Messervy says that people wait hours, sometimes in the
freezing rain, to cheer and catch a glimpse of real-life royalty.
Wardrobe care is very important and
the staff do an amazing job,” Messervy says, pointing out that sometimes new designers
forget how durable clothes need to be for royal events.
Usually they will try to pay a compliment to their host country or state by including a national bird, flower, or color, for instance,
into an outfit,” says Messervy.
Despite many reports that flesh-colored tights are a
royal rule demanded by Queen Elizabeth herself, Messervy says that this is simply not true
and has more to do with fads than any sort of tradition.