Laura & Harry Lopes and Family: June 2007-

[randomlyKeira]

Laura really is a beautiful girl. Not the most fashionable, but she has a radiance, doesn't she?

[CasiraghiTrio]

Yes, she is a very happy, attractive person. Not beautiful, but attractive and affable. She is photogenic too, I think, which obviously helps.

[Hannelore]

You can see she isn't intrested in spending a lot of time on the way she looks, but she has a very kind expression. She looks aproachable.

[randomlyKeira]

Yeah, she seems to have an every-day sort of beauty, not manufactured or "gorgeous" (a la casiraghi), but comfortable in her skin, and pretty in the sort of way that you see on the streets and just automatically think that they are beautiful on the inside too. Wonderful smile.

[Monika_]

Originally Posted by georgiea

Laura from the above photo has a strong chin like the Duchess.

That's rather kind, IMO. Sorry, but I think she has a rather large chin and forehead like her mother. And Tom's looks, well... And does he even own a comb? Yikes.

[udyusa]

Good grief... I think that all of you are being kind! Laura, pretty?? Tom , well, just let's say that he leaves much to be desired!

[CasiraghiTrio]

^Well, what is wrong with being kind? We are also expressing our opinions.

[rominet09]

Nobody, when seeing her, can t help liking her in my opinion, she is more than pretty

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by CasiraghiTrio

Yes, she is a very happy, attractive person. Not beautiful, but attractive and affable. She is photogenic too, I think, which obviously helps.

I think like many women, with the right amount of make-up, professionally applied, she could be seen as pretty.
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'Large chin & forehead, I wonder how many people on here 'suffer' from the same complaint!

[Liz]

IMO she's a very pretty girl. I didn't even notice her chin until people in this thread pointed it out. I think her eyes are her best feature.

Now her brother on the other hand...yikes . That's a face only a mother could love.

[pamk]

Originally Posted by Monika_

That's rather kind, IMO. Sorry, but I think she has a rather large chin and forehead like her mother. And Tom's looks, well... And does he even own a comb? Yikes.

Laura is really a "handsome" woman --- very attractive and low maintenance.
I bet that she is very friendly and approachable. Tom's wife Sara - before the baby came - dressed in a really trashy way and did not look like the friendly type.
I saw Tom not too long ago on an American morning show doing a cooking segment. He was preparing a roast chicken "a la Camilla" --- the way that his Mum likes to roast a chicken. Camilla in the kitchen? I don't think so!
Tom seemed like a nice sort of guy, but, again, he always looks like he just rolled out of the bed.

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Liz

IMO she's a very pretty girl. I didn't even notice her chin until people in this thread pointed it out. I think her eyes are her best feature.

Now her brother on the other hand...yikes . That's a face only a mother could love.

As chins go, I have never thought of it as being 'large'. As for Tom, there is no doubt who his father is!

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by pamk

Laura is really a "handsome" woman --- very attractive and low maintenance.
I bet that she is very friendly and approachable. Tom's wife Sara - before the baby came - dressed in a really trashy way and did not look like the friendly type.
I saw Tom not too long ago on an American morning show doing a cooking segment. He was preparing a roast chicken "a la Camilla" --- the way that his Mum likes to roast a chicken. Camilla in the kitchen? I don't think so!
Tom seemed like a nice sort of guy, but, again, he always looks like he just rolled out of the bed.

When he was speaking on the TV here, he said that when they all meet up for a family meal at Raymill House, his mum still cooks them Sunday Roast.

[CasiraghiTrio]

^I can totally picture Camilla roasting a chicken for her intimate family, and maybe even some dearest friends!

I agree with Liz that Laura's best feature are her eyes. Though she does really have a fantastic smile too. As for her chin, I think it's a cute chin. LOL

[randomlyKeira]

I think there is no doubt who Laura's mother is, but she is definitely not taing after some of her mothers lack-luster traits (to put it kindly)... Tom isn't my type... And I can see Camilla cooking, cleaning and being a family mum/grand mum. I've always seen her as sort of "homely", and if she didn't have the money and status of the royal family behind her, I could see her settled on a farm somewhere... I mean, from what I hear, she's quite the happy homemaker at Highgrove...

[Rebafan81]

Originally Posted by randomlyKeira

I think there is no doubt who Laura's mother is, but she is definitely not taing after some of her mothers lack-luster traits (to put it kindly)... Tom isn't my type... And I can see Camilla cooking, cleaning and being a family mum/grand mum. I've always seen her as sort of "homely", and if she didn't have the money and status of the royal family behind her, I could see her settled on a farm somewhere... I mean, from what I hear, she's quite the happy homemaker at Highgrove...

I quite agree with your opinion of Camilla. She reminds me of the older generation of royal women, please I don't mean that as an insult, and I also think she looks like she would be just as happy "playing in the mud" as she is at a really nice party, probably more in the mud. There is nothing wrong with that and I can see how she would get down and dirty with her kids and grandkids. She actually looks like she doesn't take herself too seriously and could be a lot of fun. At first I didn't think I would like her because of Diana but I think at this point history is history and she seems to make the PoW happy.

[Monika_]

Originally Posted by CasiraghiTrio

^Well, what is wrong with being kind? We are also expressing our opinions.

I will second that! Absolutely! We should all be able to...

[Skydragon]

Originally Posted by Rebafan81

She reminds me of the older generation of royal women, please I don't mean that as an insult, and I also think she looks like she would be just as happy "playing in the mud" as she is at a really nice party, probably more in the mud. There is nothing wrong with that and I can see how she would get down and dirty with her kids and grandkids. She actually looks like she doesn't take herself too seriously and could be a lot of fun. At first I didn't think I would like her because of Diana but I think at this point history is history and she seems to make the PoW happy.

Of course it is not seen as an insult but just because she reminds anyone of the older style royals, doesn't mean she is necessarily lack lustre. She is of course a member of the older generation, we wouldn't want the 'mutton dressed as lamb' scenario, (not nice). She is in her 60's and dresses well for her age, IMO. Most people who have met Camilla report she has a wonderful sense of humour and like many of the English, is able to laugh at herself.

Laura seems to have inherited her mothers ability to not take herself too seriously and probably has the same 'I don't mind doing the dirty jobs' mentality. Laura may not win the Miss World competition, but someone who is beautiful to one person will be considered plain or plain ugly to others.

[MARG]

I find myself completely gobsmacked by some of the comments about Laura. Before her mother married the PoW she was a homemaker and obviously Laura takes after her.

Laura, apart from her stepfamily, is a normal average woman who, on occasion, looks great and on others like something the cat dragged in. That is called real life. Unfortunately, unlike anyone else, photographers take unattractive photo's to publish because of who her mother is and not who she is.

Laura has never sought the limelight nor courted publicity because of her connections. We could all cut her a little slack because she doen't spend the greater part of her day looking like a fashion model deperately wanting to dump the baby model back on it's mother.

Let's all just admire this lovely young woman who is happy, healthy and enjoying life for what it is.

Let's also give ourselves a smack round the head for treating her like a slab of meat or worse still, a possible CP.

[CasiraghiTrio]

I find posts like Marg's offensive. you come on here and insist on beating a dead horse. Where is anyone insulting Laura? For the most part, comments seem to be favorable to her. My comments have been favorable, and I am far from being alone. I think many of us respect and admire Laura. So why do you come on here to yell at us and say we are shallow or something? It's very rude, imho.