The 17-year-old daughter of Sophie and Prince Edward cut an elegant figure in a black coat dress, similar to her mother s ensemble from Suzannah London, when attending the funeral of Prince Philip at St George s Chapel, Windsor.
Louise, the youngest granddaughter of the Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh, walked alongside her brother James, Viscount Severn, 13, to mourn their grandfather, who died in Windsor Castle last week aged 99.
Looking just like her mother s mini me, Louise appeared perfectly poised in a black dress and a £129 headband and elegant veil, thought to be from Jane Taylor London.
Lady Louise Windsor emulated her sophisticated mother Sophie, Countess of Wessex (pictured together), as she joined her family to pay tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh yesterday
There is very little wiggle room when it comes to dressing for a ceremonial royal funeral.
Black is a given, introduced by Queen Victoria upon the death of Albert in 1861. For women, a hat or head covering, black tights and, most importantly, pearls to denote tears: a tradition since Roman times.
Only white diamonds: nothing of colour. Dressing for a funeral is much more difficult than for a wedding: nothing rainbow, nothing that screams look at me , especially important given this was the first royal funeral of the Instagram age. Nothing witty.
It was also the first royal funeral where the participants wore masks the Queen s was edged in white, which helped to lift her face meaning that everything had to work that little bit harder. Which is probably the reason the younger royal women decided to teeter on vertiginous heels, despite the cobbles, the marble, the steps. Kate s in particular by L.K.Bennett, of course were worthy of Meghan herself.
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Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: finding common ground in respect of the dead
Format Would you believe me if I said that I feel jealous when I see parents visiting the graves of their sons? I keep asking myself: don t I deserve even this?
Ashot s son fought in last year s escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He is presumed dead, but Ashot is yet to receive his body. I can t describe how terrible it is to live like this, he said. All I want is a place to go and talk to my son and mourn.
For any parent, the loss of a child is extraordinarily painful. But to lose a loved one without knowing where or how they died, without receiving their mortal remains, brings additional pain.
Would you believe me if I said that I feel jealous when I see parents visiting the graves of their sons? I keep asking myself: don t I deserve even this?
Ashot s son fought in last year s escalation of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. He is presumed dead, but Ashot is yet to receive his body. I can t describe how terrible it is to live like this, he said. All I want is a place to go and talk to my son and mourn.
For any parent, the loss of a child is extraordinarily painful. But to lose a loved one without knowing where or how they died, without receiving their mortal remains, brings additional pain.