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Mary is lovely as always. But I think the upper part night blue velvet comes from another gown she worn years ago, in another New year's reception
Thank you, Roskilde.
And lest anyone should forget, Joachim and our Marie were there as well.
Joachim wearing his staff-officer's uniform (as in a commanding officer with a staff. A full colonel being such a creature).
Muller, can you explain why you always refer to Joachim's wife as 'our' Marie, but you never refer to CP Mary this way? I have often wondered...
Well, to be honest I think the feather-things are a bit too much. I prefer the kepi actually.
And the black frills on Frederik new hat doesn't look good either.
But once they take off their hats, it looks better.
Well, to be honest I think the feather-things are a bit too much. I prefer the kepi actually.
And the black frills on Frederik new hat doesn't look good either.
But once they take off their hats, it looks better.
Frederik looks fantastic, feather and all
http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get2/I0000Y14lzmpEpo4/fit=1000x750/g=G0000kXB92JKXf3A/RU28392.jpg
The black feathers blend in better than the white ones
Is the "kepi" the smaller hat that Joachim wore in the past?
Or you could stop using the frase 'our'.
Write what you like Muhler. I have enjoyed your posts for years. Very interesting to see how Mary reworks dresses. She has a great seamstress. This dress is super wonderful!!!
Oh dear, I didn't mean to open up a controversy. I just wondered why, thank you for explaining, Muhler.
I have to agree, those black feathers look positively funereal but you are right, once the hats are off both he and Joachim look really good.Well, to be honest I think the feather-things are a bit too much. I prefer the kepi actually.
And the black frills on Frederik new hat doesn't look good either.
But once they take off their hats, it looks better.
In the video Mary seems to be wearing a diamond brooch in her hair. I couldnt tell if it was from the ruby set. So pretty.
Lets have a look at Joachim's new uniform, for the nerds.
http://www.ppe-agency.com/500px/Jan2016/PPE16010120.jpg
He was as you know recently promoted to full colonel.
A colonel was (and still is) the commander of a regiment.
Originally the colonel was the one who raised, financed, equipped and formally commanded a regiment. With a lieutenant-colonel as the executive (and professional) commander on a day to day basis.
Later on the colonel became the day to day commander of the regiment, with the lieutenant-colonel being the second-in-command and also in command of the first battalion of usually three battalions. (the third battalion typically being a skeleton-unit) With majors commanding the other two battalions.
Nowadays a colonel is often the highest ranking staff officer (or adjutant) in a general staff, but he can also have a staff of his own, since he can be a commanding officer for a larger unit, or a school.
So that's why Joachim's uniform looks different from previous years.
The buttons are arranged differently, he is no longer wearing the light blue field-trousers (the guardsman in the background wear field-trousers) but he has retained the white infantry stripe. - White for infantry, yellow for cavalry, red for artillery and green (IIRC) for engineers.
The commander needed distinctive headgear for quick identification among a cluster of officers not least by couriers, hence the peculiar hat with feathers.
And this picture illustrates what I mean with the black frills being in front of Frederik's face:
http://a.bimg.dk/node-images/873/11/x2048-u/11873854-nytrskur-p-amalienborg.jpg
BTW some Union generals during the American Civil War used hats with similar frills. Probably some Confederate generals as well, but the Confederates were generally less uniformed.
Frederik, until he was promoted to rear admiral recently, held the rank equivalent to full colonel for several years, even though he has always worn the navy gala uniform while holding that rank.
He is now two ranks above Joachim, having jumped the rank of brigadier. So that means a lot more gold on the uniform and a silly hat with black frills. (Guess it keeps flies away... ).
But he is still a relatively junior admiral, so his hats are going to change in the years to come, as he becomes first a vice admiral and finally full admiral.
Joachim on the other hand will remain a full colonel, as he is an officer of the reserves and not a career officer. So no change there.
- And now it's finally time to go to bed.
The darker pants really improve Joachim's uniform. So for him no other uniform in years time?
I'm guessing Frederik could use others besides the navy, but imo he is Navy through and through
Frederik without the hat
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXpyqMtUsAAjolf.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CXpyqLwUkAElGj-.jpg
This is one nice picture of Frederik and Mary
https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.ne...=559914bf2dcff2d3579e3d8200395a3e&oe=57165704
Read more: The art of being meaningful without saying anything at all | The PostEvery New Year’s Eve, Danes across the country turn on their televisions at 6pm to watch Queen Margrethe give her annual speech from her office in the Christian IX wing of Amalienborg Palace. At the end of the speech, she looks the nation in the eye and closes with her final line: “God save Denmark.”
Also she wore sandals instead of court shoes.I'm intrigued about the weather in Copenhagen. It's the middle of winter there, so why is Marie wearing a sleeveless dress and no wrap?