Besides seeing Harry, the other highlight of the day was seeing the girls preen. These New Yorkers certainly have style and it is such a treat to people watch. The polo match had everyone coming out in full form. Sophisticated sun dresses, high heels, and parasols ruled the day. These photos are a few of my favorites. Mind you, we were on the "free admission" side of the field....wonder how good the women on the other side of the field looked? Tickets over there cost a mere $250 pp.
On the ferry ride home we had a very nice encounter with a native NY'er and her 2 young adult daughters. I had already noticed the lady was dressed upper east side all the way, with a diamond ring that was seriously big and blindingly sparkly. She wasn't flashy, but you could tell she had class and $$. They liked the fact that we were here on an extended stay and said "welcome to our city". They gave us some pointers on things to see, such as the Strand bookstore and a cabaret show in a ritzy hotel. She said the cabaret was what real New Yorkers do. The mother really was quite nice even though she is in another social class for sure. While discussing the match, she mentioned that in "another time in her life, she had "access" to the royal family and had sat with them in their private box at Wimbledon. She regretted that the dress code had slipped from prior days".
