Royal Tour in Tights - a Mini Adventure

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are championing all things British on their one-year tour of Germany. The British government is launching the GREAT initiative to promote the country abroad, and the pair were chosen by the team at 10 Downing Street. Today, Beatrice and Eugenie kicked things off in Berlin with a visit to a school and a drive inside a Union Jack-emblazoned Mini Cooper.  (Made by the German firm BMW).

According to the Daily Mail, the princesses arrived in Berlin this morning via an economy flight paid for by their pop, Prince Andrew the Duke of York. Their first stop was the British School, where they hung out with cute kids à la Kate Middleton. Princess Eugenie wore a rather drab cream double-breasted pleated peacoat, while Princess Beatrice looked great in a green and black Jonathan Saunders dress from the designer’s fall 2012 collection, which she paired with a black belt,  (and this is the bit my readers will want to hear), black opaque tights, and heels. Saunders is indeed a Scottish designer, but he shows during London Fashion Week.

The long sleeves kept Beatrice modest, while the deep v-neckline showed off some skin and is definitely not a style you’d expect to be worn to an elementary school. The dress was on sale at Net-A-Porter for $874.50 from $2,915, but it’s now sold out. Womp womp.

And while Bea did better with the dress, and I might add the shoes, at least her sister also managed black opaque tights.

For those of you who don't know Princess Beatrice of York (Beatrice Elizabeth Mary; born 8 August 1988) is the elder daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. She is fifth, and the first female (at the moment), in the line of succession to the thrones of the sixteen Commonwealth realms.  While studying at Goldsmiths, University of London, Princess Beatrice was not expected to undertake regular Royal duties, although she did make appearances at some Royal events.  Now she has to earn her crust hence being on her one year tour.

Of more interest to readers of this page is that Princes Bea is a wearer of support tights.  At a memorial service for the Queen Mother and Princess Margaret in March 2012, the young royal unwittingly gave us a flash of her support tights, complete with thigh-slimming panels to smooth out her lumps and bumps and help avoid a dreaded VPL.

Princess Beatrice may have surprised a few onlookers because she’s clearly quite a slim girl but the makers of support tights are rejoicing as she is helping to dispel one of those lingerie myths – that shapewear is only designed for the more ample figures.  In fact, shapewear is increasingly popular with women of all shapes and sizes, including those who are already blessed with a slim, size 10 figure.  Why?  Simply because it helps create a perfect silhouette – and it is great for body confidence.  Another plus for tights.


Since we mention Princess Margaret, on a note of morbid royal information,  Princess Margaret was the first royal to be cremated for more than 60 years. The last request of Princess Margaret was for a £280 cremation in Slough, unattended by any members of her family.  The municipal ceremony, which includes a £20 surcharge because she lived outside the borough, took the shadow of the Berkshire town's dog track.  Republicans will celebrate Margaret's humble departure.  On a typical day 15 people are burnt to ashes by Slough crematorium's incinerators -  but on that Friday the Margaret was the sixth and last.  See the advantages of royal - you get to go last.  Why was Margaret cremated? “One last smoke. It’s what she would have wanted.” I wonder if when her time comes, Bea will follow Margaret's example?

Will they be hot stuff in the end like Margaret was?

But enough talk of death and incineration, onto Princess Eugenie.  Let's not neglect Eugene just because her sister beat her in the fashion stakes one time.

Here Eugenie does better - at least in the eyes of tights lovers - with opaques, dress and boots

Princess Eugenie of York (Eugenie Victoria Helena; born 23 March 1990) is the younger daughter of Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Sarah, Duchess of York. As such she is sixth, and the second female (at the moment), in the line of succession to the thrones of the 16 Commonwealth realms.


And just in case your though Eugenie was a bit of a royal bimbo, she began studying Combined Honours BA at Newcastle University in September 2009, combining Art History, English Literature and Politics. (Was a single subject to hard?). She completed her studies in 2012, earning a 2:1 in English literature and history of art.  A useful subject that then.

Something a little more sheer and a little slimmer