Yearly Archives: 2013

European Royals Attend Papal Inauguration

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The Inauguration Mass for Pope Francis was held in St Peter’s Square in Rome today. A number of European royals attended this event, which marks the beginning of the papacy. The standard royal dress code for visits to the Vatican is black with a head veil, however, five Catholic sovereigns currently hold Privilège du Blanc. Queen Paola of Belgium and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg chose to wear white today; Queen Paola’s Belgian lace veil was just exquisite.

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The last time she visited the Vatican, Princess Charlene of Monaco wore white; today, she chose black.

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Princess Máxima of the Netherlands and Princess Letizia of Austurias wore traditional black lace veils.

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Princesses Sophie and Margaretha of Liechtenstein, pictured behind and beside Prince Albert in the photos below, were in black lace veils as well.

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The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester also attended as representatives of Queen Elizabeth and the British Government. Brigitte wore what looks to be a black pillbox (or bumper) with veil.

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An array of beautiful veils here, don’t you think? To those of you more knowledgeable about fashion- can someone explain why some of the royals wore full length dresses (Maria Theresa and Máxima) while most wore knee-length?

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Duke and Duchess of Cambridge Visit the Irish Guards

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Prince William and The Duchess of Cambridge were in Aldershot today to attend The Irish Guards St Patricks Day Parade at Mons Barracks. Kate presented the traditional sprigs of shamrock to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day today.  She wore the same black wool beret with felt flower and leaf on the side designed by Sylvia Fletcher of Lock & Co. that she wore on March 8, 2012 at the start of the Queen’s Jubilee Tour.

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This time she wore her hair up- I think I liked it better down (as she wore it last time) with this hat. What do you think?

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Funeral of Princess Lilian

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The funeral of Princess Lilian of Sweden occurred today in Stockholm. The Swedish Royal Family and Queen Margrethe of Denmark attended the service to celebrate and remember her life.

Queen Silvia wore a lovely black hat with rolled brim and curled ribbon

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Princess Victoria wore simple, unadorned but very elegant Garbo hat.

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Princess Madeleine, who attended with her fiance Chris O’Neill, wore a black pillbox with bow and net trim

Queen Margrethe of Denmark wore the same wool hat with fur brim she wore to visit the Royal Life Guards earlier this month, but replaced the red button detail with an ivory one.

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The King’s three sisters, Princess Margaretha,  Princess Birgitta, and Princess Désirée, seen at the right of this photo, also wore black hats as a part of their mourning dress.

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Sofia Hellqvist, longtime girlfriend of Prince Carl Philip, also attended. While not officially a Swedish Royal, her attendance at this event seems to indicate she has become a member of this family. She wore an unembellished black bumper hat.

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Zara Phillips at Last Day of Cheltenham

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It took a while, but I finally found a photo of Zara Phillips at the final day of the Cheltenham Festival today. She wore a Jane Taylor designed black wool structured percher with jewelled feather detail on the side. I think this hat is a winner… unlike her husband’s horse which sadly, didn’t finish the race.

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