I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
They were all mixed in the alphabet order. Queen Mathilde wore her Funeral pearl necklace. The Grand Duchess de Luxembourg was the only one without a mantilla and Hans no pearls too
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I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
Indeed, but she was having a mantilla in her hands so perhaps she wore it later during the ceremony?
But what about the Dutch royals?
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They were all mixed in the alphabet order. Queen Mathilde wore her Funeral pearl necklace. The Grand Duchess de Luxembourg was the only one without a mantilla and Hans no pearls too
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I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
Indeed, but she was having a mantilla in her hands so perhaps she wore it later during the ceremony? But what about the Dutch royals?
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They were all mixed in the alphabet order. Queen Mathilde wore her Funeral pearl necklace. The Grand Duchess de Luxembourg was the only one without a mantilla and Hans no pearls too
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I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
Indeed, the whole Dutch royal family remained at home for the celebration of the King's Day. Due to Queen Maxima's Argentinian origins, it is a bit strange and disappointing that the royal couple (or at least Queen Maxima) could not manage to attend. If King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom went as far as postponing their wedding in April 2005 because of the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the Dutch royal couple could probably have postponed the King's Day festivities, couldn't they? Besides, I thought the King's Day was on April 27th, date of King Willem-Alexander's birthday, and not on April 26th...
Anyway, if the Royal couple was bound to remain in the Netherlands for the King's Day, the Dutch government could have at least sent for the Pope's funeral another member of the Royal family, such as Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, Prince Constantijn, Princess Beatrix or Princess Margriet. Their presence for the King's Day might not have been an absolute necessity, while their absence would have been perfectly understood in those circumstances...
Regarding the jewels, Grand-Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg wore pearl drop earrings, but indeed, that's all - no brooch, and no necklace:
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians, wore her pearl choker - which is not her "funeral necklace", as dubbed by Maria-Olivia, but a choker she has regularly worn on various types of occasions, both funerary or more festive, from the beginning of her marriage. She added diamond earstud earrings:
Queen Letizia of Spain wore one of the pearl drop brooches of the Spanish royal collection - I think this one dates back to Queen Victoria-Eugenia and that the round pearl at the top is a bit greyish. Also a pair of pearl drop earrings:
I am not sure if Crown Princess Mette-Marrit of Norway wore jewels. Yet, on the following picture, I thing we can spot the bottom of a pearl drop brooch, hidden behind her hair:
Queen Mary of Denmark wore what seems to be a diamond brooch, but I could not manage to find clear pictures:
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It was the day of the King's Feast.
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Indeed, but she was having a mantilla in her hands so perhaps she wore it later during the ceremony? But what about the Dutch royals?
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They were all mixed in the alphabet order. Queen Mathilde wore her Funeral pearl necklace. The Grand Duchess de Luxembourg was the only one without a mantilla and Hans no pearls too
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I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
King's day is the Dutch national holiday and a big celebration what you are suggesting is like France to postpone Bastille day of the US the 4th of July. There were other options, Princess Beatrix does not attend the King's day celebrations so could have attended and of course the first cousin of the king HRH prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme was the former Dutch ambassador to the Holy See. His brother Carlos did attend but as the head of the House of Parma.
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Indeed, the whole Dutch royal family remained at home for the celebration of the King's Day. Due to Queen Maxima's Argentinian origins, it is a bit strange and disappointing that the royal couple (or at least Queen Maxima) could not manage to attend. If King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom went as far as postponing their wedding in April 2005 because of the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the Dutch royal couple could probably have postponed the King's Day festivities, couldn't they? Besides, I thought the King's Day was on April 27th, date of King Willem-Alexander's birthday, and not on April 26th...
Anyway, if the Royal couple was bound to remain in the Netherlands for the King's Day, the Dutch government could have at least sent for the Pope's funeral another member of the Royal family, such as Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, Prince Constantijn, Princess Beatrix or Princess Margriet. Their presence for the King's Day might not have been an absolute necessity, while their absence would have been perfectly understood in those circumstances...
Regarding the jewels, Grand-Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg wore pearl drop earrings, but indeed, that's all - no brooch, and no necklace:
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians, wore her pearl choker - which is not her "funeral necklace", as dubbed by Maria-Olivia, but a choker she has regularly worn on various types of occasions, both funerary or more festive, from the beginning of her marriage. She added diamond earstud earrings:
Queen Letizia of Spain wore one of the pearl drop brooches of the Spanish royal collection - I think this one dates back to Queen Victoria-Eugenia and that the round pearl at the top is a bit greyish. Also a pair of pearl drop earrings:
I am not sure if Crown Princess Mette-Marrit of Norway wore jewels. Yet, on the following picture, I thing we can spot the bottom of a pearl drop brooch, hidden behind her hair:
Queen Mary of Denmark wore what seems to be a diamond brooch, but I could not manage to find clear pictures:
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It was the day of the King's Feast.
