maria-olivia
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Each time Queen Paola went to a State Visit she wore their Order she received.
Each time Queen Paola went to a State Visit she wore their Order she received.
The only state visit I came across in which Philip and Mathilde were wearing Belgian orders was the recent incoming state visit by Switzerland when the guests did not wear any orders, so apparently, no orders were exchanged (which is extremely rare - so, if Paola had still be queen, she would have done the same as Mathilde and wore her highest Belgian order).
To my knowledge Switzerland doesn't have any orders
I also like very much the picture with the grandchildren, Louise was so little and cute, and Amedeo very handsome! I'd like to see a picture of them with Maximilian as well, we've seen so very little of him.Great finds, Linda! Wish I could see a photo of Tino&Lita™ with little Maximilian.
I've always liked this photo:
https://media.gettyimages.com/id/50...=Vvg00WgIURum-GMlMqOpAMmnAkYTkTRPHjXy7QoZSRI=
Edit: just found these photos of the early years of A&P's marriage.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CwCm9XOM-y5/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==
I also like very much the picture with the grandchildren, Louise was so little and cute, and Amedeo very handsome! I'd like to see a picture of them with Maximilian as well, we've seen so very little of him.
Thanks fot the pictures from the early years, here's another one I like (probably from the early 1960s)
https://pin.it/38sx1oa
My thoughts exactly, they really do!That pic is so cool, I've always thought they looked like movie stars!![]()
My thoughts exactly, they really do!![]()
Paola definitely was one of the most beautiful princesses of her generation, she was constantly featured in tabloids all over Europe (and she didn't enjoy all that attention, as she's revealed).Paola especially was a beauty and there were many pictures of her in German tabloids when she was young.
Too bad that their marriage didn't work and both of them having extramarital affairs caused quite some scandals.
But, they never really separated and are still together in old age.
A picture of Paola I had never seen before, from 1989
And, in honor of her 86th brithday today, some pictures of Paola throughout the years:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CxCkworo71M/?igshid=NjIwNzIyMDk2Mg==
Thanks for sharing! It's indeed a lovely pictureI think I've found my favourite photo of Tino&Lina™
Thanks fot the pictures from the early years, here's another one I like (probably from the early 1960s)
https://pin.it/38sx1oa
In this picture you can indeed see a resemblance to her daughter. Astrid, to me, in her younger years looked mostly like Albert, but growing older she resembles more her mother's side of the family. In particular, there's a maternal first cousin of Astrid, Giovanna San Martino D'aglié (daughter of Paola's eldest sister Maria Cristina), who looks a lot like her.I've never seen so much of a resemblance to her daughter before.