Royalty

As there has been little but talk of the so-called royal wedding in many of the fashion rags and blogs (which seem to emulate the rags) that I peruse on a frequent basis, I thought that I would look the other way for a little while.  But, now that this joyous and momentous and truly historic or whatever day is finally upon us,  I thought of the notion of 'Royalty'.  Now, you see, I have capitalized the world to show my respect of what it could be- but these exemplars in the contemporary world stray far from the standard, or any standards, of being regal.  I am talking here not of politics but only of the surface- pure style.

Now, one of the only royals who I could think of who might garner some respect from these quarters  is of course the Duke of Windsor.  Any fellow who dabbles even the slightest in the world of style will come across his name and his flair, and I need not go into the details here.  A boxed set of catalogues of the property from the Duke and Duchess of Windsor which was auctioned at Sotheby's in 1997 will attest to the rather good taste of the Duke. As for that of the Duchess, I have no opinion which I choose to utter here.

The ever popular Sotheby's catalogue box set for the auction of the Duke

The following is a photo of the Duke on the day of his marriage to Wallis.  Ever dapper, he chose to wear a grey waistcoat rather than the one provided for him.  True that he was not allowed (or unable to) deal in the world of politics, but no matter.  In sartorial matters, he really was King.

The Duke of Windsor on his wedding day.