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Queen Elizabeth May Have Made a Subtle Nod to *The Crown* in Her Annual Christmas Speech


Ever since The Crown premiered on Netflix in 2016, fans have wondered whether its subject, Queen Elizabeth, watches the drama—and what she thinks of it. Some reports have said that the Queen Mother approves of the series; while others have said she’s taken issue with the more fictionalized scenes. And now, new reports seem to suggest not only that the royal watches, but that she gave the hit show a subtle nod in this year’s annual Christmas speech.

On Tuesday (December 24), a photo from Queen Elizabeth’s annual Christmas Day broadcast shows the monarch seated a desk in front of a Christmas tree, surrounded by photographs of the royal family throughout the years. The Daily Mail spotted that among the desk decor was a picture of Queen Elizabeth’s handshake with the Apollo 11 crew—an event that was recreated on season 3 of The Crown.

Queen Elizabeth sits at her desk for her annual Christmas address.

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During the seventh episode of season 3, Prince Philip watches the Apollo 11 team complete their mission and questions his own accomplishments as a result. The royal family also hosts an astronaut-themed birthday party for Prince Edward and Prince Andrew. Finally, the show depicts the famous meeting between Queen Elizabeth and the Apollo 11 team at Buckingham Palace, shown below.

Queen Elizabeth stands with the astronauts from the Apollo 11 mission

Queen Elizabeth met the Apollo 11 astronauts in 1969.

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Queen Elizabeth portrayed by Olivia Coleman meets the Apollo 11 crew on 'The Crown.'

Queen Elizabeth’s meeting with the Apollo 11 crew was dramatized on season 3 of ‘The Crown.’

Embedding a wink to that would be a savvy pop culture move from Queen Elizabeth, indicating yet again that she’s aware of the series. But it could also be a marker of the year: 2019 marked the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969.

Netflix Easter eggs or not, the Queen’s Christmas broadcast will have other moments for royal onlookers to chew on. Excerpts from Queen Elizabeth’s speech published by CNN say that she will address the tumultuous year in politics head-on. “Small steps taken in faith and in hope can overcome long-held differences and deep-seated divisions to bring harmony and understanding,” she said. “The path, of course, is not always smooth, and may at times this year have felt quite bumpy, but small steps can make a world of difference.”



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Did You Catch the Subtle Nod to Prince George in Season 3 of The Crown?


When watching any episode of Netflix‘s The Crown, it’s next to impossible not to draw comparisons from the storylines to the rumors and news we hear about the current-day royals. How could you not think about Prince William and Prince Harry‘s relationship when watching the tension between Queen Elizabeth and her younger sister, Princess Margaret over trying to be a good sister and a good monarch? And it’s only natural to feel like you “know” Prince Charles a bit better after watching a fictionalized version of his younger years, especially in the show’s third season.

But we’re guessing you might not have caught this very subtle fashion nod to Prince George in season three. In episode seven, “Moondust,” the royal family (minus Prince Charles) is seen walking to church. In the scene, Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s youngest child, Prince Edward, is seen wearing a grey coat that looks almost exactly like the one Prince George wore to Christmas Day church services with his family in 2016.

Take a look for yourself: Here’s Prince Edward in the scene, recreating a day in 1969.

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And Prince George in 2016, with Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Princess Charlotte.

Prince William Kate Middleton Prince George Princess Charlotte
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Prince George of Cambridge enjoys a candy cane after attending Church
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The Duchess of Cambridge is famous for dressing her oldest son (and the heir to the throne) in a classic English style that often nods to his dad and his uncle, Prince Harry. Here they are in similar looks for a christening: young William at Harry’s and George at Prince Louis’s.

Prince William at Prince Harry's christening in 1984
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Look at these adorable royals in almost identical outfits. William is leaving the hospital after first meeting his baby brother and George is at Charlotte’s christening.

Prince William and Prince George
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They’ve even had similar father/son moments on the Buckingham Palace balcony during Trooping the Colour.

Prince Charles Prince William Trooping the Colour 1984
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Prince George Prince William Trooping the Colour 2015
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Long live the tradition of royal twinning—both in the (semi) fictionalized world of The Crown and IRL.



