Kate Makes Surprise Visit To Women's Jail

[anotheoldgit]

Seems like it is a bit of a slow news day here on AB, so what about this, what are your comments?

[Baldric]

Is there a Link please?

[andy-hughes]

No comment really.

I wonder if Kate has suffered from a bout of post-natal depression, but because the palace is stuffed full of fusty old men who wouldn't know what that was, the news of the reason for her absence from public view never reached the outside.

[chelle7272]

http://www.people.com/people/package/article/0,,20395222_20955306,00.html

[Baldric]

///She wore a $550 dress by The Fold in subdued silver tweed.///

Ah, an American Woman's Prison !

[anotheoldgit]

How many times do we have to be told that Isha Walker is on the Rehabilitation of Addicted Prisoners Trust programme?

Instead of arriving in a £365 dress, and considering the place she was visiting, one would have thought that the Duchess might have dressed down a little, or is that 'dressing down' to her?

[anotheoldgit]

So sorry;

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3248853/Duchess-Cambridge-Kate-Middleton-makes-secret-visit-women-s-jail-HMP-Send-Surrey-meet-inmates-battling-alcohol-drug-addiction.html

[Jackdaw33]

When visiting a bomb site during the war, the late Queen Mother was asked why she was dressed in her best clothes. She replied, "Because I've come to see you. If you came to see me would you not wear your best clothes?"

[anotheoldgit]

Anyone explain the meaning behind the People's headline?

/// Royal Is the New Black: Princess Kate Makes a Surprise Visit to a Women's Prison ///

[ummmm]

In fashion black is a complimentary colour that goes with everything, more or less. When something new and trendy comes along they say it is the new black.

[meglet]

Actually I think it's because 'Orange Is the New Black' is the name of a big American drama series set in a women's prison.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

Am I going colour blind, her dress looks white to me?

[anotheoldgit]

meglet

/// Actually I think it's because 'Orange Is the New Black' is the name of a big American drama series set in a women's prison. ///

Orange? Now I am even more confused than I was at first.

[Jackdaw33]

Although a princess by marriage, she is not Princess Kate, she is Princess William. The press made the same mistake with Diana.

[ummmm]

No, meg. The phrase something is the new black was about a long time before OITNB.

AOG....If for instance red is going to the new craze in fashion this winter it is often said 'red is the new black' as in red is going to big and popular.

[ummmm]

Get you now meg. That's probably why.

[Prudie]

Why is this about what she wore? I think she was very brave, i wouldn't have wanted to go.

[viv41]

Agree Prudie.

[anotheoldgit]

ummmm

Just when I was about to say, I think I have got it now, you go on and state Megs probably right with her explanation.

Queen Victoria must have been the icon of fashion, all those years ago.

[anotheoldgit]

Prudie

/// Why is this about what she wore? I think she was very brave, i wouldn't have wanted to go. ///

'Brave' she would have had more security guarding her, than you would have had.

[ummmm]

Lol. I'm right with the explanation of how the phrase is used and Meg is right about the reason they probably used it.

'Orange is the new black' is so called because the prison inmates in the series have to wear orange.