Re: The 3 new Queens wearing their jewels Archived Message
Posted by Arthur  on October 6, 2014, 7:31 am, in reply to "Re: The 3 new Queens wearing their jewels"
What is at stake, during this Chilean State visit, is precisely the level of glitter that King Felipe and Queen Letizia will retain: will they follow the tradition of royal banquets in white-tie, evening dresses, decorations and tiaras (like under King Juan-Carlos' reign), or will they incline in favour of a more "low key" pageantry (black tie/no tiara), under the pretext of the economic situation, the necessary modesty of the Crown, etc.? (all reasons that I do not find very convincing, but that is another matter). Of course, my preference goes to the first option, but I admit I am not very sure that Felipe and Letizia will think the same.
A few weeks ago, the Hondurian President was received in Madrid for an official visit. A lunch was given in his honour in the large dining hall of Madrid's Royal Palace, and the guests were wearing daily outfits (suits and ties for the genlemen, short dresses for the ladies). But it was a lunch, not a dinner, and I think it was "only" an official visit, not a State visit.
In the hypothesis the dresscode of the previous reign would be maintained, I would very much like Letizia to wear the "Joyas de Pasar" for her first State banquet as Queen (Ansorena fleur-de-lys tiara, diamond rivieres, Queen Victoria-Eugenia's large diamond earrings and diamond bracelets). Reason for that is that Queen Sofia, for her last State banquet as Queen Consort in June 2014 (State banquet for the Mexican President) deliberately chose to wear these jewels, a few days before she had to hand them over to her daughter-in-law. It would be a nice symbol of transmission between the two Queens to see these same jewels worn by Letizia.
Of course, I am not saying that I am expecting Letizia to wear these jewels: I hope it, but I do not really believe it will happen. The big Ansorena tiara might be a bit too large for Letizia's slim feature, and Letizia seems not to be fond of big jewels. But until we will see, I keep my fingers crossed! 
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: I would not expect any outstanding glitter at
: the Chile visit, nor big jewelry surprises.
: But the Queen has plenty of more modern
: jewelry pieces and can surprise us.
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: I'm certainly not expecting Queen Letizia to
: wear the "joyas de pasar", I'm
: guesing they are reserved for visits from
: reigning monarchs or specially important
: visits. Thats when Queen Sofia wore them
: also.
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: My guess would be the floral tiara (that
: suits her wonderfuly), her wedding earrings,
: perhaps a diamond bracelet. Not sure she
: will wear a necklace, it would depend also
: on the cleavage of her chosen dress.
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: But I really would love to see her wear
: again the Foam Waves tiara, worn only once
: as Pss of Astúrias.
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: The Prussian tiara she wore as bride doesn't
: suit her so well, imho.
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: Lets see what smaller tiara Queen Letizia
: will borrow from Queen Sofia (as we know
: these tiaras are personal property of the
: former Queen).
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: It is, to say the truth, hardly a surprise.
: Letizia, Mathilde and Maxima all follow,
: jewellerywise, the path that they had
: already followed when they were Crown
: princesses - and, to some extent, the trend
: set by their respective forerunners.
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: I agree with Gert-Jan: on the chapter of
: jewels, Maxima is the best! It is not just
: that she wears the jewels that are at her
: disposal. She visibly enjoys wearing jewels,
: she loves playing with them and taking
: advantage of their potential of versatility,
: and she adds new pieces to the collection! A
: true delight for this board!
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: Regarding Queen Letizia, and the level of
: glitter which should be the "rule"
: for King Philip VI's reign, we should have
: an idea very soon: as posted by Pedro on the
: GREMB, the President of Chile, Michelle
: Bachelet, is scheduled to pay a state visit
: to Spain at the end of this month of
: October:
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: http://members3.boardhost.com/Oranjes/msg/1410954244.html
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: --Previous Message--
: Queen Maxi is the best :D she really loves
: jewelry.
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: Queen of Spain :
: Only pearl or diamond earrings.
: No diamond brooch no diamond necklace.
: No State Glittering Event since Her Reign.
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: Queen of the Belgians.
: the same
: But one State Visit and She wore the
: bandeau version of Nine Province tiara
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: Queen of the Netherlands
: She wore diamond earrings , brooches ,
: necklaces.
: Her tiaras are wonderful with non puffy hear
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