Dutch Inauguration: The Guests

These aren't the only Royal guests, if you want to see all of them and what they wore. Check this link. These aren't in alphabetical order.



The Duchess of Cornwall wore a pale blue dress, repeat a wind-blown hat, and is wearing the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order. Princess Letizia wore a gray lace dress, a gray floral hat, and the Dame Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III. Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore a white dress with floral prints, a blue veil/floral hat, and the Order of the Elephant.

Princess Mabel wore a black benie and a black dress with a single white sleeve. Crown Princess Masako of Japan wore a white dress with long sleeves and a turtle neckline, and the Order of the Precious Crown. Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant wore a pink dress with long sleeves, a large pink hat, and the Order of Orange-Nassau.

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway wore a blue printed floral dress, a flower head piece, and the Order of Orange-Nassau. Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg wore a white dress with a white coat over top, a brown hat, and the Order of Adolphe of Nassau. Crown Princess Victoria wore a beige dress with a giant hat, which included flowers and feathers; and the Royal Order of the Seraphim

Sophie, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Liechtenstein wore a green dress and a green head piece and the Order of Merit of the Principality of Liechtenstein. Princess Aimee wore a gray/green maternity dress (she's expecting for the 3rd time!) and a orange hat Maxima has worn. Princess Irene wore a white lace dress,a matching hat and the Order of the Netherlands Lion.

Princess Laurentien wore a red hat, a red outfit and the Order of the House of Orange. Princess Marliene wore a pink dress and a pink hat to match.

Queen Beatrix Hosts Her Last Dinner

Today is the last full day that Queen Beatrix will be queen of the Netherlands. She had 23 good years as Queen. Today, she hosted her last dinner as Queen.

Dutch Ladies

Queen Beatrix wore a purple dress with a purple jacket to match. She wore the Wurttemberg Ornate Pearl Tiara, with a pearl corsage with it. Princess Maxima wore a repeat red Valentino dress, along with the Rose Cut Diamond Bandeau Tiara and a diamond necklace with a giant pendant. Princess Laurentien wore a fitting turquoise dress, she wore a new tiara to her, the Aquamarine Parure Tiara. She also wore a bow brooch with an aquamarine pendant.

Princess Mable wore a repeat red dress, with the Diamond Fishnet Necklace, and the Sapphire Parure Tiara, in the diamond setting. Princess Margriet wore the Pearl Button Tiara with the pearls. She wore a rose printed dress and a brown/gray shawl over top of it. Princess Christina made an appearance! She wore a light brown dress with the Laurel Wreath Tiara.

Princess Christina wore the Antique Pearl Tiara, with a black lace jacket and black and white checkered skirt.

Crown Princesses

Crown Princess Mary of Denmark wore a new dress! And I'm loving it! She wore her wedding tiara and earrings. Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant (Belgium) wore a one sleeved white dress, she wore her Laurel Wreath Tiara, she even got blond streaks... Very spiffy. Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, believe of not is wearing a tiara. The tiny Diamond Daisy Tiara that she positioned in the middle of her head. I do love her dress though, Valentino I'm guessing.

 Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a repeat purple dress. She wore the Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara. Hereditary Grand Duchess Stephanie of Luxembourg wore a blue Elie Saab dress with Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde's Sapphire Tiara. Crown Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein wore a shiny brown skirt, with a white lace top. She wore the Habsburg Fringe Tiara.

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall (Great Britain) wore the Boucheron Honeycomb Tiara. She wore a white top and black skirt combination... Not a fan. Letizia wore a black dress with black lace sleeves and neckline. Letizia wore the Mellerio Floral Tiara.

 

Is it a bit scary that I got 6/7 Tiara guessed right for the Crown Princesses?

Dutch Inauguration: Tiara Talk

The Dutch Inauguration is less than a week away! This will be an emotional week, yet exciting moment for the Dutch Royal Family. Let's stop thinking about the negative and start thinking about the positive: There will be Tiaras! If anyone is in the Royal Fandom with me, you'd know that you're a sucker for tiaras! Here's some tiara choices I would love to see at the Royal Inauguration.

Let's start in Belgium, shall we?

