Re: Gentlemen's and ladies' version of ribands Archived Message
Posted by Henri M on November 20, 2012, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Re: Gentlemen's and ladies' version of ribands"
Yes, the Queen and her sisters were given the Order by their mother. On the net I found the information that the riband was originally blue silk with moiré effect and golden stripes. Now the sashes are blue with more orange and the moiré effect has gone. Interesting is that Princess Margriet has a new riband while the Queen sticks to her old one. Like Princess Astrid in Norway indeed possibly because of sentimental reasons. --Previous Message-- : Did her mother grant her the order? Then she : might be just sentimental about this band. : : --Previous Message-- : Some countries seem not to have a difference : in gentlemen's and ladies' versions. : : In common we notice this difference from the : 1950's-1960's onward. When ladies were given : the old version, they seem to stick to it. : The late Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II : and the late Princess Margaret got the Order : of the Netherlands' Lion in the male version : and remained to wear it that way. Apparently : no new riband in the smaller ladies' version : was given or requested. In the Monegasque : situation it was just amateuristic because : Princess Grace and Princess Caroline wore : the small ladies' version. : : Also notable is that Princess Atrid of : Norway remains to wear the broad male : version of her St Olav she originally got. : Queen Beatrix keeps her old, in the meantime : somewhat bleached sash in the Order of the : Netherlands' Lion while her sister, her son : and her daughter-in-law seem to wear crisp : new fresh coloured sashes. No idea why the : Queen did not request the Chancellery of the : Netherlands Orders to refresh her riband. : : Prinsjesdag 2012: : the Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima : wear crisp new sashes. : The Queen seems to keep her decades old : sash, in the meantime the colours have : faded. : : : : :
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