Any Baguette or Hofdude who has been hanging out on Bits knows I have been kvetching over the lack of coverage of the Wessex Caribbean tour. Well, we have managed to scrape together some photos, and thanks to the ever-reliable UFO NoMore and New My Royals, some actual clothing identification.
The Cayman Islands
The Earl and Countess of Wessex are on a Caribbean tour that included visits to the Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the Bahamas. The couple landed in the Caymans and were greeted by the Governor, and later were guests at a reception in their honor. The Countess wore a ME & EM deep blue dress for the arrival and a printed Zimmermann number for the reception. You can see the dresses at UFONoMore.
The second day in the Caymans was busy, with lots of wardrobe changes. The couple went their separate ways for most of the day, with the Earl visiting one of his patronages, the Central Caribbean Marine Institute. The Countess attended a Empowering Women in Finance breakfast (in a very businesslike Gabriela Hearst suit) and then headed for a visit to a YMCA camp wearing an Etro midi.
I’m tweeting this again because look at how fresh and sun kissed she is! Look at how relaxed and happy she looks. Look at the smiles of the children and the warmth.
It’s all so wholesome and beautiful! 🥰 pic.twitter.com/CjBNTh4qUm— HRH Countess of Wessex FAN TWEETS (@servingsophie) February 23, 2023
In the evening, the Countess was present at the dinner hosted by the 100 Women in Finance. She wore a ruffle neck ME & EM blouse (that designer is a bit of a theme for this trip) and a rewear of her Carolina Herrera eyelet skirt.
HRH The a Countess of Wessex doing what she does best, supporting women at the Women in Finance dinner in the Cayman Islands 🥰🥰 #Boss #CountessOfWessex @Remisagoodboy #RemiAndMarie @RoyalFamily #Monochrome #SuperSophie pic.twitter.com/GRs5fT9lTx
— Dagmar of Denmark (@dagmar_Marie77) February 23, 2023
The Countess had one last event before leaving the Caymans, a visit to an agricultural show – we know she loves those! The dress is by – shocker! – ME & EM. It’s a chambray dress in a style similar to her arrival dress.
From HRH’s visit to the Cayman Islands 🥰 pic.twitter.com/Tw5eFf6XGz
— HRH Countess of Wessex FAN TWEETS (@servingsophie) February 23, 2023
HRH the Countess of Wessex officially opened the 54th annual Agricultural Show this morning, meeting the community, local farmers, seeing livestock, displays and district stalls. Great to showcase what Cayman has to offer. pic.twitter.com/JblXLUYbof
— Martyn Roper (@martynroper) February 22, 2023
Turks and Caicos
They landed at Turks and Caicos in the afternoon and were met by both the Governor and Premier at the airport. The countess is in a floral Giambattista Valli midi with a nifty belt and gold buttons.
🇹🇨 The Earl and Countess of Wessex arrived at Grand Turk yesterday and were welcomed to Turks and Caicos by the Governor, Mr Nigel Dakin, and the @TCIPremier.
They are currently undertaking a 5-day tour of the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Bahamas. pic.twitter.com/SEvc4P8ykr
— The Crown Chronicles (@crownchronicles) February 23, 2023
In the evening they headed out to another reception where the Countess debuted a new dress – a pleated midi with an interesting neckline treatment.
Yesterday the Earl and Countess of Wessex attended a reception on their first evening at Turks and Caicos.
📸 Governor T&C pic.twitter.com/JmkYJsUhBY
— ChristinZ (@ChristinsQueens) February 23, 2023
I added this photo because it’s a good shot of the Roksanda dress the Countess is wearing, but I knew the brooch babes would want to take a look at the pin sported by the lady in blue.
Weigh In!
The visit is ongoing – they’ve already moved on to the Bahamas – and if we manage to find more photos or information, we’ll drop them here! I the meantime, let us know what you think!