Designer Nicky Haslam slams William and Kate's style and sophistication

Duchess Kate and Prince William have retained their positions as favorite royals for years. Subjects of King Charles III appreciate their natural behavior and "normalcy". Praises for the future queen consort mainly focus on her sense of style and her preference for reasonably priced clothing from chain stores, even though she could easily afford high-fashion labels. However, not everyone is impressed with Kate's fashion sense. It appears that Nicky Haslam, an interior designer and friend of Queen Camilla, has a differing view on William's wife's fashion choices.

Each year, Haslam creates a list of "commonalities", which he prints on a special cloth and sells to his acquaintances for a small price of approximately 54 dollars. This time, Prince William and Duchess Kate are in the spotlight. Their prestigious position on the cloth is referred to as the "Wales family in blue".

Behind this simple phrase lies an in-depth color analysis of the son of King Charles III and his wife. Speaking to the "Daily Mail", Haslam observed that the royals often appear in various shades of blue, assumedly projecting a "calm upper-class" image. However, the designer finds this uniformity "boring".

If you look at pictures from the past, members of the royal family wore wonderfully exotic clothes. Now, they look like mannequins in a Peter Jones storefront [ed. note: department store] he explained.

But that was not the end of Haslam's criticisms. Queen Camilla's friend also suggested that Prince William and Duchess Kate "behave childishly", a comment referring to their public activities.

They involve themselves with childish things like playing soccer and games. They could not be any less sophisticated. They do not attend literary luncheons, they don't read extraordinary books, nor do they appreciate theatrical arts - he explained.

Do you think his criticisms went too far?