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Indeed, but she was having a mantilla in her hands so perhaps she wore it later during the ceremony? But what about the Dutch royals?
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They were all mixed in the alphabet order. Queen Mathilde wore her Funeral pearl necklace. The Grand Duchess de Luxembourg was the only one without a mantilla and Hans no pearls too
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I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
Sorry, my previous message was poorly worded, I admit. I did not mean that the Koningsdag should have been postponed, but that maybe the King, and/or the Queen could have missed (parts of) the Koningdag's celebration to be in Rome - possibly coming back to the Netherlands in the afternoon to take part in the end of the celebration. Of course, it would have been better if the King stood in the Netherlands while the Queen or any other member of the family would have been in Rome.
I guess that, if an event such as a papal funeral happened on Bastille Day, the French president would be in Paris for the military parade on the Champs-Elysées, but that he would send his wife and/or the Prime minister to Rome.
I admit that I am genuinely puzzled by the fact that the King's Day took place this year on Saturday 26th April, whereas the King's Day is supposed to be on the King's birthday, i.e. on 27th April. Is there any reason for this situation?
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King's day is the Dutch national holiday and a big celebration what you are suggesting is like France to postpone Bastille day of the US the 4th of July. There were other options, Princess Beatrix does not attend the King's day celebrations so could have attended and of course the first cousin of the king HRH prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme was the former Dutch ambassador to the Holy See. His brother Carlos did attend but as the head of the House of Parma.
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Indeed, the whole Dutch royal family remained at home for the celebration of the King's Day. Due to Queen Maxima's Argentinian origins, it is a bit strange and disappointing that the royal couple (or at least Queen Maxima) could not manage to attend. If King Charles and Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom went as far as postponing their wedding in April 2005 because of the funeral of Pope John Paul II, the Dutch royal couple could probably have postponed the King's Day festivities, couldn't they? Besides, I thought the King's Day was on April 27th, date of King Willem-Alexander's birthday, and not on April 26th...
Anyway, if the Royal couple was bound to remain in the Netherlands for the King's Day, the Dutch government could have at least sent for the Pope's funeral another member of the Royal family, such as Crown Princess Catharina-Amalia, Prince Constantijn, Princess Beatrix or Princess Margriet. Their presence for the King's Day might not have been an absolute necessity, while their absence would have been perfectly understood in those circumstances...
Regarding the jewels, Grand-Duchess Maria-Teresa of Luxembourg wore pearl drop earrings, but indeed, that's all - no brooch, and no necklace:
Mathilde, Queen of the Belgians, wore her pearl choker - which is not her "funeral necklace", as dubbed by Maria-Olivia, but a choker she has regularly worn on various types of occasions, both funerary or more festive, from the beginning of her marriage. She added diamond earstud earrings:
Queen Letizia of Spain wore one of the pearl drop brooches of the Spanish royal collection - I think this one dates back to Queen Victoria-Eugenia and that the round pearl at the top is a bit greyish. Also a pair of pearl drop earrings:
I am not sure if Crown Princess Mette-Marrit of Norway wore jewels. Yet, on the following picture, I thing we can spot the bottom of a pearl drop brooch, hidden behind her hair:
Queen Mary of Denmark wore what seems to be a diamond brooch, but I could not manage to find clear pictures:
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It was the day of the King's Feast.
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Indeed, but she was having a mantilla in her hands so perhaps she wore it later during the ceremony? But what about the Dutch royals?
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They were all mixed in the alphabet order. Queen Mathilde wore her Funeral pearl necklace. The Grand Duchess de Luxembourg was the only one without a mantilla and Hans no pearls too
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I realize jet jewelry is not much in fashion for mourning these days, but I would be interested in seeing strands of jet beads make a comeback, such as Princess Louise wears here.
Yes another religious issue as part of the Protestant population in the Netherlands see Sunday as a day of rest with only church attendance as the day's main activity.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands was represented by the Prime Minister of the kingdom and the minister of foreign affairs.
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They only move it if the day itself falls on a Sunday.
Yes another religious issue as part of the Protestant population in the Netherlands see Sunday as a day of rest with only church attendance as the day's main activity.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands was represented by the Prime Minister of the kingdom and the minister of foreign affairs.
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They only move it if the day itself falls on a Sunday.
I know they also did not attent in 2005 but did they attend the funeral of Benedictus?
