Princess Catherine branded ‘disappointment’ in scathing take-down
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The Princess of Wales has been labelled a “disappointment” in her approach to jewellery by a former Vogue editor, who has instead lavished praise on Queen Camilla.
Fashion guru Suzy Menkes made the scathing comment on the latest episode of her podcast Creative Conversations.
Menkes, who was awarded an OBE by the late Queen for her contribution to fashion journalism in 2014, made the comments during a discussion with British Vogue’s jewellery editor Carol Woolton.
The former Vogue International editor accused Catherine of appearing indifferent to the royal collection of rare and precious jewels she has on hand to wear at major events.
Menkes said the Princess of Wales doesn’t seem as passionate about jewels as her mother-in-law, Camilla.
She said: “The Princess of Wales is a bit of a disappointment about jewellery. She gives the impression that she only puts it on when she absolutely has to.
“I imagine her looking beautiful in one of those gowns behind the scenes and then pulling a face as if to say, ‘Do I have to wear this?’
“She doesn’t give any sense of adoring jewellery and being pleased to put it on.”
Menkes said Catherine “doesn’t seem to have Camilla’s joy at wearing jewellery”.
The Princess of Wales is known for her love of mixing high street fashion with high-end designers.
Last November, she wore a pair of Princess Diana’s diamond and pearl drop earrings to attend her first state banquet at Buckingham Palace as Princess of Wales.
In March, Catherine wore a pair of $40 Zara rose gold earrings to the annual BAFTAs in London.
She was also spotted wearing a pair of $200 earrings from Sezane to last year’s church service at Sandringham.
Menkes also slammed the royal family’s inability to be candid about how some of the jewels in the royal collection were acquired.
She said: “It’s one of these strange secrets. It’s not discussed, and I can see why because some of the pieces are dubious. They came from India.
“I won’t say they were stolen but they were perhaps given and taken by the British royal family, they weren’t stealing it but they were taking over a country at that time and thought and taking jewels they thought were an attractive thing to take back to England with them.”
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