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I just saw a good pic of Christina of Spain and I really like her dress she looks great. I love that deep blue color and the simplicity of the dress.
It's kind of weird to not see the K. and Q. of Spain tonight.
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02-24-2007, 04:13 PM
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Difference in glitz and glam and gloria
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The size and the quality of diamonds do define their glitter.
The diademes by Princess Laurentien and Princess Mabel did glitz quite a lot but these are set 'en tremblant' (a special technique in which the diamonds can move in their setting) which cause the sparkle.
You can see this with the top diamonds on Crown Princess Mary's diademe: they glittered more than the others because they are bigger and are more open to reflect and refract the light.
Most other ladies had small brilliants and quite fixed in a frame which causes less glitzing and glamming and gloria.
(Click twice to blow the picture!!!)
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehu...et:quality=100
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02-24-2007, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Aurora810
I just saw a good pic of Christina of Spain and I really like her dress she looks great. I love that deep blue color and the simplicity of the dress.
It's kind of weird to not see the K. and Q. of Spain tonight.
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Cristina is looking stunning on a NEW dress (thank you God!) :
http://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o...070224-ari.jpg
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02-24-2007, 04:17 PM
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The funny thing is that Mary looked fine yesterday night. She looked dignified and elegant, and simple, and that makes her disappointing ? I think you're asking very much from her(the poor woman is pregnant!), and it's your own faults that you are disappointed, after all you are the ones who put your hopes so high.
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I agree.I'm bewildered by all the posts of her being "a disappointment", you would've thought that she showed up in a potato sack.
I thought she looked great, one the best dressed ladies of the night. The dress was beautiful ,it fit perfectly and had a few nice details around the belly area and her shoulders. My only qualms was that the dress would've looked better in an jewel tone color.Her hair and makeup were simple and perfect. I also loved her new fur coat. She looked very lovely and elegant imo.
http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Feb2007/07022323.jpg
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02-24-2007, 04:22 PM
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I agree.I'm bewildered by all the posts of her being "a disappointment", you would've thought that she showed up in a potato sack.
I thought she looked great, one the best dressed ladies of the night. The dress was beautiful ,it fit perfectly and had a few nice details around the belly area and her shoulders. My only qualms was that the dress would've looked better in an jewel tone color.Her hair and makeup were simple and perfect. I also loved her new fur coat. She looked very lovely and elegant imo.
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I think that her dress wasn't "photogenic", one really good full-lenght close-up of her dress was on danish royal watchers
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02-24-2007, 04:25 PM
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One weird photo. The women are looking in the same direction as Haakon yet the other men are looking in a different direction. Spooky.
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By the look of the Crown Princes faces, there is an extremely beautiful lady standing an the corner! 
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02-24-2007, 04:27 PM
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Mathilde looks quite awful IMO. She appears to be wearing a trawler net. Princess Anne - take your coat off if you're staying dear. And Queen Anne-Marie, we love you but BUY A NEW FROCK!
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02-24-2007, 04:28 PM
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By the look of the Crown Princes faces, there is an extremely beautiful lady standing an the corner! |
Or a mirror with the reflection of their wives and that stunning beauty in purple! 
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02-24-2007, 04:29 PM
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I think Mathilde's dress is different it certainly isn't what she usually wears . It is good she is trying something new I wish a few of the others would.
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02-24-2007, 04:30 PM
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Mathilde looks quite awful IMO. She appears to be wearing a trawler net. Princess Anne - take your coat off if you're staying dear. And Queen Anne-Marie, we love you but BUY A NEW FROCK!
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BeatrixFan, I thought you, of all people, would love the gown worn by Mathilde. I love it and I believe the use of fabric, the overexaggerated train, and color looked fantastic. I like the fact that she didn't play it safe.
I agree with you about Queen Anne Marie, nonetheless, she looks great.
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02-24-2007, 04:32 PM
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I think Mathilde's dress is different it certainly isn't what she usually wears . It is good she is trying something new I wish a few of the others would.
