Royal Couples loving looks and gestures

iowabelle · Sep 7, 2005

I was looking through an old Paris Match today, the one that had the wedding photographs of Philippe and Mathilde.

During the wedding mass there was a point where they prayed for the dead, specifically including Mathilde's sister and grandmother who died together in a car crash about 2 years before the wedding. Mathilde started to cry but she had forgotten to bring a handkerchief. Philippe must have noticed her looking for one, so he very quietly handed her his handkerchief. I thought it was very sweet.

michelleq · Sep 7, 2005

To me he is the most loving Prince towards his Princess. When I see pictures of the two of them as well as their family, and the fondness and love towards Queen Fabiola, I just wish I was Mathilde.

On a whole, the Benulux Royals are quite openly affectionate.

Marengo · Sep 8, 2005

iowabelle said:
I was looking through an old Paris Match today, the one that had the wedding photographs of Philippe and Mathilde.

During the wedding mass there was a point where they prayed for the dead, specifically including Mathilde's sister and grandmother who died together in a car crash about 2 years before the wedding. Mathilde started to cry but she had forgotten to bring a handkerchief. Philippe must have noticed her looking for one, so he very quietly handed her his handkerchief. I thought it was very sweet.

I remember this, it was a painfull moment, especially as the camera of the belgian television zoomed in on the (crying) countess Anne Komorovska (mother of Mathilde). Mathilde's father Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz spoke openly on television, prior to the wedding, that the Duke of Brabant has been a great support to him and his family during this time. His brother Henri (mayor of Poperinge) spoke openly, during the same program) that his brother and sister-in-law still were terribly shaken by it and that they will most probably never recover completely from this loss.

Marengo · Sep 8, 2005

...sOfIa.... said:
1. Hussein and Noor
2. Beatrix and Claus
3. Constantine and Anne-Marie
4. Constantine and Anne-Marie
5. Margrethe and Henrik
6. Beatrix and Claus
(pics 1-5 Corbis. pic 6 Worldroots)

thanks for the pictures of Beatrix and Claus. Although not many pictures are posted here they were one of the most openly affectionate royal couples I know. Especially later in life it was noticable that the queen always looked with a twinkle in her eyes to her husband.
Claus once openly declared his love to his wife, during a speech for the prince Claus fund and the Queen looked like a shy girl, smiling and blushing and with a twinkle.

SpiffyBallerina · Sep 8, 2005

I loooooove those last two pictures. They are perhaps my favorite (along with Beatrix sitting in that seat looking up at Claus and Margrethe and Henrik looking at eachother with their boys sitting down).

How do you search that site? It's not in English so it's difficult to navigate it.

Harry's polo shirt · Sep 8, 2005

The first picture is gross!! I don't want to know what happened after that snapshot!!

Little_star · Sep 8, 2005

Felipe and Letizia

iowabelle · Sep 8, 2005

Marengo said:
I remember this, it was a painfull moment, especially as the camera of the belgian television zoomed in on the (crying) countess Anne Komorovska (mother of Mathilde). Mathilde's father Count Patrick d'Udekem d'Acoz spoke openly on television, prior to the wedding, that the Duke of Brabant has been a great support to him and his family during this time. His brother Henri (mayor of Poperinge) spoke openly, during the same program) that his brother and sister-in-law still were terribly shaken by it and that they will most probably never recover completely from this loss.

I thought the most clever thing about the photograph was that you didn't see their faces. It was just his hand holding out the handkerchief to her.

HMQueenElizabethII · Sep 17, 2005

Princess Benedikte and her husband as they attended their Silver Wedding in 1993:

lamass · Sep 17, 2005

i cannot find that picture of mathilde and the handkerchief can someone please post it again

Mette2 · Sep 18, 2005

lamass said:
i cannot find that picture of mathilde and the handkerchief can someone please post it again

Unfortunately I never saw Philippe and Mathilde's wedding, but I think that these pictures are from when they were praying for the dead. At least they fit the profile:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58157
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58158
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=58159

iowabelle · Sep 18, 2005

Mette's second picture is the one where Philippe gives Mathilde his handkerchief.

