Re: Queen Letizia wearing Queen Sofia's earrings Archived Message
Posted by Arthur on October 28, 2014, 8:58 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Letizia wearing Queen Sofia's earrings"
I will consider myself happy if Queen Letizia wears a tiara (whatever tiara it is)! Letizia does not seem to be a jewel lover, and with all the current mood about a modern, low-profile and cost-saving monarchy, I wonder if the Royal Household would not be tempted to drop the "white-tie and tiara" pageantry of the former reign in favour of "black tie, no tiara" dresscode. Of course, that would be a nightmare for us! So, any tiara will be good news! The gala dinner of the previous State Visit of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet to Spain, in 2006 (Mrs Bachelet has already served a first term as President of Chile from 2006 to 2010), was remarkably low-key and disappointing, in terms of glitter: Direct link to Getty pictures: http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d%27actualit%C3%A9/king-juan-carlos-and-queen-sofia-receive-chilean-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/113536546 (picture number 113536546) http://www.gettyimages.fr/detail/photo-d%27actualit%C3%A9/king-juan-carlos-and-queen-sofia-receive-chilean-photo-dactualit%C3%A9/113531293 (picture number 113531293) If the "white tie and tiara" dresscode is maintained for tomorrow's State dinner, I would really like Letizia to wear the "Joyas de Pasar", designated by Queen Victoria-Eugenia as royal heirlooms for the future Spanish Queens: Ansorena Fleur-de-Lys Tiara, large diamond riviere(s), large diamond cluster earrings and diamond bracelets. Queen Sofia wore these jewels (and it was certainly not a mere coincidence) for her last State dinner as Queen Consort in June 2014 (State Visit of the Mexican President), so it would be nice now for Queen Letizia to wear these jewels for her first State Visit as Queen Consort - it would be a nice symbol of transmission between the two Queens. Of course, I hope Letizia will make this choice, but I do not really expect that to happen. Letizia seems to prefer smaller jewels, and the large Ansorena tiara might not be to her taste. But who knows? If she opts for a smaller tiara, the Mellerio pearl and diamond shell tiara would be nice. Or one of the never-seen tiaras, supposed to have been presented to her...
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