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Agreed but it is a bit hollywoodish kind of thing IMO. More suited for the oscars on Monday than here.
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02-24-2007, 04:33 PM
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I think this article is about CP Mette-Marit and another princesses dresses
- Stilsikker kronprinsesse på slottsball
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02-24-2007, 04:35 PM
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I love Victoria's dress but I wish she would have worn the matching earrings, pin, and tiara. That would have been stunning.
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02-24-2007, 04:35 PM
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BeatrixFan, I thought you, of all people, would love the gown worn by Mathilde. I love it and I believe the use of fabric, the overexaggerated train, and color looked fantastic. I like the fact that she didn't play it safe.
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Goodness me no. The heaxgons look too shiny and plasticky - are we sure Princess Elisabeth did make this dress for Mummy at nursery school? She should have gone along the lines of Grand Duchess Marie-Theresa who looks stunning. (+ Josephine-Charlotte forgive me)
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I agree with you about Queen Anne Marie, nonetheless, she looks great.
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She does. Looks amazing. But in 20 years, every banquet, wedding, anniversary and birthday will have this woman standing there with a beautiful face and figure, clad in the same old blue outfit and parure. Alright, she's a bit hard up being an exile but do us a favour.
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02-24-2007, 04:38 PM
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She does. Looks amazing. But in 20 years, every banquet, wedding, anniversary and birthday will have this woman standing there with a beautiful face and figure, clad in the same old blue outfit and parure. Alright, she's a bit hard up being an exile but do us a favour
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Write her a letter expressing your concerns, and in the letter, why don't you give her some suggestions. I'm being silly, BeatrixFan. Despite the over use of the gown, at least she can still fit in it, right?
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02-24-2007, 04:40 PM
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Mathildes dress reminds me of the exploded tomato, that Maxima wore in Sweden
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02-24-2007, 04:41 PM
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Mary - I stick with my opinion of the gown - it's beautiful, but I have to admit that I am disappointed. I was expecting a new gown. Anyways, I think Mary looked very regal and beautiful tonight. I JUST WISH SHE HAD WORN A NEW DRESS 
Victoria - Funny idea about matching the dress and the jewels, but the fabric of the dress isn't really working for me, and she somehow looked drab tonight, I think it's the makeup that does it. Beautiful necklace though.
Mathilde - Ugly, ugly dress, but doesn't she just have the loveliest face? Her makeup is perfect, best of all ladies, hair is beautiful, so she gets away with it. It looks like she gained some weight, which really looks good on her.
Maxima - She looks very beatiful. Every inch stunning. She's wearing very beautiful colors, that complements her skin- and hairtone. I love her hair, and I am so jealous of that tiara and those earings. Laurentien, Mabel and Maxima are so lucky, too have such a generous mother-in-law! 
Mette-Marit - I love the dress' fabric, but I am not too keen on Mette-Marit's hair and/or makeup. She looks nice tonight.
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02-24-2007, 04:42 PM
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I absolutly love the official photos!!! everybody look so happy!
maxima is radiant!!!!
the martha louise's girls are so so adorables!
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02-24-2007, 04:42 PM
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The size and the quality of diamonds do define their glitter.
The diademes by Princess Laurentien and Princess Mabel did glitz quite a lot but these are set 'en tremblant' (a special technique in which the diamonds can move in their setting) which cause the sparkle.
You can see this with the top diamonds on Crown Princess Mary's diademe: they glittered more than the others because they are bigger and are more open to reflect and refract the light.
Most other ladies had small brilliants and quite fixed in a frame which causes less glitzing and glamming and gloria.
(Click twice to blow the picture!!!)
http://www.kongehuset.no/aim/kongehu...et:quality=100
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Thanks for the explanation Henri,my "stunning" was extended to Princess Máxima herself as well,she's drop dead gorgious even when carrying Alexander's birthday present..
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02-24-2007, 04:42 PM
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The Grand Duchess María Teresa this very elegant one:):)
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