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Invisible Layers Are the Best Haircut for Subtle Volume


Thanks in part to Jennifer Aniston, a whole generation of women chopped their hair into flippy layers, never to return to the style again. While the term “layers” may bring to mind flashbacks of a choppy cut that needed heavy styling, the technique has had an overhaul in recent years and is now so much more less work. “Invisible layers” are the secret for adding that whole cool-without-trying thing to your haircut in a totally modern way, no harsh layers in sight.

“The most modern variation of layering is a slight angle around your face, usually starting around your chin and working its way down to the length,” says celebrity hairstylist Alex Brown. If you’ve ever looked at literally any it-girl’s —Suki Waterhouse, Alexa Chung, Chloë Grace Moretz—perfectly tussled shag cut and wondered how she gets all that movement without sacrificing length, invisible layers are to thank. The trick is to keep the layers long and seamless to take out weight, and add texture and volume without looking too obvious. “Blending the layers is very important—they have to be cut properly to look seamless,” says Brown. “Using a technique to remove weight from the ends will make the layers appear very soft and blended.”

According to Joel Warren, founder and creator of The Salon Project, this technique works best for fine hair and anyone who wants that effortless, wavy look nearly every influencer has on Instagram. “Seamless layers are created by blending the ends of the hair and keeping a straight line while doing this,” says Warren. “This way the hair that is cut falls smoothly on top of one another to eliminate choppiness.”

In addition to movement, another benefit of this style is that it instantly defines your face and brings all the attention right to your cheekbones. “How the hair frames and hits your face can completely change your overall face shape,” says Brown. “I love a layer that hits near the cheekbone to accentuate it.” She recommends asking your stylist for slight layering around your face (just past the chin) to open up your face and add movement, as well as very light layering through the interior.

If you’re currently growing out choppy layers, fear not, as you can transition to invisible ones, it’s just going to take some time. Brown says to be patient, and under no circumstances let anyone add more layers. Instead, she suggests wearing your hair up or wavy to hide the layers, and get a trim every three to four months to clean the ends. She also says to only have your stylist cut out weight, not length. In no time you’ll have the face-framing, shaggy layers of your dreams. Consider yourself an honorary it-girl.

Bella Cacciatore is the beauty associate at Glamour. Follow her on Instagram @bellacacciatore_.





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Maleficent: Mistress of Evil Review: This Fairy Tale Updates the Disney Princess in Subtle, Powerful Ways


Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, Disney’s sequel to the 2014 retelling of Sleeping Beauty with Angelina Jolie that’s in theaters now, is sort of strange and dark for a fairy tale. And naturally, that’s what makes it so great. The movie covers a lot of things—motherhood, the loss of innocence, love, hate, immigration, power, magic—without losing focus. The costumes are, and I cannot stress this enough, excellent. And best of all, it honors the most enduring tropes of Disney fairy tales (spoiler: good triumphs over evil) while updating the princess narrative in subtle and powerful ways.

Just look at Aurora’s (Elle Fanning) story. She’s now 21 years old and engaged to Prince Philip. It’s hardly surprising or revolutionary that she’s marrying her first boyfriend, but we then learn they’ve been dating for five years. Five years! Compare that to the “love at first sight, married the next day” plot of, well, just pick a movie. Aurora is no sleepy princess, either. She’s the strong-willed barefoot queen of the Moors, the forest wonderland where magical creatures live, having given her previous castle to “the people.” We stan an egalitarian monarch.

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Of course, this will come as no surprise to those who saw the first film, a decidedly feminist reboot of Sleeping Beauty. But Linda Woolverton—the screenwriter behind both Maleficent films and basically your entire childhood (Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King, hello!)—tells me that turning a tale of problematic true love on its head was a challenge at first. While writing the first film, she struggled with making the Disney villain sympathetic. “What on Earth happened to this woman that she was that pissed off?” she asked herself. And so, “I had to give her a real reason.”

