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The King/Queen to speak together now.
Me too! I like seeing them hang out together in all their regalia. All the weddings of the direct Heirs for this generation have taken place, the last one was Luxembourg in 2012 and that was also the last time there was this big of a get together for all of them.
I believe Princess Charlene of Monaco has been in South Africa over the last week or so for charitable work related to her foundation..just to justify her absence
I'm tearing up again - amazing speech by Norway's beloved monarch and his Queen.
Edit: The King and Queen are thanking each other and the people.
Desiree Kogevinas, daughter of Madeleine BernadotteWho is this cheap looking woman in red, wearing a crazy golden tiara, but no bra?!
https://gfx.nrk.no/F65Np31_wJlVu40F3NMG0wvwuKFX6vLfgKV4EcuBsMiw
Following the live broadcast, I see that many of the royals, not the reigning monarchs and spouses, but the other seems to be seated next to their partner, example:
Haakon next to Mette-Marit
Frederik next to Mary
Carl Philip next to Sofia
Not often you see this happen on royal gatherings.
From Mark Stewart's Twitter
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e-cxYXsAAuxt7.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e-V6KXgAUCXWu.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e-X9eXgAY30fs.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e-fVPXgAg93LQ.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e_VSCXsAImTa6.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C_e_ZHdXYAAFkAG.jpg
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The farewell banquet for Queen Beatrix, the Investiture of the new King, the King's Water Pageant and the banquet/ball afterwards plus the palace brunch on the third day did attract a whole fleet of royals to Amsterdam. From Camilla to Mozah. From Masako of Japan to Sophie of Liechtenstein. From Albert of Monaco to Vajiralongkorn of Thailand. Etc. This was 29 April - 1 May 2013.
Every single one is a winner imo. Mary's is a standout. But they are all beautiful. Who is that in the gorgeous green gown? And Sofia looks so cute in the lacy wedding-cake gown. Wonder if it's a girl?
OK thank you!I wrote 3 long posts about the personal popularity of Norway's 3 monarchs and their impact on the popularity of the Norwegian monarchy and scandals who have threatened it in the Republic/monarchy thread - read them here:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f16/norway-republic-or-monarchy-17117-6.html#post1981079
They are arriving at the palace - and the broadcast will end.
As I wrote in this post, this will be my last post for a long time:
http://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/f187/member-updates-and-personal-news-41339-8.html#post1983763
Thanks to everyone who have contributed to this thread (which I started back in December).
thanks for all your posts, with translated articles, historical flashbacks and facts, information about the celebrations and the live feed these days.
It has been truly wonderful and invaluable!
There is a difference between dressing up (with tiaras and orders) for an official state function (e.g. a state visit) and doing so for events like birthdays. In some countries like the UK or maybe Spain, the latter would probably attract a considerable amount of criticism, whereas the former is not only acceptable, but actually expected.
As far as weddings are concerned, the tradition in the English-speaking countries is to have weddings in the morning , which requires morning suit as dress code. White-tie attire is simply incompatible with English weddings.
This is a lovely picture:
https://uploads.disquscdn.com/image...b117e5cc0efae9d8c32e0b2ad2aca.jpg?w=600&h=995
Every single one is a winner imo. Mary's is a standout. But they are all beautiful. Who is that in the gorgeous green gown? And Sofia looks so cute in the lacy wedding-cake gown. Wonder if it's a girl?
Thanks for linking! I love that picture - it's so nice to se Mabel here, with all the other royals, and so close to her mother-in-law.