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ahh ok thanks for that. I just noticed all the Dutch queens doing it in their coronation photos. Thanks ![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
The Queen and her husband look lovely and regal but who on earth dressed the childrenMarengo said:Grouppictures:
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juliana said:The Queen and her husband look lovely and regal but who on earth dressed the children? Even in those days the dresses and tacky white shoes without socks (at least the baby has socks) seem to be really cheap and tasteless IMO.
Here is a wonderful photo of the Belgium royal children and their shoes are the classic shoes that are worn now and were worn back in the 40s by all classy children up to the age of 10/11, Henri. The Dutch royal girls are not wearing proper shoes nor the appropriate hosiery and the older girls definitely needed better petticoats for their dresses. The baby is cute though- her shoes and dress are fine. Hosiery is the correct thing for smart outfits- no socks is for a hot and casual day as are the sandals worn by the girls and it has been like that for many of us and our parents for decades.Henri M. said:I'm not aware of the fashion, three years after the end of World War II.
It does look perfectly normal to me. I have see colour pictures and the four Princesses did look lovely. It were just girls: Beatrix was 10, Irene was 9, Margriet was 5 and Christina was 1.
Socks in open shoes are the worst nightmare, fashionwise. And 10, 9 and 5 year old ladies with pumps?
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fraxales said:I personally don't think there is one but I remember having seen on a TV series that a King Willem (presumably the first) decreed that when a sovereign feels he/she no longer is capable of carrying out his/her duties effectively (or whatever the correct word should be), then he/she should step down.
That's gilding the lily somewhat. Willem I abdicated in 1840 because he didn't like the new constitution which limited his perogative (which followed criticism of his conduct of the war against Belgium), and the hapless Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide was effectively deposed by the victorious Allies two months after the end of WWI. The French government refused to receive "the Ministers of the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg" and she had no course open to her but to abdicate, which she did in January 1919, becoming another casualty of the Great War.Henri M. said:In the House of (Orange-) Nassau King Willem I, Grand Duchess Marie-Adelheid, Queen Wilhelmina, Grand Duchess Charlotte, Queen Juliana and Grand Duke Jean have followed this example.
The crown symbolizes the sovereignty of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the dignity of its head of state. As the ascession ceremony is not a coronation but an investiture, the crown is never placed on the monarch's head. The orb represents the territory over which the monarch rules, namely the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The sceptre and the sword stand for sovereign's authority and power respectively. The regalia was made in 1840 by craftmen commissioned by William II.
^I remember the,then,Heriditary Grand Duke Henri and the,then,Crown Prince Mohammed of Morocco,Princesses Sirindhorn and Chulalabkorn of Thailand,then Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan and Princess Sarvath,Prince Hans-Adam of Liechtenstein being in attendance as well.
After posing for the picture you posted Marengo,all were moved to the IJ river,where they were taken by canal boats of "Rederij Kooistra" to the passengership "Prinses Beatrix",it was there the Ball was held,floating down the Northsea Canal to the Northsea.
First row,fltr:
Prince of Orange,Prince Constantijn,Prince Friso,Prince Carlos,Prince Bernhard and Prince Maurits.
Princess Pilar,Heriditary Grand Duke Henri,Princess Sirindhorn,Crown Prince Mohammed,Princess Sonja,Prince Albert,HM and Prince Claus,Princess Paola,Prince Charles,Princess Chulabhorn,Prince Harald,Princess Benedikte and Prince Richard.
Mr.Smith (husband of Renée Roëll,childhood friend of HM),Princess Christina and Jorge Guillermo,forgot,forgot,Princess Juliana,Prince Bernhard,Gosta von Amsberg,Prince and Princess Takimado of Japan,Tord and Christina Magnussen,néé Princess Christina of Sweden.
Renéé Roëll,Prince Carlos Hugo and Princess Irene,Sigrid (sister of Prince Claus) and her husband,Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven,Christina von Amsberg,Prince Aschwin (brother of Prince Bernhard) and Princess Simone,the gentleman next to Simone
is her son from a previous marriage but I forgot his name,sorry.
How would they organice things if Queen beatrix would die unexpected (like King Baoudouin I.). Would Willem-Alexander first take the oath somewhere in The Hague and the would have the Inauguration Ceremony later in Amsterdam ?? I donÄt think the could organize the Inaguration Ceremony in Amsterdam in a short periode of time.
Its interesting to see the difference between the coronation of Queen Beatrix and Queen Elizabeth II.
How would they organice things if Queen beatrix would die unexpected (like King Baoudouin I.). Would Willem-Alexander first take the oath somewhere in The Hague and the would have the Inauguration Ceremony later in Amsterdam ?? I donÄt think the could organize the Inaguration Ceremony in Amsterdam in a short periode of time.
A rather late reply, but the last time this happened was when Queen Wilhelmina was enthroned. I don't recall reading anything about an oath, just the enthronement ceremony itself after a period of mourning (or in Wilhelmina's case, until she was 18. I don't recall that king Willem III made an oath in The Hague or anywhere else either, just the enthronement in Amsterdam. This is one of the very few things that Queen Sophie writes positively about in her letters to Lady Malet.