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Yes she is They mentioned in the commentary that this is the first time she's been seen wearing the family order We'll no doubt see it on her at nobel as wellIs Sofia wearing the Royal Family Order of King Carl XVI Gustaf?
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I imagine poor King Carl Gustaf must have been very nervous also when he was trying to give crying Nicolas the Seraphim order. But again, I don't see the point of conferring an order on a baby !
Is Sofia wearing the Royal Family Order of King Carl XVI Gustaf?
I think it's Sofia's hair that is the distraction (and the bow, yes). Her dress is actually quite nice, It has some interesting ruffly details (I can't see much of it). Good color. Madeleine looks nice. The Queen looks wonderful. Loving the navy blue colors in the chapel. Chris' sister is very striking. Estelle is very well-behaved. Sum of my observations.
P.S. He's a fussy baby, like Madeleine was.
P.P.S. BTW, it's a small thing, but it looks to me like Madeleine's hair piece is the same color as Sofia's dress (kind of raspberry). A subtle gesture. If a gesture, nice.
[...] Sofia comes in with the family order, but I still find it odd she doesn't have the Seraphim and her own coat of arms by now. She only had her monogram prior to the christening.
The gilded chair has been there for all these events for Estelle It's adorable.Lovely photos.
Has Estelle's tot sized gilt chair been seen before?
I didn't watch the live stream (up late watching football, golf, hockey and baseball) so just looking at the Leonore photos I have to ask - how long did they let her wander around? Who grabbed her (Very cute IMHO) headband?
And finally, when do the children get to wear their baby orders? I'm assuming the occasion has to be right, but also, is there an age limit?
I thought all looked great, Estelle was charming, as usual. Cuteness overload. Well done.
Tacky? I think she was being nice. I think it's an awkard situation to put Eva and Sophia as walking partners since both of them are new to this. In the UK I've seen that when they go into churches they have an official person each to guide them through it. Madeleine guided Chris alot today. There are alot of points on where to go and when to stand and where to sit etc. Sophie the Countess of Wessex told about it being hard to find her seat at a state banquet and how the queen had to wait to do her speach for Sophie to find her seat. Stuff like that happens. And Sofia is probably overcompensating since royals shake alot of hands she probably thought it was the professional thing to do. Nothing more sinister than that.@Lady Finn - I'm sorry that Madeleine took a hit like that on her son's big day.
I also had a question about the protocol. I watched the christening and when the royals entered the church. When the king's sister and Sofia did not bow to the altar. Victoria and Daniel did, so did Madeleine and Chris. Also the congregation rose when the Crown Princess family entered the church. Finally, Sofia holding up the procession to stop and shake hands with some people in the church. When do you do that when you're holding up the royals that outrank you? Say hi and hello when you get to your seat. I thought that move was tacky.
Tacky? I think she was being nice. I think it's an awkard situation to put Eva and Sophia as walking partners since both of them are new to this. In the UK I've seen that when they go into churches they have an official person each to guide them through it. Madeleine guided Chris alot today. There are alot of points on where to go and when to stand and where to sit etc. Sophie the Countess of Wessex told about it being hard to find her seat at a state banquet and how the queen had to wait to do her speach for Sophie to find her seat. Stuff like that happens. And Sofia is probably overcompensating since royals shake alot of hands she probably thought it was the professional thing to do. Nothing more sinister than that.
I know Eva's not new-new, but still not a veteran And it IS rather difficult actually. She missed the bow. But the rest, did they not know where to sit? I saw alot of times during the baptism where people were unsure if to stand or sit, where to sit etc, and not just from the newbies. We have the overlook view which makes it easier for us but when you're in the middle of it they can't see what tempo the person behind them are holding etc. So it's more fine tuning than people think. Hence why I like that the BRF usually have a military person or something of that sort whose only job is to get people to the right places on the right time (Also, mods can please move us )Eva isn't new to this, she came to Leonore's christening in Carl Philip's arm. And it shouldn't be too difficult for Sofia to walk to the chapel, to bow and sit to her place, she surely was told where it was. She forgot to bow, next time she will remember.
Her shaking hands wasn't an awful thing at all. But we are discussing about this at the wrong thread.
I believe Sofia has not received the Order of the Seraphim. Princess Lilian of Sweden only received her Order of the Seraphim for her 80th birthday. Princess Lilian also had no own Coat-of-Arms.
The main reason for Princess Lilian not receiving the Order of the Seraphim earlier was that between 1974 and 1995 it was prohibited for Swedish citizens to receive the order. That's also the reason for Queen Silvia to receive it before the wedding (and not after like Prince Daniel) when she still held West-German citizenship.
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But Lilian was given an order. The Polar Star. Like Silvia she got it before her Wedding when she still held the british citizenship. But for some reason it was choosen to give her first an Lower Order then the Seraphim.