Lighthearted, gossip and questions about the Coronation,

lizzypopbottle

Germanshepherdsmum I guess I've got a 'thing' about long, loose hair and I should probably get over it but I do think it's a personal, 'look at my lovely hair' statement and the coronation was a formal occasion. Several of the choir girls had attractive updos and I think that was more appropriate for a formal setting. Actually, long, loose hair's not always lovely! Sometimes it's rather stringy and unattractive. Just my opinion, of course. I rebelled and got my long hair cut shoulder length, with a Beatles fringe, much to my parents' horror, when I was about seventeen and then cropped when I went to university. I've never had it long since then.

Again, just my own opinion about Penny Mordaunt's bare arms. I maintain, she looked half naked!

I guess I've got a 'thing' about long, loose hair and I should probably get over it but I do think it's a personal, 'look at my lovely hair' statement

Certain adherents to a particular 'belief' which has been hijacked to suit their political agenda (and legitimise their misogyny) - would probably heartily agree with you. They think it should be 'hidden' too.

Hair grows. Long hair suits some and not others. I'd hate to think that there's some notion of 'immorality' attached to wearing one's hair long in a formal setting. "Up do's" don't suit everyone, either, though it can be a practical style to accommodate tiaras and other hair decorations.

If you look at modern men's hair styles - they are quite varied... they're not compelled now to have the traditional short-back-and-sides. If the hair is clean and tidy, even on men, the length doesn't matter... as long as it's not hanging in long, greasy strands dangling over their face.

I'm with Germanshepherdsmum. You wear and style your hair in the way that suits, and makes you feel comfortable. I think it's less to do with look at my lovely hair and more about presenting yourself in your best light in public and feeling confident that you do look your best!

Mollygo

My DGD tells me to leave it tousled, it makes you look younger. I find it hard to use fingers instead of a hairbrush.

"Tousled" just makes me look like a bag lady.

Do you usually see a religious service as a pantomime mabon?

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Couldn't care less, the whole thing was a pantomime and waste of public money.

Or wearing three heavy duty Tenas?

Probably 'went' when in the back signing things!

Poor Camilla couldn’t use one 😲

There were 'conveniences' in the cathedral. No need to panic if invited next time!.

Mollygo

My DGD tells me to leave it tousled, it makes you look younger. I find it hard to use fingers instead of a hairbrush.

It would take a lot of tousling to make me look younger!

My DGD tells me to leave it tousled, it makes you look younger. I find it hard to use fingers instead of a hairbrush.

Mine's the 'through a hedge backwards' look every day lizzypopbottle
Hence my username - if it's short.
If it's longer it's more Worzel Gummidge.

Gsm of course you have every right to wear your hair however you like. I agree that short hair is much more labour intensive and also expensive to keep looking good. I suffer from 'through a hedge backwards' syndrome so mine is more or less vertical when I get up in the morning! It's not a good look...

I certainly couldn’t, it would have to be a catheter for me

Anniebach

Serendipity only one answer , a catheter

Yes.... that seems the obvious answer..

Whoaaaaa alllll those hours sat in Westminster.. 😲

Depends on the hair lizzy. I’m lucky that mine isn’t thin, it’s straight and kept clean and shiny. It’s collar bone length and certainly not stringy, I had short hair many years ago and would never go back to it. It really didn’t suit me and was far more troublesome to style. Yes, perhaps it is a ‘look at my lovely hair’ statement, but what’s wrong with that if you have nice hair?. It’s who I am. I love my hair blowing in the wind, and that’s the way it will stay.

Hilltop

Did anyone notice India Hicks speaking to a reporter. I don't think she was at the service. Her dress was absolutely gorgeous and so correct for the occasion.

I commented on another thread about India Hicks’ dress.

Elegant, understated, absolutely gorgeous colour and material.

Did anyone notice India Hicks speaking to a reporter. I don't think she was at the service. Her dress was absolutely gorgeous and so correct for the occasion.

Germanshepherdsmum I guess I've got a 'thing' about long, loose hair and I should probably get over it but I do think it's a personal, 'look at my lovely hair' statement and the coronation was a formal occasion. Several of the choir girls had attractive updos and I think that was more appropriate for a formal setting. Actually, long, loose hair's not always lovely! Sometimes it's rather stringy and unattractive. Just my opinion, of course. I rebelled and got my long hair cut shoulder length, with a Beatles fringe, much to my parents' horror, when I was about seventeen and then cropped when I went to university. I've never had it long since then.

Again, just my own opinion about Penny Mordaunt's bare arms. I maintain, she looked half naked!

Serendipity only one answer , a catheter

Not all the principle ladies wore well known designers - two of the best dressed attendees, Pippa Middleton & the PM's wife, were dressed by a young designer who lives near us in our rural county well away from London, Claire Mischevani. She was also responsible for the fabulous fuschia dress worn by Peter Phillips' girlfriend at the Coronation concert. Claire is a very hard working mum of 2 children who attend the local primary school here, it's lovely to vicariously enjoy her success. She is very much part of the local community.

Those crowns do look heavy and difficult to balance. There must be a way of adjusting the size to get a good fit with some sort of inner padding perhaps.

A lot of questions to which I have no answers.

My query is simple really, in fact it's 1 word...... toilet?
( she says cross legged at the mere thought 😕)

Molly10 Tues 17.29........Thank you for that reply.
I've been looking at videos on youtube about different ways to try to get a nervous horse under control.

One way apparently (and I don't ride) is to try to make the horse zig zag to take its attention away from the problem.

I did see the rider trying this out at times.
Obviously it didn't really work.

Callistemon21

rubysong

Regarding girls with hair loose, my mother said girls were expected to appear on their eighteenth birthday with hair 'up' before that it was down. The choirgirls were quite young. As long as it is brushed and clean, no problem how they have it.

Yes, that was correct in the early 1900s, I think.

Then came the Eton crop, semi-shingled bobs - all very shocking 😁

We were supposed to have our hair tied up at school in the 1950s/60s; it was not allowed to to be loose if it touched our collars.
Anyone disobeying got it tied up with a piece of string.