Most beautiful gala gowns worn by royal ladies

[carlota]

i thought it would be nice to have a thread of the best gowns wore by royalty.

to start, some photos of various royals, from getty images, seegerpress, photomarktplatz, korpa, colourpress

letizia, in new york, by caprile



rania by elie saab in the spanish royal wedding



maria teresa of luxembourg by elie saab in the spanish royal wedding



mathilde, in a gala reception



queen elizabeth during state visit to australia


clothilde courau



sophie of wessex, in albert of monaco's enthronement celebrations.



carlota casiraghi in albert of monaco's enthronement celebrations, by chanel



sofia of spain in new york for queen sofia's foundation gala



mette marit, in london, during state visit

[carlota]

second batch
(continued from post above)
from getty images, seegerpress, photomarktplatz, korpa, colourpress

maxima of the netherlands, during festivities for haakon and mette marit's wedding.



letizia of spain, during visit to the vatican, by caprile.



sofia of spain, during gala



victoria, during gala for state visit of norway



alexandra of denmark



mabel wisse wearing a lovely viktor and rolf dress for queen beatrix's anniversary of enthronement celebrations.



mary of denmark in australia, for state visit

[*SofiaM*]

Princess Maxíma of The Netherlands at gala before Felipe and Letizia's wedding (source: Getty)

Queen Sofia of Spain at gala dinner for Chinese president (source: Cover)

Princess Mette-Marit of Norway on visit to UK. (source:isifa)

Princess Mary of Denmark at her pre-wedding dinner.(source:isifa)

[lashinka2002]

All of these gowns are soooo beautiful...

[Laura]

I think this gown of Mary's is one of the most stunning ones:



Corbis photo

[carlota]

laura, i also think that gown of mary was the most beautiful one out of all she wore! it looks beautiful and the colour and pattern are really special.

[Gita]

That gown Crown Princess Letizia wore in New York is spectacular. :)

[Humera]

Originally Posted by carlota

rania by elie saab in the spanish royal wedding

this gorgeous gown is by Dominique Sirop, not Elie Saab.

[Princess Robijn]

Originally Posted by Gita

That gown Crown Princess Letizia wore in New York is spectacular. :)

does anyone have a picture of this dress??

[Anna_R]

Originally Posted by Princess Robijn

does anyone have a picture of this dress??

It's the first one posted by carlota in this thread

[Lil princess lost]

This outfit worn by The Begum Inara is stunning -www.gettyimages.com (under the search information of the begum inara).

[flora]

Begum Inara is wearing a sari, which is the national costume of India.

[Salomé]

Originally Posted by flora

Begum Inara is wearing a sari, which is the national costume of India.

And also the national costume of Pakistan.The idian sari shows the belly,inlike the pakistani one,because in pakistan they are muslims,and her husband Karim Agha Khan is muslim and prince of the Ismaelian secte which a part of it is in Pakistan.

[crisiñaki]

Beautiful gala outfits:

1. Infanta Cristina in her brother's pre-wedding gala:


2. Letizia in Frederik's pre-wedding gala:



Source: Seeger-Press

And all Queen Sofía's gala dresses, they are awesome, what an elegant woman!!!

[Little_star]

Originally Posted by Salomé

And also the national costume of Pakistan.The idian sari shows the belly,inlike the pakistani one,because in pakistan they are muslims,and her husband Karim Agha Khan is muslim and prince of the Ismaelian secte which a part of it is in Pakistan.

Almost all saris show the belly, although it depends on the sari blouse and its length.
It actually depends on how you wear them, there are quie a few different ways to drape a sari.

Traditionally the sari is viewed as the national dress of India, with the shalwar kameez the national dress of Pakistan, but these days they are interchangeable and in some ways always have been.

[Little_star]

Letizia's red dress at Mary and Fred's wedding is one of my all time favourites, it's timelss and to me anyway, iconic.

[Little_star]

One of my favourite dresses worn by Queen Rania is her stunning blue caftan by Elie Saab in 2002 at the Arab Women's Summit:
http://editorial.gettyimages.com/source/search/FrameSet.aspx?s=ImagesSearchState%7c0%7c-1%7c28%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c1%7c%7c%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c7%7cArab+Women's+Summit+2002%7c-8193%7c0%7c0%7c0%7c0&p=7&tag=1

[Salomé]

Originally Posted by Little_star

Almost all saris show the belly, although it depends on the sari blouse and its length.
It actually depends on how you wear them, there are quie a few different ways to drape a sari.

Traditionally the sari is viewed as the national dress of India, with the shalwar kameez the national dress of Pakistan, but these days they are interchangeable and in some ways always have been.

But mean when pakistanis wear Sari,they always hide the belly,inlike indians.

[Humera]

Originally Posted by Salomé

But mean when pakistanis wear Sari,they always hide the belly,inlike indians.

not true Salomé.
I can show you tons of pictures of Pakistani women not only showing generous amounts of their backs and stomachs, but also wearing very skimpy sari blouses, sometimes with spaghetti straps, other times even strapless.
There is no standard difference between how Pakistanis and Indians wear saris.
It all depends on the individual.
My mom wore them when I was younger and she never hid her stomach.

[grevinnan]

Letizia's red dress is in my opinion the most fabulous dress I have seen. Everything came together for that evening; Letizia'a coming out in the royal arena, she glowed as only a bride to be does, a fabulous body to be able to carry off such a dress and the most handsome man by her side. Even if she wears the dress again the circumstances will never be the same and the total impact will be different.