Hi there, and welcome to an August submit! We start in the present day with a brand new video launched by the Prince and Princess of Wales yesterday afternoon. Within the video, the royals congratulate Workforce GB on their exhibiting on the Paris Olympic Video games. 
Nice Britain’s Olympians gained 65 medals, together with 14 gold medals, 22 silver medals, and 29 bronze medals. Right here is the message accompanying the video when it was posted on social media.
Snoop Dogg opens and closes the video. Extra from this Telegraph piece by Hannah Furness.
Snoop Dogg, 52, who has turn into one thing of a star of the Paris Olympics Video games for his sudden and enthusiastic appearances, opens and closes the video.
“Thank you Great Britain from the Big Snoop Dogg, the Prince and his lovely wife,” he says, on the brief movie revealed on social media.
The video consists of many notable names: David Beckham, gold medalist in working Dame Kelly Holmes, bike owner and gold medal winner Sir Chris Hoy, gold medalist in swimming Rebecca Adlington, Scottish sports activities broadcaster Andrew Cotter, and others. Right here is the total video.
Effectively performed @TeamGB, what an unimaginable journey!
Each athlete confirmed immense dedication, coronary heart and keenness. You made us all so proud!
Right here’s to celebrating each triumph at @Paris2024 and looking out ahead to extra from @ParalympicsGB later in the summertime 🇬🇧🥇 pic.twitter.com/oCLz7HuuLG
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) August 11, 2024
As you may see, Prince William wears a Workforce GB polo shirt within the video. The Princess of Wales was carrying a well-recognized prime, her Tori striped tee by Ralph Lauren. The all-over horizontal navy blue stripes sit atop a cream cotton base; the piece additionally has lengthy sleeves and a ship neckline. 
It was worn when the Duchess was seen grocery purchasing in Anglesey, at a 2013 SportsAid workshop the place she performed volleyball (beneath left), and when watching the Houghton Corridor Horse Trials in 2016 (beneath proper). 
I’ve added some kinds to the repliKate Tops web page.
Within the video, the Princess seemed to be carrying a skinny gold or silver necklace. She additionally had on a unique ring, not her common eternity band. In these photographs, you see a blurry closeup from the video, the Princess’s Eclipse Eternity Band ($1900) by royal favourite Annoushka, and on the suitable, two pictures from earlier engagements exhibiting the Eclipse ring. 
One suggestion is that it is a new eternity band. One other is that it’s the Victorian-style gold ring the Princess was first famous carrying in 2005 at college commencement occasions. That ring options tiny pearls (presumably for William’s delivery month) and garnets (presumably for the Princess’s delivery month). With out higher pictures, we might by no means know what ring the Princess was carrying. 
It was a deal with to see a brand new video with the Princess! One word on feedback: I needed to delete some feedback about William’s beard on the Fb submit and wish to keep away from that subject in feedback on this submit.
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Subsequent, we transfer to ballot outcomes, beginning together with your favourite Chelsea Flower Present seems. 
No shock right here; the overwhelming favourite is the costume worn to the 2017 present, the darker inexperienced silk type by French style home Rochas. Second place went to the pink ME + EM Coloration Block Silk Shirt Gown. Listed here are the numeric outcomes. 
We now transfer to your favourite backyard occasion look. 
Your favourite was the Elie Saab separates and Philip Treacy hat worn to final Could’s Buckingham Palace occasion. Coming in second are the colourful coral Emilia Wickstead design and Jane Taylor ‘Lyssa’ hat seen at a Could 2022 occasion. Your third alternative was worn to an April 2022 occasion, the pale aqua costume by an unknown dressmaker and one other Philip Treacy hat.
With virtually 2300 votes, listed below are the numbers for the highest three vote-getters. 
Subsequent on the hit parade, favourite Trooping the Color kinds. 
The clear winner was the up to date Jenny Packham costume and Philip Treacy hat from this yr’s celebration. Coming in second, the inexperienced Andrew Gn costume and Philip Treacy hat worn to final yr’s occasion. Your third alternative was the recent pink Alexander McQueen costume and Lyssa hat by Jane Taylor worn for Trooping the Color in 2017.
We now transfer to outcomes in your favourite Garter Day ensembles. 
The Alessandra Wealthy costume and Philip Treacy hat worn for final yr’s Garter Day occasions was your favourite look. Your second alternative was the cornflower blue coatdress by Alexander McQueen on the 2022 Garter Day ceremonies with a Juliet Botterill hat. Following very carefully in third place, the 2016 ensemble that includes a pink Catherine Walker coat initially worn in Canada in July 2011, topped by a Lock and Firm hat first worn to the Diamond Jubilee River Pageant in 2012.
With virtually 2200 votes solid, the numbers present how shut the voting was for the second and third-place picks. 
We take a look at Royal Ascot outfits now. 
One other Alessandra Wealthy takes first place, the polka dot costume paired with a Sally-Ann Provan hat worn to Royal Ascot in 2022. Your subsequent favourite look was the pink Alexander McQueen costume at Royal Ascot 2023, topped by a Philip Treacy hat. The Elie Saab separates and Philip Treacy hat worn to Royal Ascot 2019 got here in third. Right here is how the voting broke down. 
And now our ultimate annual summer season occasions ballot, this one in your favourite Wimbledon ensemble. You might recall that the variety of outfits (25) prompted me to separate the voting into three teams: one voting in your favourite repeated type, and the opposite two narrowing down the brand new seems. This ballot covers the highest two vote-getters from these three polls.
Your favorites included the Zimmermann Roamer Day Gown seen at Wimbledon in 2014, the Catherine Walker Wildflowers Print Gown worn to the 2017 Championships, the Suzannah London Flippy Wiggle Gown worn in July 2019, the icy blue Emilia Wickstead Jordin seen a number of days later in 2019, the wealthy yellow Roksanda Ilincic Brigitte costume worn in July 2022, and the Safiyaa Cecelia Gown worn to this yr’s Championship.
Now it’s time to vote.