Mette2 · Sep 18, 2005

Sorry if I'm going a little nuts with all these pictures. But can you ever have to much of a good thing?

Dennism · Sep 19, 2005

Thank you for all of these nice photos of the Duke and Duchess of Brabant, Mette2

Mascha · Sep 19, 2005

Harry's polo shirt said:
The first picture is gross!! I don't want to know what happened after that snapshot!!

Why is it gross when two people kiss?

Lady Jean · Sep 19, 2005

Does anyone have the photo of Charles and Diana c. 1981, outside Highgrove, when they were hugging each other? I have never seen it.

lamass · Sep 19, 2005

thank you so much mette2. i really appreciate you posting them for me to see!

Mette2 · Sep 20, 2005

lamass said:
thank you so much mette2. i really appreciate you posting them for me to see!

You're welcome lamass. I found the picture in the thread for Philippe and Mathilde's wedding.
You're welcome too Dennism.

Harry's polo shirt · Sep 21, 2005

http://www.christinesroyalty.net/specialoccassions/haakon_mettemarit/pic/happy.jpg

Yennie · Sep 25, 2005

Silvia and Carl Gustaf... They dont show their emotions in public that often but there has been some photos taken when they did

photos from ibl

auntie · Sep 25, 2005

Harry's polo shirt said:
I think we have learned over time that a kiss doesn't always mean anthing; it is the way they look at each other that speaks volumes.

I don't know if other people feel this way, but after looking at all the wonderfully romantic pictures of the royal couples. it seems to me that Fredrick and Mary are the least affectionate, at least in public. There is something very not natrual in the way they portray their affection. Does anyone else feel that way?

iowabelle · Sep 25, 2005

auntie said:
I don't know if other people feel this way, but after looking at all the wonderfully romantic pictures of the royal couples. it seems to me that Fredrick and Mary are the least affectionate, at least in public. There is something very not natrual in the way they portray their affection. Does anyone else feel that way?

It does look like he's much more into her (than the other way around).

About the pictures of Carl Gustaf and Sylvia, it's curious that in the first picture (the earliest) she leans into him and then in the later pictures he leans into her. I wonder if their relationship has changed over the years and he relies on her more.

lamass · Sep 25, 2005

what i see in frederick and mary is like teenage puppy love. lovey dovey and things like that.

Maxie · Sep 26, 2005

Laurentien & Constantijn:

http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57668
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57673
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57674
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=57675

galuhcandrakirana · Sep 26, 2005

Look on to the picture of a nice and loving looks and gestures beetween person always give a good feeling. Eventhough this thread is about Royal Couples loving looks and gestures but many of the photos are not about royals couples only, it still fun anyway. Thanks for posting the pictures

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Idriel · Sep 26, 2005

auntie said:
I don't know if other people feel this way, but after looking at all the wonderfully romantic pictures of the royal couples. it seems to me that Fredrick and Mary are the least affectionate, at least in public. There is something very not natrual in the way they portray their affection. Does anyone else feel that way?

Fred and Mary are actually very affectionate. There's always eye contact going on between them, especially when they're supposed to be looking somewhere else!
The thing is they can't really be casual in public because the of the danish approach to PDA. It's a reserved country, so maybe that's what it seems awkward to you.

Little_star · Sep 26, 2005

"what i see in frederick and mary is like teenage puppy love. lovey dovey and things like that."

I completely agree, it's all so showy and in your face. at times it seems incredibly inappropriate and immature.

irishchick · Sep 26, 2005

Thanks for the pictures of Carl Gustav and Silvia they are great, It's nice to see pictures of them being more affectionate in public. If there any more of them out there could someone please post them

kwanfan · Sep 27, 2005

Haakon and Mette-Marit
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=199488
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=199486
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=199746
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=199757
http://img361.imageshack.us/my.php?image=143nk.jpg
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=199064

HMQueenElizabethII · Sep 27, 2005

Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien:

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