Thank you for the great picture of the main table. It is wonderful to see Crown Princess Masako in attendance!! While I cannot see the details of her jewels very clearly, she looks beautiful and very happy to be there. Fantastic to see her attend a state banquet again!
--Previous Message-- : The suggestion that Queen Mathilde chose a : "modest" tiara so that she would : avoid an embarassment for the tiara-less : Empress Michiko sounds quite far-fetched to : me... : : Two years ago, Empress Michiko already : welcomed the Dutch King and Queen without a : tiara on her head, and at the time nobody : suggested that Queen Maxima's whopper : Wurttemberg pearl tiara was too ostentatious : towards the Japanese Empress... : : : : Nice to see a tiara anyway on Mathilde : (though this Wolfers tiara is definitely not : my favorite)! : : : : : : :