The answer: She wrote a scene in which Maleficent is drugged by a paramour and wakes to find he’s cut off her wings. “It was…nothing we ever said out loud, but it feels like a date rape,” she tells me. “It’s funny, I worked really closely with Angelina Jolie on the whole script—she was fantastic—and we never actually said date rape. It wasn’t until after that it was like, ‘Oh, huh, that’s what that is.'”

That powerful metaphor in Maleficent’s backstory wasn’t the only twist in the first film, though. You may recall that it’s actually Maleficent herself who breaks the sleeping curse by kissing Aurora on the forehead. (Turns out the unconditional true love of a mother is greater than that of a random paramour’s.) That moment was yet another instance of Woolverton realizing, after the fact, what she had written. “For the first Maleficent, I was talking [in an interview] about the moment when Maleficent wakes Aurora up and gives this speech, and I broke down,” she says. “It was so terrible. I realized that the whole movie was an apology to my daughter for getting a divorce.” She adds, “I didn’t even realize it until that moment that the whole movie was about that.”



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It Sure Looks Like Meghan Markle Upgraded Her Engagement Ring With a Subtle Redesign


And here it is in January of this year, when she was on an official engagement—pre-pavé diamonds.

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We know that Prince Harry originally designed the ring for Markle with a diamond from Botswana in the center and two smaller jewels from Princess Diana’s personal collection on either side. “The little diamonds on either side are from my mother’s jewelry collection to make sure that she’s with us on this crazy journey together,” he said during the couple’s first interview together after their engagement.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on a carriage during the Trooping the Colour celebration
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“I think everything about Harry’s thoughtfulness and the inclusion of [Diana’s stones] and, obviously, not being able to meet his mom—it’s so important to me to know that she’s a part of this with us,” Markle said at the time. “It’s incredibly special to be able to have this, which sort of links where [Harry comes] from and Botswana, which is important to us. It’s perfect.”

No word on what prompted the new design—but we love the subtle upgrade.



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Meghan Markle’s Outfit Included a Subtle Callout to Her Growing Family


Prince Harry might have missed Meghan Markle’s celebrity-filled baby shower in New York City yesterday (he was back in the U.K. attending military exercises with the Royal Marines), but he wasn’t totally absent from the trip. The Duchess of Sussex found a sweet way to reference her husband on her way back home to London.

Markle was photographed leaving the hotel where the Serena Williams–hosted festivities took place late Wednesday. Under one of her signature camel coats, she wore the sort of athleisure outfit we’d all like to be wearing when we travel: black jacket, black leggings, black baseball cap, and black sneakers. She completed her look with a chic leather carry-on bag, identified as the Le Sud Weekender by Cuyana.

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According to a press release from Cuyana, Markle’s carry-on featured a subtle, personalized detail that made it feel much more special, given the occasion. Her Le Sud bag was monogrammed with an “H” on its side, presumably as a nod to Prince Harry. (Customization is an option when you buy Cuyana accessories online.) The Duchess’s luggage of choice is available for $395 on the brand’s website.

A black Cuyana weekender bag

Cuyana Le Sud Leather Weekender, $395, Cuyana

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The Duchess of Sussex is a fan of the California-based brand, which is founded on the idea of creating timeless essentials for conscious shoppers. She carried its Mini Saddle Bag at the closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Sydney back in October. Her makeup artist Daniel Martin has also designed a capsule collection for the label.

But back to Markle’s latest travel outfit. Her carry-on wasn’t the only sweet callout to her growing family: Fashion blog Meghan’s Mirror pointed out that she was also wearing Jennifer Meyer’s “Mommy” nameplate necklace as she left her New York hotel. (Probably a shower gift.)

Meghan Markle leaving the Mark Hotel in New York City
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The sweet necklace is still available at select retailers for a cool $850.

Jennifer Meyer gold mommy nameplate necklace

Jennifer Meyer Mommy Necklace, $850, YLANG23

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As for the rest of her airport style, Markle stuck to her usual high-low mix. Her jacket was by Ingrid & Isabel ($88), her leggings were Lululemon’s Align yoga pants ($98), and her sneakers were Adidas ($157).





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