paulette said:When it comes to the act of giving in charities or funds, I think every individual has a perception on the roles of A-lists people involved and in an event wherein ordinary people are the only ones present. Because others have different opinions when famous people are involved in the event, some will say its just the same while some will remark that it raises the status of the said fund raising or event. But one thing is sure that influence can really play a big factor also in events like this may it be local, national or global.
Larzen said:Im a little confused about this number, shall I understand it like that if Mary had not attended theese charity balls there would have been raised 0$ ? Or is this two million dollars comming from arrangements that would not have been hosted if Frederik and Mary was no there, like the lunch? I mean the redcross and Victor Chang ball would surly have been a sucess and raised money without Marys attendance I suppose?
bolla said:I think that is so right! Mary has attended alot of charity events and done a great job on this Australia trip. And I think she does enjoy helping out. But does she have to wear a brand new ballgown or prada skirt every time? Look at CP Victoria or CP Mette Marit who does just as much for charity but actually use their wardrobe and mix and match it with old and new things every time. The work they do is important to them, not the clothes they are wearing, which I think is the way it should be.
norwegianne said:Mette-Marit's wardrobe also increased quite a lot in the first year she was married. As she pointed out then, she didn't have the wardrobe suitable for a Crown Princess from before the wedding. Neither did Mary.
norwegianne said:Mette-Marit's wardrobe also increased quite a lot in the first year she was married. As she pointed out then, she didn't have the wardrobe suitable for a Crown Princess from before the wedding. Neither did Mary.
I expect we'll see a lot of Mary's recent new gowns and outfits at a later date, perhaps remade slightly... The Scandinavian Royals are fairly good about using their outfit several times, and over several years, with small changes.
bolla said:I totally understand that Mary needed to get a brand new wardrobe for her royal duties as CP, but I cannot remember Mett-Marit having that many new clothes in her first year as a CP
KikkiB said:Norway have less pomp and circumstance than Denmark, so Mette-Marit doesn't necessarily need a huge warderobe, such as Mary might need. I think its easier on Mette-Marit than Mary, because nobody in Norway will get upset if Mette-Marit wears her jeans and t-shirts, but I think Mary would get "in trouble" for that in the press. But then again I might be way off here
bolla said:I don't think there is any reason for Mary to have a larger wardrobe than Mette-Marit. I think the reason why some people think of Norway as less pomp and circumstance then Denmark is perhaps because the Norwegian CP couple has not been on that many "glamorous" state visits with large charity event balls. They've been to places like Africa where showing up in hot cotoure would simply be rude. Although F & M has been to NY and Sydney and she has always had a new outfits does not mean she really needs it for her work.
Larzen said:To me the danish court is the most "traditional", not in a bad way, along with the British, meaning that when the royal ladies are out and about they often wear hats and their ladies in waiting are very prominent. If you look at pictures of the spanish, norwegian and belgium ladies there are rarely (norway and belgium) and never (spain) hats and you have to really look to see who is their personal helper, in lack of better word. None of theese courts has ladies in waiting AFAIK.
I dont think any royal lady goes on a official trip without someone to help them with wardrobe and makeup, when MM went to Malawi she had with her a woman that helped her with makeup and clothes.
The trip to Australia is indeed very glamerous with alot of balls and dinners and more to come, and Mary has not attended so many such occations before so she therefor needs some new gowns, but when you see so many so closely after each other and she is accompanied by a stylist, a hairdresser, a chambermaid and a lady in waiting and then you compare her to Letizia who I dont think wore any new clothes for her intired five days trip to Brazil and Uruguay it is easy to draw conclusions. Guess one should not compare as the courts are different.
I also think the fact that MAry has done three fashionshoots and attended alot of fashionshows also contribute to the "feel" that she has more clothes than the rest which Im not intiredly sure she does All the CPs has huge and expensive wardrobes and some recycle ALOT like Letizia and Victoria (yes same velvet jacket three times in nine days ) and some more seldom, like Maxima and then there are the three remaining M-s somewhere in between IMO.