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#princewilliam

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Maude Nificent

#YouLearnSomethingEveryDay #PrinceWilliam #DressCodeForPopesFuneral

saw an article in french which began <<La faute de goût>> and pasted the text into my trusty google translate app… who would have thought the french would use a different expression from the french expression we use in english to mean a social mistake? 🤔

all those years at school learning to recite the rosary <en francaise> [with a broad, warrnambool accent] were wasted

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A faux pas... Even more serious than arriving late (or leaving early) for a move. More tragic than losing essential pieces of Ikea furniture. More inappropriate than an apricot tart in April. Prince William arrived at Pope Francis's funeral this Saturday morning in Rome... in a navy blue suit.

The moment was, however, highly solemn, and the instructions very clear. The Vatican had informed the distinguished guests invited to the funeral in St. Peter's Square in Rome that the dress code was strict. For men, this meant a dark suit, a white shirt, a long black tie, and black accessories.

Trump the Savior

But, the more astute among you will point out, navy blue is dark. Indeed. Still, it's not black. And many internet users—probably not overwhelmed with work or other activities (like helping with a move)—still found fault with it.

Our articles on the death of Pope Francis

Prince William received criticism for his attire, but luckily for him, Donald Trump was sitting a few seats away. The American president had chosen a white shirt under a royal blue suit (Lord...) and a matching tie (sweet Jesus...) in a shimmering fabric (God save us...). In short, among the crowd unanimously dressed in black, he was the only one visible, and Prince William's very deep navy blue went largely unnoticed.

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