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Yes another religious issue as part of the Protestant population in the Netherlands see Sunday as a day of rest with only church attendance as the day's main activity.
The Kingdom of the Netherlands was represented by the Prime Minister of the kingdom and the minister of foreign affairs.
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They only move it if the day itself falls on a Sunday.
Thank you so much for the excellent photos and the overview from the funeral of the late Pope. A good photo of the Queen of Denmark has been difficult to find as you said. Especially one where the brooch Her Majesty wore can be identified with certainty. But I think that after having seen this photo of part of the front row it is safe to say that she wore the upper part of the Diamond Ivy brooch that once belonged to Hereditary Princess Caroline Mathilde. Queen Mary also wore it to the State Banquet for the Egyptian president last year:
Although the Netherlands has a large RC population, as a nation mentally and culturally we still consider ourselves a Protestant nation and we do not consider the Pope in the same regards or importance as many other (Protestant) countries may do. The Protestants in the Netherlands have had no ultimate Church leader so they cannot relate to that. One of the key reasons for the onset of the Protestant movement was the desire to rid the faith of the RC theology, abuses, absolutism, church institutions and hierarchy. Much of that sentiment lingers to this day. We do not speak of this very often but it’s there. The Orange-Nassaus have historically been quite anti-papist and defenders of the Protestant faith. In modern times this has changed of course but an important part of the royalists are in fact Protestants. Maxima is fully accepted but remains seen as a RC spouse of a Protestant King and this surfaces on such moments. Personally I do not care but I would have thought that sending someone of the RF and especially Maxima would have been appropriate as spouse of the Head of State but it seems the King and PM decided differently. Now we have a rather feeble PM at the moment so my guess is is the King decided on this. An important reason for staying in the Netherlands was that this is a national day that is all about the King and RF. Not being present at your own birthday party is a bit strange isn’t it? Such visits to state occasions take hours out of your agenda. You can’t just pop in and out. Same goes for Kings Day which is all about seeing the King and RF up close and personal during the day with a full program involving thousands of volunteers and lots of money spent… If anything: going to the funeral and cancelling most of the program would have seriously hurt the Kings and RF popularity… which they can t afford either this moment. And honestly I don t think Pope Francis cared about any of this (nonsense).
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Thank you so much for the excellent photos and the overview from the funeral of the late Pope. A good photo of the Queen of Denmark has been difficult to find as you said. Especially one where the brooch Her Majesty wore can be identified with certainty. But I think that after having seen this photo of part of the front row it is safe to say that she wore the upper part of the Diamond Ivy brooch that once belonged to Hereditary Princess Caroline Mathilde. Queen Mary also wore it to the State Banquet for the Egyptian president last year:
Re: Funeral Pope Franciscus - photo brooch Queen Mary Denmark
Although the Netherlands has a large RC population, as a nation mentally and culturally we still consider ourselves a Protestant nation and we do not consider the Pope in the same regards or importance as many other (Protestant) countries may do. The Protestants in the Netherlands have had no ultimate Church leader so they cannot relate to that. One of the key reasons for the onset of the Protestant movement was the desire to rid the faith of the RC theology, abuses, absolutism, church institutions and hierarchy. Much of that sentiment lingers to this day. We do not speak of this very often but it’s there. The Orange-Nassaus have historically been quite anti-papist and defenders of the Protestant faith. In modern times this has changed of course but an important part of the royalists are in fact Protestants. Maxima is fully accepted but remains seen as a RC spouse of a Protestant King and this surfaces on such moments. Personally I do not care but I would have thought that sending someone of the RF and especially Maxima would have been appropriate as spouse of the Head of State but it seems the King and PM decided differently. Now we have a rather feeble PM at the moment so my guess is is the King decided on this. An important reason for staying in the Netherlands was that this is a national day that is all about the King and RF. Not being present at your own birthday party is a bit strange isn’t it? Such visits to state occasions take hours out of your agenda. You can’t just pop in and out. Same goes for Kings Day which is all about seeing the King and RF up close and personal during the day with a full program involving thousands of volunteers and lots of money spent… If anything: going to the funeral and cancelling most of the program would have seriously hurt the Kings and RF popularity… which they can t afford either this moment. And honestly I don t think Pope Francis cared about any of this (nonsense).
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Thank you so much for the excellent photos and the overview from the funeral of the late Pope. A good photo of the Queen of Denmark has been difficult to find as you said. Especially one where the brooch Her Majesty wore can be identified with certainty. But I think that after having seen this photo of part of the front row it is safe to say that she wore the upper part of the Diamond Ivy brooch that once belonged to Hereditary Princess Caroline Mathilde. Queen Mary also wore it to the State Banquet for the Egyptian president last year:
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