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Old 08-20-2006, 06:59 AM
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I never realized that this is the same dress . But now when you said it...
Well, I agree: Her hairstyle looks much better in the 2nd picture. I didn't like this curls on Maxima.
Well, anyway I really like this dress. It looks pretty on her both times she wore it.

I really like this blue dress of Princess Mary .
It's one of my favourites on her!


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Old 09-27-2006, 08:28 AM
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Well, anyway I really like this dress. It looks pretty on her both times she wore it.
That the thing I don't understand about this thread. It is not about evening dresses, it is supposed to be about gala gowns. Some in the early pages like those of a young Queen Elizabeth are fabulous. Others, like Mary's blue dress are just evening dresses, nothing special and the occassions were nothing special.

Queen Margrethe's gown for the wedding of the Crown Prince was amazing, as were many of the other, older royals. They make a lot of the young princesses look more than a little underdressed! Mind you, it takes maturity and elan to carry off those sorts of dresses.

I think a lot of the younger royals are a little too intimidated to try and instead tend to look more like someone you would see on a Hollywood red carpet. Couture, but not gala! (As for the 'Jacqui' dress, the less said the better).

I would dearly love to see the return of glamour to gala events. Gowns like those lend themselves to the discreet display of amazing jewelery. Little couture numbers look either swamped by a tiara or diamond necklace, or just plain tacky.

Consider CP Mary's silver/lilac sheath. Desiree's Ruby Parure would have looked ridiculous. Even the embossed silver grey dress she wore with the parure did not do it justice. Now that fabulous red gala gown was another story again.

While we are looking at they young CP's we are missing some truely wonderful gowns on Queens and Consorts. Queens Elizabeth, Margrethe, Silvia and Sonia all have the wow factor. They know how to 'dress' for a 'gala' event.
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Old 11-02-2006, 11:52 AM
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This one should be between top 10:
http://www.anp-photo.com/search.pp?p...=3241231&pos=9
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Old 11-06-2006, 03:21 PM
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Princess Noor
wearing a wonderful red Dress in the Netherlands
http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.ph...2006%20Kurhaus
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(at the very left)

Queen Ranja
a beautiful blue gown.. It looks very oriental!
http://www.ppe-agency.com/preview.ph...2006%20Kurhaus
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Old 11-10-2006, 09:35 AM
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I don't really see the difference the queen's gowns are simply more elaborate evening gowns.
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Old 11-12-2006, 12:09 PM
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IMO, this is one of the beautiful gowns worn by Queen Sonja.
http://tux1.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/d107610.htm
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It's very figur-accentuated and makes her look slender. It also has a nice décolleté neckline. A good choice, imo.
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Indeed. Sonja looks beautiful on this photo - gown, hair, jewelry...

And Pss Noor looks wonderful on her red gown.
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Does anyone have pictures of then-Crown Princess Paola's gala dresses?
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Old 11-12-2006, 01:50 PM
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Tinika try on her threads
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...picture+thread
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...picture+thread
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...princess+paola
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Old 11-12-2006, 02:18 PM
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IMO, this is one of the beautiful gowns worn by Queen Sonja.
http://tux1.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/d107610.htm
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It's very figur-accentuated and makes her look slender. It also has a nice décolleté neckline. A good choice, imo.
I love Sonja's green (with long sleeves) dress.
It was fabolous!
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Old 11-12-2006, 02:48 PM
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I love Sonja's green (with long sleeves) dress.
It was fabolous!
I agree! The green dress was gorgeous!
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It was a recycled dress that has been changed a bit. Have a look here .
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Old 11-12-2006, 03:13 PM
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I agree! The green dress was gorgeous!
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This is one of her best gown. Reminds me Margrethe II
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...9&d=1115064356
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This is one of her best gown. Reminds me Margrethe II
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...9&d=1115064356
Maybe in sleeves
but for me Sonja's choice of color and material wins
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That's another one of my favourites .
It's so Royal-like
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums...5&d=1104881147
I wish MM would wear something Princess-like like that one day . I wonder how it would look on her...
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Old 11-15-2006, 11:30 AM
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Wow!
absolutely lovely one! I haven't seen this gown yet.
She should recycle it
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Wow!
absolutely lovely one! I haven't seen this gown yet.
She should recycle it
Of course, she recycled it. She recycles everything
She also wore it for a StateVisit to Sweden.
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I had a closer look. It seems the top of the dress is different both times she wore it. I prefer the way she wore it in the first picture (post #134)
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Letizia in Frederik's pre-wedding gala
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