Spanish headwear

[HMQueenElizabethII]

Do you know the hat which Queen Sofia and Princess Elena wear at Prince Felippe wed in May?What do they call it?I mean the name of it.Is it the Spanish tradional Royal Wedding hat?It looks like one of the crown of Egypt Queen.

[Mascha]

It's a mantilla, very old spanish tradition.
Women wear it at special occasions, like a wedding and also (i think) at funerals.

[rebbevb]

its a cathlic thing only right?

[marmi]

Mantilla - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
mantilla - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

[shakhim]

its rashel traditional wear .

[Duke of Marmalade]

I love the mantilla, very elegant & traditional.

Queen Sofia wearing the mantilla recently
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

Infanta Cristina wearing the mantilla recently
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

Infanta Elena wearing the mantilla recently (white version)
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

Princess Letizia has worn the mantilla on 3 occasions so far:

26/06/2004 Meeting the Pope http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/5100...A0E721FD50B7AE
15/06/2005 Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España
19/09/2006 Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

[ikram]

Originally Posted by Duke of Marmalade

I love the mantilla, very elegant & traditional.

Queen Sofia wearing the mantilla recently
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

Infanta Cristina wearing the mantilla recently
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

Infanta Elena wearing the mantilla recently (white version)
Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

Princess Letizia has worn the mantilla on 3 occasions so far:

26/06/2004 Meeting the Pope http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/5100...A0E721FD50B7AE
15/06/2005 Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España
19/09/2006 Casa de Su Majestad el Rey de España

I really adore this accessorie
i find it so glamourous, so noble, very stylish
Infanta Elena wore one at her borther Wedding with an unforgotable gown ...

[salma]

Originally Posted by Mascha

It's a mantilla, very old spanish tradition.
Women wear it at special occasions, like a wedding and also (i think) at funerals.

Women wear it in weddings (usually wear mantilla only the groom´s mother) and during Easter. Too some brides wear mantilla and not veil.
And with the mantilla all women wear the "peineta" http://www.complementosdenovia.com/c...es/peineta.jpg

[banda_windsor]

Is it more religious thing or traditional thing?? coz it's remind me of Muslim's veil. Queen Rania and Moroccan royal lady will wear veil on religious ceremony..