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06-20-2006, 05:47 PM
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I must say that Mathilde does look nice. I like the curly hair. Maxima looks lovely too, except I wish she would try different hair styles now and then.
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06-20-2006, 05:48 PM
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Well, Mathilde looks different - but very nice. And she seems to wear new earrings. Maxima reminds me a bit of a robot, her facial expression is really funny  , maybe the material of the gown is too stiff? And Astrid looks extraordinary too (anp, getty)
 
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06-20-2006, 05:58 PM
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Maxima wears pure Jacqueline-Kennedy-style - the cut of the dress, the gloves: very Jackie-esque! Jackie once wore a very similar dress, unfortunately I cannot find a pic at the moment. It suits Maxima!
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06-20-2006, 06:06 PM
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Katie---- I was just thinking the same,that Maxima's dress tonight reminded me of one that Jackie Kennedy wore!!
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06-20-2006, 06:16 PM
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Nice pictures everybody!
Beatrix must be ill, she is using the sapphire 'whopper' tiara again, and a gorgeous diamond riviere. Maxima is wearing the diamond bandeau.
I am very pleased to see all of them together & getting along so well. They really seem to enjoy each others company. I love the picture on the airport where the king is kissing Queen Beatrix hand.
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06-20-2006, 06:25 PM
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Beatrix must be ill, she is using the sapphire 'whopper' tiara again, and a gorgeous diamond riviere. Maxima is wearing the diamond bandeau.
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Yes, there must be something in the Dutch water. (Though I'm not starting to wear big tiara's all of a sudden... maybe it only applies to royals?  ) I think everybody looked lovely. Nice dresses and wonderful jewels. It's great to see Maxima wearing the diamond bandeau tiara two times in a row in such a short period of time. (Maybe she didn't get time to unpack while travelling from one country to another? )
I must say that I really love Mathilde's curls. It's great she's trying something different. Curls can change one's appearance drastically and that's what I love about them! Good to see Claire too. It's been a while and I must say: she looks good and so does Astrid, what an impressive hairdo!
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06-20-2006, 06:33 PM
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From Reuters
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06-20-2006, 06:35 PM
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It is so nice to see Beatrix & Maxima wear tiaras that are not hidden by their hair. I take it that "sapphire whopper tiara" is not the official name for the Queen's tiara? (It's an appropriate nickname though).
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06-20-2006, 06:42 PM
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Does anyone know what orders M and WA are wearing. I know that they are Belgian but what are they?
Any help is appreciated/
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06-20-2006, 06:46 PM
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Queen Paola is wearing her beautiful tiara as well. If I'm not mistaken she hasn't worn that since the Norwegian State Visit in 2003.
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06-20-2006, 06:48 PM
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Princess Astrid from getty
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06-20-2006, 06:51 PM
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It is so nice to see Beatrix & Maxima wear tiaras that are not hidden by their hair. I take it that "sapphire whopper tiara" is not the official name for the Queen's tiara? (It's an appropriate nickname though).
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No, officially it's called the tiara of the sapphire parure. The parure consists of a whole set of sapphire jewels. I don't think the queen is wearing all of them, though. (She isn't that ill, as Marengo would call it :p)
Thanks for the great close ups of the ladies, mandyy!
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06-20-2006, 06:56 PM
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It is so nice to see Beatrix & Maxima wear tiaras that are not hidden by their hair. I take it that "sapphire whopper tiara" is not the official name for the Queen's tiara? (It's an appropriate nickname though).
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I don t think the tiaras have official names actually, but on the internet they call it Queen Emma's sapphire tiara. I prefer 'Whopper' though
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Note that Paola is wearing......Orange!
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06-20-2006, 07:01 PM
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Note that Paola is wearing......Orange!
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Caught by the orange-fever, Marengo? :p
You're probably right about the names, btw. I think we should write to the RVD about calling this tiara the 'Whopper'! It's just as simple as that and easy to remember for the Dutch people...
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06-20-2006, 07:03 PM
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06-20-2006, 07:05 PM
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Princess Astrid is often forgotten in this forum which is too bad as I think she is very beautifull and elegant. It's always Mary, Letitia, Maxima and Mette-Marrit people writes about... She is not modern and chic like them but she is certainly a real princess and grand lady...
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06-20-2006, 07:08 PM
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Princess Maxima looks absolutely beautiful.
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06-20-2006, 07:13 PM
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Does anyone know what orders M and WA are wearing. I know that they are Belgian but what are they?
Any help is appreciated/
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Maxima and Willem are wearing The Order of Leopold, it is a Belgian order. the highest belgian order, in fact.
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06-20-2006, 07:17 PM
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It seems that Laurent´s motorbike crash was after all a little painful, otherwise he wouldn’t need a crutch. The accident happened on Saturday and in the press release the court mentioned that he wasn´t injured.
Maybe King Albert should lock up all the motorbikes in the garage for a while . (getty)
 
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