I liked her dress & veil too. H's uniform was nice, but I think his others are nicer for a wedding, less funeralesque. The page boys looked like they were going to a funeral and the harsh black of H & Will's uniform made it even more of a funeral vibe. I can never get over the black uniforms and the funeral look/feel I got from that! Page boys in mini replica uniforms were also too "grown up", I find more regular page boy outffits much nicer and I found it a bit disrespectful, as uniforms are earned and not a plaything. Strange in every way though.
She was going for "cute" with the page boy outfits, but in my eyes failed entirely.
The service... Better not even talk about it. Yikes.
They were all welcoming. M was decked out in Cartier curtesy of Charles, his way of appreciation and welcome. He gifted loads of jewellery to Diana, big and small (sweet trinkets to commemorate personal things, like new charms for a charm bracelet he got her) and of course Camilla drips in diamonds. He is even, as he comes by it, buying back Camilla's old family jewels for her.
Charles also gifted quite some jewellery to Kate when she married in, the same type as for Meg: diamond bracelets, earrings, sets.
Charles didn't need to "step up" after Diana died, this man made many mistakes and is disliked for it, but he was always an attentive and hands-on father. Him not being a good dad is a pro-Diana spin from the Wales War years. Diana's rep suffered lasting damage too, like the constant repeat of her being mentally unstable, she wasn't though.
Kate... Kate has her own issues.
Like or dislike her, but at that time she had her own problems, 3rd pregnancy, two toddlers, hormones, birthing... There were leaks of them having dinner etc, but I don't know how far out of her way a preggers woman has to go to make someone feel "warmly welcomed"? After the wedding K had just given birth, was hormonal (the story of her crying when Char was at the dress fitting), what the heck was she supposed to do?
But also none of us were there, I wish someone would leak some more on how the couples interacted that Xmas when H&M were at Anmer and all that... I'm all ears for that bit!!
Oh yeah, Megsy has one hell of an agenda, that was clear from day 1 and many predicted from the start exactly this. It is amazing. I never thought she'd shoot it all to hell within two years. Insanely fast. I suppose the devil never sleeps..