Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança

Posted by The Royal Watcher on October 7, 2023, 10:42 am

As previously announced, Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal is wearing Queen Amélie’s Dom Luis Diadem, her mother’s Wedding Earrings, and a Bracelet of Queen Amélie’s loaned from a family friend for her Wedding to Duarte de Sousa Araújo Martins at the Basílica Palácio de Mafra today!

Re: Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança

Posted by Cristina on October 7, 2023, 1:35 pm, in reply to "Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

Thank you! Some screenshots The engagement ring has a cross as central element and a large diamond from an old earring of the Infanta's grandmother the late Duchess Maria Francisca alien emojis The bracelet from Queen Amélia borrowed by a family friend The diamond earrings worn also by her mother at her 1995 wedding. They were a gift from Dona Isabel's mother to her as a bride postbox smileys The bride looked stunningly elegant. It was a wonderful ceremony, with several moving moments, mainly the delivery of the bouquet to the Patron Our Lady of Soledade acompaneigned by the Cante singers from Alentejo. TVI had live coverage of the event for 5 hours, including the wedding cocktail party at the Palace of Mafra's inner garden. The bride, groom, Prince of Beira, bride's parents, and godmother Pss Marie of Liechtenstein were interviwed.

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Posted by Hanken on October 7, 2023, 2:08 pm, in reply to "Re: Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

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Posted by Cristina on October 7, 2023, 2:33 pm, in reply to "Re: Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

This is the best close-up I could find. Edited message: a larger close-up here. https://tiaramania.tumblr.com/post/730087870476468224/infanta-maria-franciscas-wedding-tiara

Re: Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança

Posted by Maria Olivia on October 8, 2023, 5:54 am, in reply to "Re: Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

Real thanks for transmitted so well one of my favorite Royal Weddings. I never saw a bride offering her flowers , praying and singing before Our Lady of Soledade who wore on her dress the Royal Order of St Isabel. Dona Isabel wore a 4 rows of pearls necklace with her Pink Decoration of the Royal Order , she is the grand Mistress. Previous Message Thank you! Some screenshots The engagement ring has a cross as central element and a large diamond from an old earring of the Infanta's grandmother the late Duchess Maria Francisca alien emojis The bracelet from Queen Amélia borrowed by a family friend The diamond earrings worn also by her mother at her 1995 wedding. They were a gift from Dona Isabel's mother to her as a bride postbox smileys The bride looked stunningly elegant. It was a wonderful ceremony, with several moving moments, mainly the delivery of the bouquet to the Patron Our Lady of Soledade acompaneigned by the Cante singers from Alentejo. TVI had live coverage of the event for 5 hours, including the wedding cocktail party at the Palace of Mafra's inner garden. The bride, groom, Prince of Beira, bride's parents, and godmother Pss Marie of Liechtenstein were interviwed.

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Posted by Cristina on October 9, 2023, 3:56 pm, in reply to "Re: Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

I am glad you were able to follow the wedding events Maria Olivia. It was indeed a beautiful, beautiful wedding, with the sweetest lovely royal bride, and the ofering of the bridal bouquet was one of the highlights. One of my favourite royal brides ever. In Portugal, and I believe also in Spain, its fairly common that brides offer their bouquet to the image of a patron Saint of their devotion. In my family some brides chose to have their bridal bouquets placed on the tumbs of our late grandparents. And keeping it jewelry themed, I loved how the diadem was placed on Maria Francisca's hair, it was perfectly placed. Her mother's first wearing of the diadem, at her wedding day in May 1995, was not that sucessful imho. The diamond earrings, from her mother and grandmother, are the perfect match for the diadem I believe.

Bride in Emeralds at wedding dinner

Posted by Cristina on October 9, 2023, 5:49 pm, in reply to "Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

Wedding dinner was a black tie event and aparently Infanta Maria Francisca wore her grandmother's big emerald brooch on her hair. She also wore what apear to be emerald earrings I am unfamiliar with. The emerald brooch was worn (I believe for the first time) by the Duchess of Braganza at the gala dinner for the wedding of Pc Ludwig and Pss Sophie-Alexandra of Bavaria. Its a stunning jewel. Late Duchess of Braganza Maria Francisca wearing the brooch. By then the brooch had a pendant, now removed

Link to TVI without Log-in for Re-viewing the wedding

Posted by Barbara D. on October 10, 2023, 8:38 am, in reply to "Wedding of Infanta Maria Francisca de Bragança"

https://tviplayer.iol.pt/programa/casamento-real-infanta-maria-francisca-de-braganca/6516f2b8d34e371fc0b829cc/video/6521aa690cf25f99538567d9?_ga=2.245591172.1067757830.1696944538-1872872980.1696944535 Most likely only available until early Saturday 14th october due to the seven day restriction which is usual on European TV stations. Here in Switzerland, streaming is possible - it's a fiest, even when I understand only very little .

Emerald earrings provenance

Posted by Cristina on October 10, 2023, 3:28 pm, in reply to "Bride in Emeralds at wedding dinner"

One of the jornalists at the broadcast of the wedding confirmed the provenance of the emerald earrings worn by the bride at the wedding dinner. The diamond earrings belonged to her late grand-mother Duchess Maria Francisca. The large center diamond from one of the earrings was used to make the engagement ring, and in both earrings the groom had the center diamonds replaced by two emeralds. I believe they are these ones, worn by Dona Isabel several times. On the left, the Duchess at the wedding of Pc Albert and Pss Charlene of Monaco in 2011