--Previous Message-- : Good question - it's been a while since Sweden : had a Dowager Queen. : But following the custom, she would indeed : change it to the one of her daughter / son. : In Sweden, the tradition goes back as far as : the late 17th century. : : Another interesting aspect: : According to Tom C. Bergroth in 'Var : Drottning - Klädd for Nobelfest', a female : reigning monarch would be expected to wear : her predecessor's portrait. : Therefore, a future Queen Victoria of Sweden : would continue to wear the portrait of her : father King Carl Gustaf, while all other : female family members would wear Victoria's : portrait. : : : --Previous Message-- : What about a Dowager Queen? Would she also : have to change or could she wear the : portrait of her late husband as Queen Ingrid : did in Denmark. : : --Previous Message-- : Pedro, it's only a popular misconception : that : the portraits in Sweden are a family order - : they are NOT. : It's simply a tradition that female members : of the family wear the current monarchs's : miniature portrait in a diamond frame on a : ribbon of the Order of the Seraphim. : : The moment a new monarch is on the throne, : the miniature gets changed; in contrast to : the British and Norwegian miniatures which : are actual orders, you won't see for example : an older Swedish royal lady wearing several : miniatures of several monarchs at once, or : any portrait other than the current : monarch's being worn. : : --Previous Message-- : Queen Silvia use to wear brooches on the : right : shoulder. : : And the Swedish RF has lovely small brooches : that would be perfect for that occasion. : Though, without a long dress, it could have : looked a bit 'too much' indeed. : : And we can't forget: the RF's order have : diamonds!! The Danish and Norwegian ladies : should have adhered to this 'tradition'. : : From the King's sisters, I think Princess : Birgitta was the only one not wearing a : Family portrait - maybe because she's a : Princess from another Royal (Princely) : House. Does someone knows if all of them : have the present King's portrait or just : their grandfather's? : : --Previous Message-- : Yes, the family orders looked lovely alone. : Brooches would have had to go on right : shoulders, and the look would have been more : cluttered. : : : : : : : : : : :