I think everyone was so honored the DOE and QEII were present, it was probably worse form to correct him than for him to wear the wrong order. A British sovereign attending an event for a continental royal is the highest honor I can think for the other royals.
--Previous Message-- : He could have opted to go sashless . I : believe he could identify the Belgian Order : of the Leopoldo, at last. : : --Previous Message-- : 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. : : : : : : : : : :