Me and the Royals

Me and the Royals

mercoledì 16 settembre 2015

Opening of Parliament - Sweden & Netherlands

Yesterday, (almost simultaneously) the opening of parliament in Sweden and the Netherlands.
As always in the Netherlands everything went great fanfare, with gold carriages and anything else ....



.... And we love it! Queen Maxima did not disappoint my expectations, she was absolutely fabulous! Her dress is by Jan Taminiau, the same designer who created the beautiful blue dress the queen wore to the coronation.
This dress, silk organza, was painted by hand and to accentuate the design has been applied  different types of embroidery and beading.
But the real peculiarity of this dress is that it was inspired by the Japanese room in the palace Huis ten Bosch


You would imagine to have a dress inspired your living room!? No, if you are not a Queen :)
This year no hat on the Royal head but a lovely  clasp with flowers (adorable!)
Maybe  the combination of colors or the painted flowers... but for me Maxima was absolutely perfect!.



                                                  The day ended with a brief appearance from the balcony



                                                                                 Meanwhile in Sweden ...


                                                              Crown Princess Victoria



Princess Victoria wore the same jacket by Milly, she wore it also at the opening of parliament in 2011, when she was pregnant with Estelle


The hair... with the usual hairdo and a headpiece with butterflies (?)

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                     Princess Madeleine and Princess Sofia



No, you don't see double.... Madeleine and Sophia was dressed like two little twins;). Actually, the dress code provided for the Black and White ... but .... a little imagination girls! Despite everything, both were beautiful and very elegant.  The jacket and the dress worn by Madeleine was by Paule Ka



The delightful hat worn by Madeleine seems to be by Philip Treacy.
 Princess Sofia wore Maje Magistral Short Cardigan. The garment retails for $570.00 on the Maje website. 


                                                                   
                                                                Queen Silvia



Queen Silvia very chic with a black coat, felt hat and white pearl necklace and earrings. The first part of the day ended with a speech by the king were in the State Hall


In the evening the royal family (except Princess Madeleine that she's back in London) went at the Royal Opera for an exhibition. The event, as it is every year, is in connection with the opening of Parliament

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Queen Silvia wore an elegant blue velvet coat, Crown Princess Victoria wore a dress by Adrianna Papell which looks like the short version of the gown she wore a few weeks ago for the official dinner at the palace, immediately after it has been given the announcement of her second pregnancy. (But they were not made by the same designer). Shoes by Ralph Louren.



Once again the designers of the dress worn by Princess Sofia are still unknown, the shoes are known to be by Jimmy Choo and the cape is by Viktoria Chan (thanks Sara W on Twitter)








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