poor wee boy. Who would have objected if he'd been dressed in more age appropriate clothes? A neat polo shirt and shorts would surely have been ok and fitted the dress code under the circumstances.

No one knows if he chose what he wore, and maybe he loves watching tennis. We can't possibly know, can we.

Maybe Harry and Meghan could be praised for taking Archie to a 4 July celebration when all three were wearing appropriate casual clothing? Ok I’ll say it looked fun

I’m reluctant to criticise George’s parents because they seem lovingly child centred . Plus - I don’t want to encourage the usual flood of W and K good, H and M bad

Maybe Prince George has heard about his namesake and great grandfather, George VI, who played in the men's doubles at Wimbledon in 1926 - he and his partner were eliminated in the 1st round.

maddyone

I didn’t comment about what he wearing, I just said I think it’s a long time for such a young child to sit, especially in such heat.

I agree maddyone. - but what’s happening here is that everybody is projecting their own thoughts onto him, when he may well have asked to go, have asked to dress up like his dad, and wanted to keep his jacket on so he didn’t ask to take it off. I don’t honestly think that his mother would have refused, she is well known for letting her children be children.

I’ve got a sneaking suspicion that this thread may go the way of most other Royal threads, so I’ll bid my farewell

He must have been sweltering. An open neck shirt and lighter jacket might have been preferable.
My DGS was suited and booted for a posh wedding, but fell in the pond and came out like a slimy green monster! ?

Good point Merlot

25Avalon
And I suppose that George could have science lessons from Professor Brian Cox; art lessons from David Hockney; music from Simon Rattle, and so on.

You because you can, doesn’t mean that you should

It’s the same as children, many younger than him, who are suited up for a wedding. Again, hours of tedium in an outfit they’ll grow out off.

I didn’t comment about what he wearing, I just said I think it’s a long time for such a young child to sit, especially in such heat.

He should have been allowed to take off his jacket and tie once the formalities were over.

He looked really uncomfortable in some of the photos.

Roger Federer is a family friend so perhaps just gives George a lesson now and again. More than likely exaggerated by the press.

How do you all know that wearing a suit and tie wasn’t his own choice?