 |
02-05-2015, 08:22 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Villa San Giovanni, Italy
Posts: 4,969
|
|
|
Belgian Official Visit to the Vatican: March 9, 2015
Wim Dehandschutter @WDehandschutter Nieuwe datum voor (uitgestelde) audiëntie op Vaticaan: koning Filip en koningin Mathilde worden op 9 maart ontvangen bij paus Franciscus.
Wim Dehandschutter @WDehandschutter Audiëntie bij paus was eerst gepland op 12 december. Maar door begrafenis van koningin Fabiola moesten Filip en Mathilde bezoek uitstellen.
Monarchie.be: De Belgische Monarchie: Home - Actueel - Agenda - Officieel bezoek aan het Vaticaan
The visit was scheduled on December 12 2014 but, due to Queen Fabiola death, it was postponed.
__________________
Marika86
"It's very special, as Kate is very special. It's my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement." Prince William, November 16 2010
|
03-09-2015, 05:53 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Villa San Giovanni, Italy
Posts: 4,969
|
|
|
__________________
Marika86
"It's very special, as Kate is very special. It's my way of making sure my mother didn't miss out on today and the excitement." Prince William, November 16 2010
|
03-09-2015, 06:03 AM
|
 |
Administrator
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Posts: 25,180
|
|
Ah, the queen all in white, very nice that she continues the privilege du blanc. A pity that she didn't opt for a long dress and tiara perhaps, but that seems to be out of fashion these days. I can't recall who was the last one in tiara and long dress at the Vatican, but it must have been in the 80-ties.
Queen Elizabeth II at the Vatican in 1980:
http://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.ne...67871521_o.jpg
|
03-09-2015, 07:35 AM
|
 |
Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Posts: 7,401
|
|
|
It is a nice compromis , long dress should mean King's Uniform !
I don't see if she wears a decoration.
Great lace , Wonderful Queen ,thanks Belgium.
Her Secretary was behind her and was in black and black mantilla, she pushed her wheelchair.
I am really sad for the Official Picture with the Pope, I think she did too much , she looked tired.
|
03-09-2015, 07:37 AM
|
 |
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: City, Netherlands
Posts: 12,836
|
|
|
This was an official visit and not a State Visit, so no Orders and diadems. The Pope himself was also not in choir dress but in his usual daily wear. The picture of Queen Elizabeth II with the Pope showed him "dressed up" as well in choir dress with red mozetta.
|
03-09-2015, 07:55 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: An Iarmhí, Ireland
Posts: 37,840
|
|
|
|
03-09-2015, 08:07 AM
|
 |
Heir Apparent
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: LIEGE, Belgium
Posts: 5,445
|
|
|
Glad to see them, such an honour !!!!
|
03-09-2015, 08:58 AM
|
 |
Heir Presumptive
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: T., Belgium
Posts: 2,524
|
|
I made a blogpost about this visit: Queen Mathilde
I hope Mathilde gets enough rest. She has a busy agenda in the week to come.
|
03-09-2015, 09:43 AM
|
 |
Administrator
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: , Germany
Posts: 70,430
|
|
__________________
**** Welcome aboard! ****
|
03-09-2015, 10:03 AM
|
|
Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Brussels, Belgium
Posts: 7,401
|
|
|
Queen Mathilde received certainly the Eccclesia et Pontifice Decoration.
Queen Paola wore it and it was the only Decoration the late Queen Fabiola wore when She visited the Pope
|
03-09-2015, 10:19 AM
|
 |
Royal Highness
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: london, United Kingdom
Posts: 1,761
|
|
|
great pictures
what is wrong with the queens leg ?
|
03-09-2015, 01:24 PM
|
 |
Nobility
|
|
Join Date: May 2013
Location: ..., United States
Posts: 409
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by maria-olivia
Her Secretary was behind her and was in black and black mantilla, she pushed her wheelchair.
|
Is she her secretary? I thought she was Clotilde Boel, her Lady-in-Waiting.
|
03-09-2015, 03:35 PM
|
 |
Serene Highness
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: ...., United Arab Emirates
Posts: 1,040
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Marengo
Ah, the queen all in white, very nice that she continues the privilege du blanc. A pity that she didn't opt for a long dress and tiara perhaps, but that seems to be out of fashion these days. I can't recall who was the last one in tiara and long dress at the Vatican, but it must have been in the 80-ties.
Queen Elizabeth II at the Vatican in 1980:
http://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.ne...67871521_o.jpg |
I think it was due to her knee? Walking in crutches with a long dress would have been impossible 
Maybe next time she will wear a long dress, who knows.
|
03-09-2015, 04:23 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: An Iarmhí, Ireland
Posts: 37,840
|
|
Papal Audience for the Belgian King and Queen Consort
|
03-20-2015, 08:07 PM
|
 |
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Conneaut, United States
Posts: 10,910
|
|
Queen Mathilde certainly deserves a lot of praise.
Not even an injured knee kept Mathilde from having the honor of meeting Pope Francis.
Mathilde is a dutiful Queen.
|
01-28-2023, 12:14 PM
|
|
Imperial Majesty
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Conneaut, United States
Posts: 10,910
|
|
The Queen of Belgium in white
|
|
|
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
Search this Thread |
|
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Her knee was hurt during skiing.