Laurel Wreath Tiara, Queen Fabiola's Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara

Princess Mathilde, Duchess of Brabant and her husband, Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant will be attending on behalf of the Belgian Royal Family. I'm sure that Mathilde will wear her Laurel Wreath Tiara. But I would love it if Mathilde brought out another tiara; specifically Queen Fabiola's Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara.

Queen Ingrid's Ruby Parure, Baden Palmette Tiara, Crown Princess Mary's Wedding Tiara

From Denmark, Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary will represent the Danish Royal Family. Mary usually only wears two tiaras, her wedding tiara and Queen Ingrid's Ruby Parure. But, I hope that she pulls a different tiara out. My favourite Danish tiara: The Baden Palmette Tiara. But, if she goes for the tiaras she wears often, I'm fine with that.

Masako's Wedding Tiara

For Japan, Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako will represent the Japanese Imperial Family. I truly don't care if Masako doesn't wear a tiara or if she wear a tiara she has worn before. This will be her first major event for a long time! Masako hasn't been by her husband's side a whole lot. This article will explain why.

Grand Duchess Adelaide's Sapphire Tiara; Nassau Small Diamond Floral Tiara

Now, Luxembourg. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg will represent the Luxembourgish Royal Family. My hope for the inauguration, Stephanie comes out with either Grand Duchess Adelaide's Sapphire Tiara because I wanted Stephanie to wear that at her wedding. Or, the Nassau Small Diamond Floral Tiara because she looks good in floral tiaras.

Amethyst Necklace Tiara

For Norway, the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway with represent the Norwegian Royal Family. There's only one tiara I want to see Mette-Marit in. The Amethyst Necklace Tiara. I love Amethysts and it always looks great on Mette-Marit.

Prussian Diamond Tiara (top left); Mellerio Floral Tiara (top right); Fleur De Lys Tiara (Bottom)

Letizia has been seen in 3 tiaras, out of those three, I only like two. The Prussian Diamond Tiara and the Mellerio Floral Tiara. Letizia also has another tiara the, Fleur De Lys Tiara. It hasn't been seen, but the Fleur De Lys has. Letizia is in face wearing the brooch in the first picture. Letizia hasn't worn it due to the economy in Spain.

Baden Fringe Tiara; Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara; Connaught Diamond Tiara

Victoria has been seen in a bunch, I'm not kidding... She's been seen in 9 tiaras. That's maybe about half of the Swedish Tiara Collection... They love their tiaras. Anyways, I want to see Victoria in the Baden Fringe Tiara (everyone's choice probably), Napoleonic Amethyst Tiara, or a tiara that Victoria hasn't worn. The Connaught Diamond Tiara.

I want Camilla to bring the big ol' Boucheron Honeycomb Tiara. That's all I want.

Photos: Google Search (Key Words: "Laurel Wreath Tiara", "Queen Fabiola Spanish Wedding Gift Tiara", "Crown Princess Mary Tiara", "Queen Ingrid's Ruby Parure", "Baden Palmette Tiara", "Grand Duchess Adelaide's Tiara", "Nassau Small Diamond Floral Tiara", "Crown Princess Mette-Marit Amethyst", "Princess Letizia Tiaras", "

Guests at the Royal Inauguration**

Here is the official guest list for the Dutch Inauguration:

Royal Family
The Queen / Princess Beatrix
The Prince of Orange and Princess Máxima / the King and Queen
Princess Catharina-Amalia, Princess Alexia and Princess Ariane
Princess Mabel
Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien
Princess Irene
Princess Margriet and Professor Pieter van Vollenhoven
Princess Christina
Prince Carlos and Princess Annemarie
Princess Margarita and Mr Tjalling ten Cate
Prince Jaime
Princess Carolina and Mr Albert Brenninkmeijer
Prince Maurits and Princess Marilène
Prince Bernhard and Princess Annette
Prince Pieter Christiaan and Princess Anita
Prince Floris and Princess Aimée
Mr Bernardo Guillermo
Mr Nicolás Guillermo
Ms Juliana Guillermo

