I think Constantijn and Lauretien would be acceptable representatives, with perhaps Princess Beatrix.
Amalia by herself would be completely lost in those overwhelming surroundings! She really needs more time and guidance if you ask me. And as for Mabel: she is NOT a very likely candidate to accompany the Dutch heir presumptive. She has no royal profile to speak of other than being the widow of the younger brother of the present King.
I see no reason why the Princess of Orange could not represent her country.
The coronation is on a saturday so will not interfere with her studies. She could fly to London on friday afternoon and either stay with aunt Mabel and her cousins or at the residence of the Dutch ambassador.
The princess will only need to attend but not asked to give speeches or do much herself. Not too much to ask from a young woman. She herself has admitted to loving tiara's and this is possibly the most glittering event that will take place in decades so i think she will very much enjoy the spectacle. Amalia is enough of a taciturn Orange to want it.
I do think she'll go with her grandmother as it would be a very special outing for the two of them and Beatrix is close to Charles.
Maxima is a less likely choice for the event. She would have attended if the heiress was still under 18 and Beatrix was no longer able to go. In this case Amalia and Beatrix make for a safe pair of hands. Had Alexia turned 18 before the day she might have gone with her sister but her 18th birthday is on june 26th making it unlikely she'll perform any official duties before that date.
Although Juliana as heir apparent attended (with Bernhard) the corononation in 1937 I highly doubt Amalia will attend and certainly not alone. She has no experience representing her country at any international stage and is not considered a 'working royal' yet. Until now she only accompanied her parents a few times. Going by herself to London might be a bit daunting and a bridge to far for her at this stage. Specially with her current security situation. Maxima, or - as you also suggested - Princess Beatrix could go and or accompany Amalia. In 1953 it was Bernhard ( as Prince Consort) who attended the coronation. I am sure he enjoyed himself immensely .
Previous British coronations were very glittering events. Royals, foreign and domestic, decked themselves out with their grandest jewels. But I doubt we will see the same opulent display of jewels again.
IIRC Juliana wore the grand Dutch Sapphire tiara with matching jewels. If Amalia attends she will surely opt for something more modest. I do hope she will be wearing her hair up for the occasion.
If Maxima attends she will / should sparkle in the House Diamond Tiara.
Both the Duchess of Brabant and the Princess of Orange are at an age they could attend such an event as the official representative of their country. Elisabeth has her own tiara bought for her so if she attends (she studies in the UK so it would be easy) what tiara she'll wear is not a big guess.
Im expecting Amalia to be the main Dutch representative but i'd love it if she was joined by her grandmother Beatrix. No longer a reigning sovereign herself she could attend and it would be nice to see both of them together.
For Beatrix i'd love the diamond fringe tiara as we have never seen her in it and the large diamonds on top make for an impressive piece.
Amalia would look great in the Mellerio Ruby tiara. It's one of the big pieces but both her mother and grandmother wore it before becoming queen.
Spain may see Queen Sofia as it's representative unless there is another diplomatic row over Gibraltar.If she does the shell tiara would be a nice one to wear.
Liechtenstein will probably see the hereditary prince and princess attend. Sophie usually wears the fringe tiara.
I think Albert II of Monaco could very well break with protocol again and attend the coronation of Charles III himself (he did so attending the investiture of king Willem-Alexander) so it's possible princess Charlene might be there as well. Hopefully in her larger tiara. An other option would be for princess Caroline to represent her brother she could wear either one of her grandmother's tiara's.
Im not sure Stephanie of Luxembourg will attend. Her baby is due in april so may 6th might be a bit too soon for her to join her husband.
I am already imagining what the various royal ladies will wear, here are some of my guesses. PS, remember it isn’t customary for sovereigns to attend, so these ladies will represent along with their husbands.
The Crown Princess of Denmark: The Danish ruby parure.
The Crown Princess of Norway: Queen Maud’s diamond and pearl tiara (modified version)
The Crown Princess of Sweden: The Connaught Tiara
The Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg: The Belgian Scroll tiara
what else might we see at the coronation? And will the young Duchess of Brabant, Princess of The Asturias, and Princess of Orange possibly be old enough to attend for their parents?
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