Thanks Nellie, I forgot about the dinner. --Previous Message-- : Thank you very much for the pictures, Nellie : , what a pre Christmas treat! : I like the way Mary wore - had to wear as we : know now - the tiara like a halo. Sadly that : is no longer possible. To my mind it would : be nice if she had the upper gold wire of : the tiara frame covered with brown velvet. : Then it would not show the way it does now. : : : --Previous Message-- : : Yes, those were the first two times Mary : wore the rubies. : : As I recall, and with the help of some : souvenir magazines, there were two weeks of : events in May 2004 when Frederik and Mary : appeared in public daily before their : wedding day on 14 May. : : On Tuesday night, May 11 they attended a : dinner and that was when Mary first wore the : rubies with the pale blue gown. : On 13 May they were at the theatre and Mary : wore the rubies again with the red gown. : : The very next day, May 14 was their wedding : day. : : Dinner : : : : Theatre : : : : Enganement dinner, just for the heck of it : : : : : :