Danish New Year Courts: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

[magnik]

Agree with the others, nothing special

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by UserDane

I can't remember whether QMII has used this same blue dress for 10 years in a row - I thought she had used the similar yellow one a couple of times in this period - but as Johan so very apt has put it at GREMB - these dresses are a sort of female uniform. We can accept the same male uniform year in and out - surely we can accept the same for the female royal members

Last year i had done a search at Polfoto (when one had still access) and in the photos of the last 10 years it was always this blue one. I think the gown in the same style only in yellow was used before the present one.
I think it is great that she recycles this gown so much and she looks great in it, but i like it more lik Mary does it with a few different gowns andchange them during the years so that it is not every year the same.

[Viv]

Originally Posted by UserDane

I can't remember whether QMII has used this same blue dress for 10 years in a row - I thought she had used the similar yellow one a couple of times in this period - but as Johan so very apt has put it at GREMB - these dresses are a sort of female uniform. We can accept the same male uniform year in and out - surely we can accept the same for the female royal members

If I remember correctly, HM's yellow brocade Russian style court dress was in use for about 8-10 years on end. What is left of it has probably ended up as a costume for one of Mrs. H.'s ballet performances!

To those of you who "moan" about the recurring dresses :
UserDane is absolutely correct!
The New Year's Court receptions are official and formal affairs and that's reflected in the royal dresses. This is not an occasion for showing off the latest fashion fads; it's about authority, and that's why the royal ladies, and HM in particular have opted for the uniform-like garment.

[giov]

Gallery from PPE
PPE Agency

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by cécile76

the princess and the queen looks exactly as the same as 2006! they wear the same coats!

It's Margrethe's diplomatic corps combo:

2006 (same outfit for Mary in 2009)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...i_ho/nyrc4.jpg

2007
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3.../Nyrrskur2.jpg

2008
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...s/ba8fbd0a.jpg

[antonieta]

I'm disapointed with crown princess Mary. The same coat...

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by antonieta

I'm disapointed with crown princess Mary. The same coat...

don't like the coat either. it looks like a sophisticated bathrobe. the hairpiece is not elegant at all and adds to the boring housewifey look.

sorry but the fashion thread is closed. maybe the moderators can move when re-opened?

[Paty]

The Queen is wearing the same outfit every year!I wonder why?....

[Madame Royale]

Oh....Mary....

The Queen looks quite good year in year out. I quite like the fact she re wears the same garb each year. It suits her.

[Ccile]

I did not notice that the Queen used to wear the same coat every year!it's kind of a tradition!lol

I like what princess Mary wears and her hairpiece but i would have had happier with something new!

[Paty]

Gallery from TV 2

TV 2 Galleri

[Bonbon]

Oh my God they look so boring/bored
And Mary, Mary...

[carlota]

it's such a shame joachim and marie do not participate in diplomatic corps receptions, i would have loved to see marie in a second gala gown! i was never too sure about mary's dress. i didn't really like it the first time she wore it, nor do i now. she had some many lovely gowns to recycle - why this one?

[Amelia]

I really didn’t like this outfit the first time Mary wore it but, while I’m still not overly fond of it, I like it a little better this time. There seems to be better photographs available this year, last time I thought it look like an animal print but I can clearly see the purple flower print this year. I think that they outfit she wore last year is my favourite, However it is good to see that she wore recycled dresses for both the New Year Courts

[anabell]

Danish Royal Family new year reception fot the diplomatic corps www.myroyal.wordpress.com

[Her_Majesty]

I didn't like this coat on mary when she wore it for the first time... and I still don't like it.

And: What is she wearing in her hair?

[Parrothead]

I like the coat, it looks warm and relatively comfortable, which I would assume have to be key factors in choosing it.

However...the headpiece. Oh my! It looks like she was doing housework and had to rush out the door to a formal event and forgot to take it off. Her hair is normally very elegant so it's a little odd to see this. Maybe she was trying to liven up an outfit she has already worn to give it a different look since this is not a tiara event.

I know that times are tight, but could The Queen find another dress in the closet to wear. The picture of her walking down the hall with the big fur coat was not very flattering at all! She looked like she had been attacked by a grizzly bear on her way in.

[Duke of Marmalade]

Originally Posted by Parrothead

However...the headpiece. Oh my! It looks like she was doing housework and had to rush out the door to a formal event and forgot to take it off.

In old movies you see cleaning ladies or housekeepers wearing such headbands when wiping the floor.

A classy hairdo what Mary usually does very well could have saved her ... but overall it all added up to looking very ordinary and boring.

[maria-olivia]

What did your Prince Consort do to have all his decorations ?? Is General of the Army or is he admiral ??

[Lilla]

Originally Posted by maria-olivia

What did your Prince Consort do to have all his decorations ?? Is General of the Army or is he admiral ??

His Royal Highness holds the honorary rank of General and Admiral in the Danish Defence.

(HM The Queen is the supreme commander of the Danish Defence Forces).