White Queens Archived Message
Posted by EricAS on December 9, 2015, 8:18 am, in reply to "Re: Queens and royal ladies at the Vatican"
I find it so interesting to see the "Most Catholic Queens" who by protocol are allowed/honoured to wear white when meeting the Pope. A lovely convention from the distant past. --Previous Message-- : Thank you, Beth, for these glittering : pictures! Yes, these were the times... Here : the images I found : : HM Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and HRH : Princess Margaret Rose after an audience : with HH Pope John XXIII in April 1959 : : The Queen Mother with the Greville Tiara, : the Waterfall Brooch and Queen Alexandra's : Pearl Necklace. Princess Margaret with the : Papyrus Tiara and a five(?)strand Pearl : Necklace. : : : : : HM Queen Elizabeth II - not as glittering as : before, but with the awesome Surrey Brooch : . Visiting HH Pope Saint John-Paul II in : October 2000. : : : : : Visit of TM The King and The Queen of the : Belgians (Baudouin & Fabiola) to HH Pope : Paul VI in April 1966. The spectactular : effect of the jewels against black dresses : are fading with the white gown/veil worn by : the Catholic Queen Fabiola (Privilège du : Blanc). : : The Queen with the Spanish Weddig Gift Tiara : (small setting with the aquamarines), four : strand Pearl Necklace. : : : : :
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