Re: Privilege du blanc and more info + pics Archived Message
Posted by Pedro on December 15, 2015, 4:01 am, in reply to "Re: Privilege du blanc and more info + pics"
You're welcome Beth. My preasure. --Previous Message-- : The photos which Getty had captioned as being : the Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte and : Queen Sofia at the funeral of Pope Paul VI, : I now think are from the Inaugural Mass by : Pope John Paul II. : : My reason for thinking this is that Getty : has some photos which seem to show the same : people photographed together at the : Inaugural Mass by Pope John Paul II but, as : they are distant photos, I cannot be sure. : Nevertheless, I strongly suspect that Pedro : was correct in his assessment. Thank you : Pedro for alerting us to this mistake. : : --Previous Message-- : According to Getty the photo is from the : funeral of Pope Paul VI in 1978 but, after : thinking about Pedro's comment, I am not : sure if the Getty caption is correct. : : Getty also says that the following shows : Queen Sofia at the funeral of Pope Paul VI : in 1978. : : : : But a photo from Bridgeman shows Queen Sofia : and Grand Duchess Josephine Charlotte on the : same occasion. Bridgeman says only that it : is a religious ceremony in 1978. As the : clergy are in white, it is possible that : this occasion is not the funeral of Pope : Paul VI but, as the Pope's funeral was the : first of the modern Papal funerals, the : white vestments may not indicate anything : other than the change in thinking about : symbolism in Catholic funerals. : : : : But it was not the Investiture of Pope John : Paul I in September 1978 as we can see the : royal ladies in different dresses and jewels : on that occasion. : : : : Investiture of Pope John Paul I September : 1978 : : : : Queen Sofia on a visit to the Vatican 1977 : : : : Queen Sofia on a visit to the Vatican in : 1962 before becoming Queen and gaining the : privilege of wearing white. Pearls against : her black dress and mantilla makes them : really stand out. : : : : I wonder if SydneyLux has any information : which might help us identify if the Grand : Duchess Josephine Charlotte attended the : funeral of Pope Paul VI in 1978, what colour : she wore and most importantly what jewels : she may have worn. : : I am not familiar with the pearl brooch : Queen Sofia wore on two of the occasions : above. Can anyone enlighten me, please? : : : :
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