Posted by John R on April 27, 2013, 6:49 am, in reply to "Re: Big Shocker!"
I really do not see the problem. Have you ever seen any of the Van Vollenhovens with a tiara besides on their wedding day? Aside from a pair of earrings perhaps I don't recall having ever seen an heirloom on any of them again. Not even pieces owned by Margriet privately have I seen more than once or twice I think. The only ones wearing jewels from the foundation or with any royal provenance are Margarita, Carolina and Annemarie. They borrow happily from their mother Irene or the foundation, with permission of HM The Queen, no doubt. On many royal gatherings abroad you see members of extended foreign royal families without a tiara and they have not given up white tie there either!
--Previous Message-- : Princesses are princesses. It can not be that : Marilène wears the Laurel Leaf and her : sister-in-law Anita has nothing. Or that an : in-law as Aimée, a princess after all, has a : diadem but Juliana Guillermo, daughter to a : born Princess of the Netherlands and : granddaughter to a Queen has nothing. I feel : the Queen swept all this away with : "black tie, please". : : The best solution was: "White tie, : diadems required" and these were : enforced to buy or borrow jewels. It is not : that they are short of money, from what I : see, read or understand. : : : : --Previous Message-- : There are plenty, with a bit of creativity, : besides not all of these women require : tiaras if you don't mind me saying. : : : --Previous Message-- : There is an additional problem when diadems : are wanted: there are never enough diadems : to probide all these ladies. : The Queen : Princess Máxima : Princess Mabel : Princess Laurentien : Princess Irene : The Duchess of Parma : Princess Margarita : Princess Maria Carolina : Princess Margriet : Princess Marilène : Princess Annette : Princess Anita : Princess Aimée : Princess Christina : Eva Guillermo-Prinz Valdez : Juliana Guillermo : : That will be the main reason to use black : tie for the weddings and other festivities : in the family. : : --Previous Message-- : Heu.... 1980 did not differ from 1948 in : dresscode. At both events royal guests wore : white tie and the ladies long-with-hat. : : White tie during day events should usually : be worn with dark gilets, see the Prince of : Orange at the Inthronisation Mass of Pope : Franciscus. So the dresscode 2013 is : essentially the same as the dresscodes 1980 : and 1948. : : I never expected diadems at the Investiture. : The best chance is the diner at the : Rijksmuseum but seeing how Queen Beatrix : always used black tie as dresscode outside : State Banquets, it will be no surprise when : no diadems are worn. : : : --Previous Message-- : This is what i expected but i had hoped for : more. The new king, his brother and uncle : wearing white tie and an order would : normally dictate that at least the women of : the Royal House wear tiara's. 1980 is the : blueprint, but why they opted for the worst : inauguration in Dutch history as the : blueprint for the next one will always : remain a mystery to me. : : --Previous Message-- : Did you really expect anything else? The : reference is 1980. : If we are lucky a small tiara and some other : jewels on Maxima. It's not her day, : remember. Willem-Alexander is being invested : as King. We tend to look at the previous : investitures with the wrong eyes: when : Queens Regnants were invested......... and : we are not in the 19th century anylonger : when all the ladies of the court would pull : out their finest jewellery. Maxima will : surely wear some stunning pieces these days : but it will not be a tiara cat-walk. : Don't get me wong, I would love it just as : much as any of you when Maxima pulls out a : bunny from her hat but let's not get our : hopes up too much, heh. : : : --Previous Message-- : One of the Royal commentators allready : mentioned that hatmaker Fabienne Delvigne : has made the hat for Princess Laurentien. If : she is not wearing a tiara, Margriet and the : other invited Royal Ladies won't wear a : tiara for the ceremony either. So fingers : crossed for Maxima and the two evening : events! : : --Previous Message-- : I think we should all know where we will : watch : by now, in this website, there's only one : link that will broadcast the ceremonies : online, does anyone have any other links? : : : : : : That post has all the information we need to : know about the abdication and investiture : too, including the timings. : : : : : : : : : : : http://theroyalcouturier.blogspot.com/2013/04/the-royal-info-all-you-need-to-know_24.html?spref=tw : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :
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