Flat shoes, such as Converse and the popular ballet flats are as harmful, if not more, than shoes with high heels, as they don't have any arch support and will cause foot pain if worn too much. We don't know how the shoes with high heels are worn, maybe the women have inserts for comfortable wear. And when they wear high heels, they don't seem to be doing much walking and standing, just from the car to a seat and pose for a couple of photos, and we don't know what kind of shoes they wear in private. Enough off-topic for now.Some women--some royals--seem to be at home on the skyscraper shoes, however--don't know what makes the difference.