Brief News Updates and Your Favorite 2024 Handbags and Shoes Polls

Good news! Kensington Palace released a statement today saying, “The Princess has returned home to Windsor to protract her recovery from surgery. She is making good progress. The Prince and Princess wish to say a huge thank you to the unshortened team at The London Clinic, expressly the defended nursing staff, for the superintendency they have provided. The Wales family continues to be grateful for the well wishes they have received from virtually the world.”

I am when with a quick update and then it’s your endangerment to vote on increasingly of the styles worn by the Princess in 2023.

In terms of an update on the Princess, there is little to report. As expected, and specified by Kensington Palace, there have been no updates on the Princess’s condition. There are photos of Prince William arriving at the London Clinic to visit her, but that is well-nigh the extent of any “news.” I think we are in the “no news is good news” zone and expect the next update we receive will be that the Princess has been released to recuperate at home. 

In other royal health news, King Charles’s prostate surgery is this week, and he is expected to be hospitalized for one or two nights for that procedure, followed by bed rest and a lighter schedule for a week or two. If anyone wishes to send correspondence to the King, here is the address: His Majesty The King, Buckingham Palace, London SW1A 1AA, United Kingdom.  Many readers know that the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, was diagnosed with breast cancer this summer and underwent a mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. This Monday she revealed on social media she has been diagnosed with malignant melanoma, a serious type of skin cancer. The Duchess noted, “Naturally, flipside cancer diagnosis has been a shock, but I’m in good spirits and grateful for the many messages of love and support.” (I do not have an write for the Duchess of York.) 

We now make a difficult turn to much lighter fare, a few increasingly polls tent the Princess’s style. Our first poll covers new handbags carried by the Princess in 2023. The first on our list: a new Natasha clutch in ‘Lake’ suede ($440) by go-to designer Emmy London. It was carried for last year’s St.Patrick’s Day ceremony with the Irish Guards. The Natasha is made of suede and comes with a detachable chain, so it can be carried as a crossbody style.

Our second new bag is flipside Natasha Clutch from Emmy, this one in cobalt blue. The bag measures roughly 5″ x 8″ x 2″deep, and it has a magnetic snap closure on the front.

Next, the Strathberry bag, the Scottish brand’s Multrees Uniting Wallet ($425)piece carried for Order of the Garter ceremonies in June. The bag measures roughly 8″ x 4″ and comes with a detachable uniting so it can be carried as a crossbody style.

Also in June, the Chanel Classic Wallet on Chain ($3350) seen when the Princess celebrated the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery. The bag is made of lambskin and has a detachable metal chain. It measures well-nigh 5″ x 7″ x 1.5″.

When attending Royal Ascot last year, the Princess carried a vintage Hermès clutch, the Rio in rouge leather. The bag measures approximately 9″ x 6″ and features the brand’s signature H logo atop a sawed-off snap closure.

I don’t have terrific photos of the next bag, but wanted to include it in the poll. In mid-October, the Princess carried what looked like Chanel’s Mini Flap Bag in woebegone lambskin (£3960) to a Rugby World Cup match in Marseilles, France. Made of lambskin with goldtone hardware, the bag measures 5.3″ × 6.6″ × 3.1″.

At November’s Remembrance Sunday ceremony, the Princess carried Jennifer Chamandi’s Le 8 Gold Buckle bag (£730, well-nigh $925 at today’s mart rates) in woebegone suede. The diamond is inspired by an envelope shape; it is made in Italy and has a magnetic closure and detachable strap.

Our final entrant in this category is flipside Strathberry style, this one seen at the early December taping of “Royal Carols: Together at Christmas.” The Mosaic Grain Leather Top-Handle Bag ($555) measures roughly 5″ x 7″ by 3.5″ deep. The handbag has a removable shoulder strap, one interior pocket, and the label’s signature metal bar on the front flap.

And here is the pool. (NOTE: Some users using the Firefox browser are encountering difficulty seeing the poll. Several have shared that they could see it fine when switching to Safari or flipside browser.) 

Our second poll today covers the Princess’s new shoe styles. Our first style comes from the St. Patrick’s Day engagement seen above, when she debuted a pair of Gianvito Rossi 105 pumps ($795)in a verisimilitude tabbed “Persian.”

When visiting a Windsor victual wall in April, the Princess wore a new pair of shoes by Boden, the British brand’s Pointed Ballet Flats ($190, sold out).

In May, we saw the Princess sporting the Aquazzura Bow Tie Pumps ($850) at a pre-coronation reception and walkabout. The diamond showcases a pointed toe, side cutouts, a 4.3″heel, and the distinctive wired bow at the back.

Our next pair of new heels are moreover from Aquazzura, the label’s Purist 105 Pumps (£500, well-nigh $630 at today’s mart rates) in emerald green. The point-toe style is made in Italy and has a 4″ stiletto heel.

Our next style moreover debuted at Order of the Garter in June, the Vittorio 105 Slingback Pump ($715, the link is to a pair with a slightly lower heel) by Jennifer Chamandi. The closed-toe slingback style has two straps, a pointed toe, and a four-inch heel. It can be worn with or without the leather strap wideness the top of the foot.

Just a few days later at Royal Ascot, we saw the Princess in flipside Jennifer Chamandi style, the Lorenzo 105 (£580, well-nigh $730) in red suede. Like the Vittorio shown above, this shoe can be worn with or without the strap wideness the top of the foot.

At an early July polo match, the Princess debuted the Camilla Elphick Lucia Slingback ($360). The shoes have a patent leather pointed toe, weedy 3″ heel, and the brand’s signature crystal buckle.

Our final entrant in this category was worn when the princess was attending Wimbledon in mid-July. She chose a pair of Gianvito Rossi’s Ribbon Slingback 85 Pumps (an identical pair is not available). The heels have a 3.3″ heel, pointed toe, and the signature “GR” ribbon buckle on the strap (inset photo unelevated right). We haven’t been worldly-wise to locate the word-for-word suede verisimilitude worn by the Princess, but it’s unmistakably the brand’s Ribbon Sling design.