Posted by Henri M on April 27, 2013, 2:35 am, in reply to "Big Shocker!"
I was not around when Queen Beatrix assumed the kingship in 1980. After looking this week's program Andere Tijden about the Investiture 1980 I can only say e-ve-ry-thing will be better. The venues, the street decorations (I could barely see any on the images of 1980), the general mood in the city and the fashion anno 2013 is far more stylish than those awful polyester suits, sideburns and sloppy gowns of the late Seventies/early Eighties.
Forget about diadems. The dresscode for ladies is the same as on Prinsjesdag. Even when Máxima wears no diadem, she is not breaking the rule as Queen Juliana alredy wore no diadem in 1948. I read that the grand diadem from the Mellerio Sapphire Parure can not only be re-set (Mabel's Wedding diadem). The central prong can also be worn as an aigrette, the "sides" of the diadem can be worn as haircombs. There are so many more possibilities to have some sparkle.