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Since I could'nt see anyone picked it up. The dress worn by CPss Mette-Marit for the gala dinner was not new. Her Royal Highness wore it in Greece in 2004, when she attended a dinner the night before the baptism of Prince Odusseas Kimon. He is the youngest son of the CP-couple of Greece, and...

There were some questions about the Orders worn by the Royals for the gala banquet. King Carl Gustaf, Queen Silvia, Crown Princess Victoria, Prince Carl Philip, Princess Madelaine, Princess Lilian, and Princess Christina wore the Grand Cross of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav. The King...

can someone post some picture of Queen Mary wearing Cullinan I/II, plz? (Must be really heavy for her to have so much diamonds on her,hoho) The picture in your link actually shows Queen Mary wearing all four Cullinans. She is wearing I and II as a brooch, and III and IV as a pendant on her...

The fifth picture in post #56 shows Diana, Lady Farnham - Lady-in-Waiting to the Queen.

The King and Queen of Norway paid a state visit to Italy and the Vatican in October 2001. They were originally suppsed to be entertained to a gala banquet by the President of Italy and visit the pope wearing full gala (including tiara for Queen Sonja). Then came the 9/11 attacks on the WTC. The...

Princess Michael of Kent is seen together with Prince Carlos of Borbon-Two Sicilies (soi-disant Duke of Calabria) and his wife Camilla. They are considered by some as claimants to the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, which disappeared in the 1860s when Italy was united. (there is a rival claimant to...

This was a medal all the guests received to commemmorate the event - King Carl Gustaf's 50th birthday. You will see that all the guests wore this small pale blue medal with their evening-wear for the big banquet. Some of the guests, like Pss Caroline and GDss of Luxembourg chose to wear it also...

Have you seen this website? It has lots of information on the genealogy of the Brunei Royal family. It seems Prince Sufri has been married four times. http://www.4dw.net/royalark/Brunei/brunei.htm

It is now certain that King Harald and Queen Sonja will pay a state visit to Vietnam and Singapore this autumn. No dates have been announced, but it is likely to be late Oct/early Nov. An incomming state visit is also expected, though I have heard no rumours of who have been invited.

Princess Haya actually owns the tiara she is wearing in the pictures posted above. It was made for her late mother, Queen Alia, and went to Princess Haya after the Queen's tragic death. Queen Rania only borrowed it until she had made (or received) her own tiaras. The women in the Al-Maktoum...

Princess Märtha did indeed indicate that one of the reasons she dropped the HRH was because she wanted to cut down on her engagements. However, the illness of King Harald proved (at least to me) that she is still needed. He is now back in business, but the Crown Princess is still taking care of...

The late Diana, Princess of Wales received only one UK-decoration - the personal family Order of Queen Elizabeth. You can see this clearly in the picture in micas' post. It is a small picture of the Queen, in a diamond frame and with yellow band behind it. The Prinncess never received a real...

The brooches worn by the Countess for the wedding were a gift to her from the Queen Mother on her own wedding. They are diamond clip brooches in art deco style, and can be worn as two brooches or as one large brooch. Sophie has worn them several times since her marriage, including at the Queen...

Queen Sonja and Princess Märtha-Louise wore specially designed hats - not diadems. The Queen's hat had the form of a kokoshnik (a traditional Russian headpiece), but this has no further symbolism. As no other Norwegian Queens had been part of this ceremony, Queen Sonja could decide how she would...

Julian, I'm afraid I do not know the answer to your question. I believe the Polish government-in-exil was not officially recognized by most countries, as they all had diplomatic contact with Communist Poland. Whether the present post-communist government accepted the awards given by a...