Pandering

[joeluke]

Why do our dignitaries (i.e Prince William's Mrs this week) pander to foreign countries when they visit them by wearing clothes befitting to that country?

I don't ever see foreign leaders wearing jeans and trainers when they visit the UK

[Peter Pedant]

or no clothes at all like his brother Harry
or a sadhu

and yeah when you go to Rome why dont we dress in a Popey outfit ?

[Jackdaw33]

Oh dear, PP, you have excelled even your own silliness with that last comment. How many Romans dress like the Pope?

[sp1814]

joeluke

Could it be because when foreign dignitaries visit the UK, they rarely end up in a Weatherspoons?

[ChillDoubt]

It's called decorum, manners and diplomacy, joeluke. You wouldn't understand......

[1ozzy]

Are jeans and trainers the national dress of the UK?

[magicmick]

I noticed today Kate and Wills had the red mark on the forehead, should they really have that? I'm not well up on these matters.

[stuey]

Jodhpurs, topees, and swagger-sticks would be more appropriate.

[Jackdaw33]

Bleedin' 'ell, Stuey, just how old are you? I remember them well in the days of the Raj.

[Quizproquo]

It's the reason our royal family is respected worldwide.

[1ozzy]

I thought bowler hats and a brolly maybe.

[stuey]

JD, you must have a lot of Romans in England: I keep seeing pictures in the Daily Mail of people in long flowing garments wearing silly hats:)

[Jackdaw33]

Alas, too few Romans, but shiploads of Romanians.

[stuey]

Careful, JD, someone will come along and accuse you of running a lot.

[Cloverjo]

I wasn't too keen on Kate's choice of outfit. It did look a bit like someone had said "you must wear an Indian-themed dress today." It was like something from the sales rack at Monsoon. The papers said it was a copy from an Indian designer. She usually looks right in everything she wears, I don't know why she did that. She should just wear the usual Reiss and LKBennett stuff.

[Jackdaw33]

Prince William's Mrs?

Hardly a dignified way to refer to HRH The Duchess of Cambridge.

[EDDIE51]

So 'Jeans and Trainers' are the National Dress of the UK ??
How about a 3 piece suit , bowler hat , black leather shoes and a rolled umbrella?

[murraymints]

did not like Kate's outfits....methinks she is trying too hard...

[emeritus]

Modish

conforming to or following what is currently popular and fashionable.

Now Here

[emeritus]

Sorry Wrong Thread

[EDDIE51]

emeritus, wrong thread maybe but your avatar looks more like 'traditional British dress' than joeluks's 'jeans and trainers'