Posted by maria-Olivia on April 5, 2013, 2:29 pm, in reply to "Re: Pss Marie's order"
I was told that it was already seen when the Duke came out of its airplane , but there was no Chief high enough to tell him to change his Sash and no one could could give Him the highest Belgian Order Sash . (bad english sorry !)
Previous Message-- : Of all those situations you mention Henri one : is particulary vivid in my memory...The Duke : of Edimburg's Order of the Leopard was so : "scriming" and : "glittering" with those very : bright colours at King Baudouin's funeral : that I remember looking at the pictures and : imediatly thinking "Oh My God! What is : that???!! That is not a belgian order!" : How could the Duke's staff miss that one? : Well... another one to the anedoctary of : royal "faux pas" . : : : : : --Previous Message-- : This sort of little accidents happen so now : and then. : : The Duke of Edinburgh wearing the Order of : Leopard (from the Congo) instead of Order of : Leopold on King Baudouin's funeral. : : The Grand Duchess of Luxembourg arriving : with a diadem at the return event for the : State Visit to Sweden and finding out that : the other ladies wore no diadems (she : quickly removed hers). : : In Stockholm Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau : wore the sash of the Order of the : Netherlands Lion but forgot the breast star : (or was the pin of the star broken?) : : The Crown Prince of Denmark loosing his main : elephant from the collar in the : Elefantordenen. : : Prince Carl Philip standing on the train of : his sister's gala gown while advancing : stairs. : : Princess Michael of Kent loosing her pearls : because her collier broke. : : Etc. : : : : : :