Royals Visiting The Pope

[JGio]

Marina ,Princess of Naples has worn white at the Vatican



https://www.alamy.com/italian-princ...the-roman-catholic-church-image381339923.html

I know but my question was a bit different. In the House of Savoy aren’t all princesses entitled to wear white? What about Clotilde, the Princess of Venice? Have things changed after the monarchy was abolished in Italy?

 

[Biri]

I wonder if the Privilège du blanc will ever be extended to Princesses of Liechtenstein?

So it doesn't include them? They are Roman Catholics.

 

[An Ard Ri]

So it doesn't include them? They are Roman Catholics.

No it seems not!

Prince Franz Josef II and Princess Gina of Liechtenstein's Visit to Pope John XXIII at the Vatican in 1960.

https://royalwatcherblog.com/2020/10/08/liechtenstein-state-visit-to-the-vatican-1960/

2017 Visit to Pope Francis
https://www.gettyimages.ie/detail/n...-adam-ii-of-lichtenstein-news-photo/671440260

 

[JR76]

According to her autobiography by James Pope-Hennessy, Queen Mary of the United Kingdom wore white when she and her husband, King George V visited Pope Pius XI in the Vatican in May 1923.
"Queen Mary, who would never wear black if she could avoid it, had chosen to be dressed entirely in white, with a white lace veil upon her head. She was wearing ropes of pearls and round her throat was a pearl choker."

 

[An Ard Ri]

Here's a video of the king and queen at the Vatican in May 1923

 

[IloveCP]

Queen Rania wearing white while visiting Pope John Paul II in 1999:

https://c8.alamy.com/zooms/9/b1cd8a6092224e85868b8f82f6bda4cd/2d5gjj1.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Princess of Hanover and Pope John Paul II in 1997
https://graceandfamily.tumblr.com/post/39601234163/princess-caroline-and-her-father-prince-rainier

 

[An Ard Ri]

The 1966 visit by the King and Queen of Greece to Pope Paul IV
King Constantine and Queen Anne Marie at the Vatican, 1966

 

[An Ard Ri]

The visit by Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia to the Vatican in June 1962.
Prince Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia at the Vatican, 1962

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Visit by the Dutch King and Queen to the Vatican and Pope Francis in June 2017.
King Willem and Queen Maxima met with the Pope in Vatican

 

[An Ard Ri]

A look at the 7 current Royal ladies who have been granted the granted the privilege du blanc
Queen Sofia of Spain is the most senior and has met 5 Popes
Who are the only seven women who can wear white in front of the Pope? - Rome Reports

 

[An Ard Ri]

The Belgian Royal Family paid a visit to Pope Pius XI in January 1930.
Belgian Royal Family at the Vatican, 1930

 

[Izzie]

King Frederik and Queen Mary (then Crown Prince and Crown Princess) paid a visit to the Vatican including a meeting with the Pope in November 2018 on their official visit to Italy

Rome visit of Crown Prince Frederik and Princess Mary, 3rd day

Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary received by Pope Francis. Crown Couple visited Hospital Bambino Gesu

www.newmyroyals.com

 

[Blog Real]

Prince Emanuele Filiberto of Savoy and his parents, Prince Vittorio Emanuele and Princess Marina of Savoy, visit Pope Francis in 2015.

https://c8.quickcachr.fotos.sapo.pt/i/G34170f9b/22723622_GjkgS.jpeg

 

[An Ard Ri]

King Alfonso XIII & Queen Victoria Eugenie on a visit to the Vatican in November 1923.
Spanish State Visit to the Vatican, 1923

 

[Hannelore]

The Belgian Royal Family paid a visit to Pope Pius XI in January 1930.
Belgian Royal Family at the Vatican, 1930

They were in Rome for Marie José's wedding to Umberto of Italy on 8 January 1930.

 

[Blog Real]

Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to Vatican City, 1961.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7U61qsOWC7jLZSgBi9OOUmLMpVq5vJaYxDuWGoPdaNu8hcWTbwcr9GXFzlwfKrZ7Lel4DuXyODew6bN_ALgVUlJ3ErdantFHAB1IzBUPGOgXSUwk0nwlnPHc7nLjR8-KHJwNHoS_akDOl36_JHwDpJVOa6WRRm6B18izAfAPTAuob7l7LWPmIJr6EJwG_/s943/IMG_20250319_201208_490.jpg

 

[Blog Real]

The State Visit of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Prince Henrik to the Vatican in 1975.

Danish State Visit to the Vatican, 1975

Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik of Denmark had a Formal Audience with Pope Paul VI in the Vatican Library #OnThisDay 50 years ago

royalwatcherblog.com

 

[Blog Real]

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip met Pope Francis in Vatican City in 2014.

 

[An Ard Ri]

King Charles and Queen Camilla with Pope Francis at the Vatican, yesterday.
King Charles and Queen Camilla 'deeply touched' in official photo with Pope Francis

 

[An Ard Ri]

The visit by the Swedish RF to Pope John Paul II in May 1991 at the Vatican.
Swedish State Visit to the Vatican, 1991

 

[Stefan]

The visit by the Swedish RF to Pope John Paul II in May 1991 at the Vatican.
Swedish State Visit to the Vatican, 1991

Which sadly was the last time with the royals in full Gala

 

[sophie25]

Which sadly was the last time with the royals in full Gala

Yes I loved when royals dressed like this to see the Pope. It looked so special.

 

[An Ard Ri]

Which sadly was the last time with the royals in full Gala

Yes sadly after that Pope JPII seems to have relaxed the dress code!
Ceremonial and Protocol of the Holy See,

 

[Prinsara]

Wasn’t this the time Madeleine (originally?) refused to wear tights?
(How many times did she meet the Pope as a child?)

 

[Blog Real]

In 1962, after their wedding, Juan Carlos and Sofia, then Prince and Princess of Asturias, paid a visit to Pope John XXIII at the Vatican.

https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLjc0c2uytYAcNq7BEgQ3q-MwSZmigF-6m3O0BwcV1uljz-iF4vog6d0rRj_lB55f-kEEIk8xmqvD3oHzOj8edClZUuUWeO_UkEGDn85iFOMrUkDQWmx7p6r4D9WMlpJVP3693zizTIE8UjCQ3MBRGDFR1PP0nbful-E0CMgzhclXVreKQg1s2XjWfTL7Q/w476-h640/GsnYc3dWIAEBUPq.jpg

 

[An Ard Ri]

A look back at British Royal visits to the Vatican
Starting with George V and Queen Mary back in 1923!
British Royal Visits to the Vatican

 

[Mbruno]

They were in Rome for Marie José's wedding to Umberto of Italy on 8 January 1930.

What happened to the Stockholm tiara that then Princess Astrid is wearing in the picture?

 

[Mbruno]

The visit by the Swedish RF to Pope John Paul II in May 1991 at the Vatican.
Swedish State Visit to the Vatican, 1991

Why did King Carl Gustaf and Queen Silvia take their children to see the Pope? That is odd since they are not a Catholic family.