No she isn't wearing the collar, she is wearing it on the red bow.
Thanks, I see it now. Maybe the collar was too heavy for her to wear ? Anyway, is there a link to a close-up picture where we can actually see the insignia ?
No she isn't wearing the collar, she is wearing it on the red bow.
I thought the King's English was near perfect which is pretty amazing given how nerve-wracking it must be to speak in a 2nd language in front of that crowd. IMO he made as many minor mistakes/stumbles as the Queen did in her speech.
Didn't predict any of those tiara choices tbh! Nice necklace on Kate but have to say when she walked in I thought the dress looked horrendous, I'll wait for pictures to judge lol!
Interesting that the Queen mentioned 'difference' in reference to Gibraltar.
The Duchess of Cambridge is wearing Diana's Collingwood earrings too.
Is this the first time she's worn Diana's personal jewelry (other than the engagement ring)?
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I thought the King's English was near perfect which is pretty amazing given how nerve-wracking it must be to speak in a 2nd language in front of that crowd. IMO he made as many minor mistakes/stumbles as the Queen did in her speech.
Didn't predict any of those tiara choices tbh! Nice necklace on Kate but have to say when she walked in I thought the dress looked horrendous, I'll wait for pictures to judge lol!
Interesting that the Queen mentioned 'difference' in reference to Gibraltar. Also I hadn't realised Juan Carlos was the first foreign monarch to address both houses of parliament, I kept reading it was important to the Spanish that Felipe do so but hadn't realised the history behind it.
I liked Felipe acknowledging the extra turnout in royal attendance, nice touch!
May I ask what RFO means?The Queen didn't wear the two RFOs she has..
Which male Prince consorts are you talking about? Prince Henrik did not receive the Order of the Garter and only his wife, The Head of State and Queen, received it. This is the tradition. The Queen only bestows the Order upon Head of States and not Consorts.
May I ask what RFO means?
Good question... the Lover's Knot tiara was on loan to Diana, but in terms of personal jewels.... this might be the first time other than her engagement ring.
Ah thank you Was not sure if I was right with the abreviation when I thought of a longer version.Royal Family Order, like the ones your female members in Norway all have!
No! The Duchess of Cambridge has worn it already twice for the diplomatic reception, held in december
No! The Duchess of Cambridge has worn it already twice for the diplomatic reception, held in december
Henry is sat next to the Marchioness of Cholmondeley
She and Harry would make a good looking couple.
But mega earrings for Camilla : Wouah !
I thought I'd heard it said that King Felipe speaks perfect English. He clearly doesn't, which is fine, I was just surprised in listening to the end of his speech.
I believe Camilla's earrings are by Van Cleef & Arpels.
https://www.luxuryexchange.com/van-cleef-arpels-platinum-and-diamond-large-snowflake-earrings.html
What does perfect mean anyway ? I think that, if you listen to his speech to Parliament, where he spoke much longer in English, you will get a better sense of his fluency, It is quite obvious that the state banquet setting is rather intimidating (do you remember Philippe of Belgium at the Danish state banquet ? ).
The disappointing points of the evening to me:
1) The procession was somewhat disorganized, I think, and the guests were somewhat unruly as the procession was coming in. I had never seen that before at British state dinners.
2) The Brazilian modern aquamarine tiara is OK, but I think HM should have worn one of the historic tiaras of the House of Windsor instead. Maybe she feels more comfortable with her newer tiaras.
3) As always, we could barely see the guests and especially other royal family members on the video.
4) No Spanish orders for the British ladies. King Felipe spoke of how honored he was to receive the Order of the Garter; he could at least have bestowed a minor order on Camilla as he or his father did to all wives of visting crown princes.
Politically, both the state dinner speeches and the Parliament speech were as expected . I see that King Felipe mentioned twice the issue of Spaniards living in the UK post-Brexit, which suggests that is really a major concern of the EU countries in the Brexit negotiations. The references to Gilbraltar by both sovereigns were roughly identical to what was said in 1986.
What does perfect mean anyway ? I think that, if you listen to his speech to Parliament, where he spoke much longer in English, you will get a better sense of his fluency, It is quite obvious that the state banquet setting is rather intimidating (do you remember Philippe of Belgium at the Danish state banquet ? ).
The disappointing points of the evening to me:
1) The procession was somewhat disorganized, I think, and the guests were somewhat unruly as the procession was coming in. I had never seen that before at British state dinners.
2) The Brazilian modern aquamarine tiara is OK, but I think HM should have worn one of the historic tiaras of the House of Windsor instead. Maybe she feels more comfortable with her newer tiaras.
3) As always, we could barely see the guests and especially other royal family members on the video.
4) No Spanish orders for the British ladies. King Felipe spoke of how honored he was to receive the Order of the Garter; he could at least have bestowed a minor order on Camilla as he or his father did to all wives of visting crown princes.
Politically, both the state dinner speeches and the Parliament speech were as expected . I see that King Felipe mentioned twice the issue of Spaniards living in the UK post-Brexit, which suggests that is really a major concern of the EU countries in the Brexit negotiations. The references to Gilbraltar by both sovereigns were roughly identical to what was said in 1986.
Not saying it wouldn't be a little awkward!Except the Marquess wouldn´t be too fond about it...
Except the Marquess wouldn´t be too fond about it...
Can we find a better picture of Prince Harry, during the live feed I thought I caught a glimpse of two breast stars.View attachment 300596
Neither, I suspect, would Meghan Markle...