Danish State Visit to Vietnam; November 1st-6th, 2009

[Stefan]

Originally Posted by Princejohnny25

It is very odd. Mary is wearing a really nice evening gown and no tiara or major jewelry and the Queen is wearing a two piece with a tiara. But hey, if your Queen I guess you get to wear a tiara whenever you want. Which tiara is that anyway? I liked Marys hat the other day. The must be melting though, It can get so hot over there.

It's a bandeau of daisies with tuqioses betweeen. The Queen inherited it from her mother. I think Mary has not worn a tiara because her Wedding tiara would to big compared to the the tiara of the Queen. It was also sometimes the Case at a State Visit of Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima to a southern Country (don't remember which one) where Beatrix was the only one wearing a tiara (the diamond badeau in this case).

[queenofthelight]

Mary and Frederik join his father Henrik on a nostalgic trip to his childhood home in Hanoi - hellomagazine.com (2/11/2009).

[Madame Royale]

Originally Posted by Stefan

It's a bandeau of daisies with tuqioses betweeen. The Queen inherited it from her mother. I think Mary has not worn a tiara because her Wedding tiara would to big compared to the the tiara of the Queen. It was also sometimes the Case at a State Visit of Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima to a southern Country (don't remember which one) where Beatrix was the only one wearing a tiara (the diamond badeau in this case).

Generally where Republics and Commonwealth countries are concerned, the visiting royal entourage (Queen Elizabeth not included) don't wear any major pieces of jewellery, or if they do, they keep it to a very minimal as seen here.

Only during incoming state visits do we see any real show of majesty.

[mitchell]

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[carlota]

yes, it must certainly be emotional for henrik to come back to his childhood home - i bet frederik also enjoyed seeing where his father grew up!

[queenofthelight]

Courtesy of Belga.

Queen Margrethe and Crown Princess Mary visit a the My Anh Flag Factory, where they toured the Temple, flag cutting room the factory's production line (2/11/2009).

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[Patra]

Thank you for posting the article re Prince Henrik and his time spent growing up with his family in Vietnam. I was curious about their dealings with the plantations, and enjoyed learning about his tender visit to the cathedral in memorandum of his grandfather.

[marymaxima]

this is the dress she recicled:

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[rylt11]

If the Vnecked dress was recycled into the gown she wore in Vietnam, she made a very wise choice. The color combination of the lace and lining look better now, and the boat neck is much more flattering and elegant than the V shape that the other had. Beautiful gown, just beautiful.

What a wonderfully emotional trip for Prince Henrik, to be able to see places from early childhood and share them with his family. Had the queen ever been there with him before?

[Her_Majesty]

Article by Hola!:
La Realeza se va de viaje

[Maura724]

I love love LOVE Mary's blue-gray dress at the dinner!!!

Rylt11, the Queen has never been to Vietnam before.

[White Princess]

This turquise tiara was designed by Queen Margrethe herself;

[RoyalistRiley]

Originally Posted by White Princess

This turquise tiara was designed by Queen Margrethe herself;

I think its amazing that she designs most of her jewelery.

I agree that the dress code at this dinner looked abit odd. It looks half casual/half formal for a state occasion.

Originally Posted by Madame Royale

Generally where Republics and Commonwealth countries are concerned, the visiting royal entourage (Queen Elizabeth not included) don't wear any major pieces of jewellery, or if they do, they keep it to a very minimal as seen here.

Only during incoming state visits do we see any real show of majesty.

Why should QEII Be an exception to the rule? Is it because she is one of the more famous royals?

[Madame Royale]

Originally Posted by RoyalistRiley

I think its amazing that she designs most of her jewelery.

I agree that the dress code at this dinner looked abit odd. It looks half casual/half formal for a state occasion.



Why should QEII Be an exception to the rule? Is it because she is one of the more famous royals?

Being Queen of the Commonwealth would make her the exception to the rule, yes. And moreso when she is the Queen of a particular Commonwealth country, such as our own.

The Queen has also always worn a tiara when visiting republics aswell. Generally they have been either the Girls of Great Britain & Ireland tiara or the Grand Duchess Vladimir Kokoshnik.

Originally Posted by Stefan

It was also sometimes the Case at a State Visit of Queen Beatrix, Prince Willem-Alexander and Princess Máxima to a southern Country (don't remember which one) where Beatrix was the only one wearing a tiara (the diamond badeau in this case).

Perhaps it was their four day state visit to India?

[Tilia C.]

Originally Posted by White Princess

This turquise tiara was designed by Queen Margrethe herself;

No, it is an heirloom from her mother. Sorry, I can't post photos, but I have pictures of a bride wearing it. Not sure if it was Queen Ingrid, but the picture are quite old, definitely before Queen Margrete was old enough to design anything
I also got pictures of the state visit to Tanzania in 2008, and the Queen wore the same tiara, same earrings, maybe even the same pearl necklace, but worn in 4 instead of 3 rows, the brooch looks the same AND she even wears the same dress!!! If I remember correctly, I copied these pics from the thread about the Tanzanian state visit.

[JessRulz]

Article (in Vietnamese) and a series of pictures of Frederik and Mary at the Bang and Olufsen store in Hanoi:
Thái tá»* Ä�an Mạch vén mÃ*n 'tuyệt tác' B&O tại Việt Nam | Zing News | Tin tức 24h

Article (in Vietnamese) and pictures of Frederik at the opening of the Hanoi Beer Company's new brewery:
HoÃ*ng thái tá»* Ä�an mạch thăm vÃ* trồng cây lÆ°u niệm tại NhÃ* máy Bia Mê Linh - HÃ* ná»™i

[lancchick]

Originally Posted by JessRulz

Article (in Vietnamese) and a series of pictures of Frederik and Mary at the Bang and Olufsen store in Hanoi:
Thái tá»* Ä�an Mạch vén mÃ*n 'tuyệt tác' B&O tại Việt Nam | Zing News | Tin tức 24h

Article (in Vietnamese) and pictures of Frederik at the opening of the Hanoi Beer Company's new brewery:
HoÃ*ng thái tá»* Ä�an mạch thăm vÃ* trồng cây lÆ°u niệm tại NhÃ* máy Bia Mê Linh - HÃ* ná»™i

Thanks for posting, JessRulz. The Frederik beer drinking photos are classic.

[dazzling]

Denmark's Queen Margrethe II and Crown Princess Mary draw on the ceramic product during their visit at Phomex Ceramics Factory in Bat Trang in Hanoi, Vietnam 03 November 2009.

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[dazzling]

I think maybe Mary shouldve taken her hat off for the lunch.

Queen Margrethe, The Prince Consort Henrik, Crown Prince Fredrik and Crown Princess Mary attended a business lunch at the Melia Hotel Hanoi
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HM the Queen and the Crown Princess attend a presentation at the Batida Children's and Youth Theatre
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Denmark's Crown Princess Mary, Queen Margrethe II, Vietnam's President Nguyen Minh Triet and Crown Prince Frederik enjoy a street dance performance during the Opening of Street Art festival in Hanoi, Vietnam, 03 November 2009
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[Terri Terri]

I think maybe Mary shouldve taken her hat off for the lunch.

How could she? The Queen was still wearing her hat as well. CP Mary could not remove her hat if the Queen did not.