Royal Delegations
Prince Philippe and Princess Mathilde (Belgium)
Crown Prince Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa (Bahrain)
Crown Prince Billah and Princess Sarah (Brunei)
Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary (Denmark)
Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako (Japan)
Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Princess Sarvath El Hassan (Jordan)
Hereditary Prince Alois and Hereditary Princess Sophie (Liechtenstein)
Hereditary Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie (Luxembourg)
Princess Lalla Salma (Morocco)
Prince Albert II (Monaco)
Crown Prince Haakon and Crown Princees Mette-Marit (Norway)
Haitham bin Tareq al Said (Oman)
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser al-Misned (Qatar)
The Prince and Princess of Asturias (Spain)
Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn (Thailand)
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn (Thailand)
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall (United Kingdom)
Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed al Nahyan (United Arab Emirates)
Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel (Sweden)
Information: MyRoyals

Crown Princely Couples in the Netherlands

Crown Princely Couples of the European Royal Families came to Apeldoom in the Netherlands to visit the future King and Queen of the Netherlands (Willem-Alexander and Maxima).

From left to right: Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Prince Daniel of Sweden, Crown Princess of Sweden, Prince of Asturias, Princess of Asturias, Crown Princess of Denmark, future Queen of the Netherlands, future King of the Netherlands, Duchess of Brabant, Duke of Brabant, and Crown Prince of Norway

The only people who weren't in attendance were Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark and Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Everyone else was in attendance, I was even glad that Prince Guillaume and Princess Stephanie, the Hereditary Grand Duke and Duchess of Luxembourg was there!

2012 Outfit Reviews: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway

Best of 2012

At the beginning of the year, I knew that this would be my favourite outfit that Mette-Marit would wear. I love the coat, the colour is a great colour on Mette-Marit. I don't mind that the that is circular, and is in the back of her head, it fits her. Her hair looks smooth, and great. Her accessories are... are... I can't even describe them, they look fabulous!

 Runners-up

Mette-Marit didn't have a lot of favourite outfits on my best list. These outfits look good- no great on Mette-Marit. Let me say this, traditonal and purple looks good on Mette-Marit!

Worst of 2012

Ah, the worst of the year, I has several worsts, this was on the very bottom of my list... The jacket, the hair, and the shoes look nice. However, the skirt makes the whole look old. The top isn't helping it either...



Best of 2012 - Accessories: Others

Jewelry

Earrings

(Left to right: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Princess Madeleine of Sweden)

 (Left to right: Charlotte Casiraghi (Moanco), Queen Silvia of Sweden, Princess Marie of Denmark)

 All of the earrings designs are very nice, they are well put together and they look beautiful. Like always, I would totally wear all those earrings.

Rings

Princess Madeleines's engagement ring, it is a really nice ring (Christopher has good taste, hold onto him Madeleine ;)).

Hair

(Left to right: Charlotte Casiraghi (Monaco), Princess Caroline of Moanco, Princess Lalla Salma of Morroco)

 (Left to right: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Infanta Elena of Spain, Princess Letizia of Spain)

 Charlotte looks great in that hat, and with those curls! I've never seen Caroline's hair look that good (which can be a good or bad thing). Lalla Salma's hair is amazing just the way it is. How many red heads are there in the royal familes? Not a whole lot. Mette-Marit's hair looks good, like always. Elena's hair looks fantasic. And, it's nice to see Letizia's hair curly.

Hats, Part 1

 (Left to right: Princess Haya of Jordan)

 (Left to right: Charlotte Casiraghi (Monaco), Princess Letizia of Spain, and Queen Silvia of Sweden)

 Part 1 of the hats because there are a lot of other people with hats. Haya's hats are crazy, yet, I love them. Charlotte's hat is cute and suits her hair. Letizia's hat is large, and simple. While, Silvia's hat is tiny but fits her outfit and other accessories.

 Hats, Part 2

 The Countess of Wessex's hats range, they can be large, they can be small, they can be crazy, they can be simple. Long story short, her hats are amazing! Amazing doesn't even fit what her hats are, it's a way larger, cooler word but that's the only one I can think of.

 Hats, Part 3

(Left to Right: Birgitte, Duchess of Gloucester, Lady Sophie Windsor, Princess Eugenie of York)

 (Left to right: Princess Eugenie of York, Princess Michael of Kent, and Anne, Princess Royal)

 Like what I said about Sophie's hats, they are big, small, crazy simple. That's what the whole British
 family hats are like.

 Hats, Part 4

 This year was a great year for Queen Elizabeth II and Zara Phillips. Being, the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, and Zara getting a silver medal at the Olympics (also in England).