: 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...
One could argue that this is exactly what makes the difference between Queen Maxima's and Queen Mathilde's style - and on a personal note a good example why I've nothing but the highest admiration for the latter.