Posted by José
on 2/11/2009, 17:31:12, in reply to "Re: President Cavaco Silva offered dinner to the King and Queen and the Prince and Princess of Asturias "
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My impressions:
Manuela Eanes - A bit tacky and a menace to the environment. The bills for hairspray in Belém were 10 times higher than Beatrix's 
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Maria Barroso - OK I can't stand the whole family so I might be a tiny little bit prejudiced 
against that pocket-edition lady who liked to visit the poor people in their villages in mink and leopard coats 
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Maria José Ritta - Not very pretty, an icy and unkind look 
. Improved a lot after her husband was elected.
Definitely the most elegant of them all 
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Maria Cavaco Silva - A tacky and too "loud" woman. Sorry to disagree with Henri M. . On my behalf I will say he probably only saw her this time 
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: Yes José, we all know she wasn't/isn't known
: for extreme beauty, elegance or fashion
: taste. Nor was the previous First Ladies,
: but all of them improved when their husbands
: were Presidents. Though they aren't the
: biggest fashion icons (and no one expect
: that from them) they always appeared
: dignified and far better than many other
: ladies in their postions. And when you see
: someone so attached to "the right to
: dress and the right to do" like Henri
: M. praising Maria Cavaco Silva... is
: certainly a good sign!
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: And I must say The First Lady was perfect
: for the occasion. I would say the same about
: The Princess's... shoes, at least.
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: While searching for Mrs. Cavaco Silva's
: photo at The Duke of Braganza's wedding, you
: could also find a photo of the previous
: First Lady during the final match between
: Portugal and Greece at Euro 2004! Very
: patriotic...
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: She is on a forcado pose .
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: I say, Maria Cavaco has a legion of fans in
: these boards.
: She was also praised in the Glittering
: Events MB.
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: I'll try to find her pic at D.Duarte's
: wedding.
: The press was unanimous saying she appeared
: with ... a chamber pot on her head
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: ?!
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: Very elegant, I would say.
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: On the 1st pic, Maria C.S. looks like a
: "forcada"
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: --Previous Message--
: Thanks very much for the photos Alexandra. I
: think it's the first time I see The King and
: The Prince greeting a First Lady with two
: kisses.
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: It also seemed The King, The President and
: The Prince were wearing pins from their
: highest Portuguese and Spanish Orders in
: their suits. Very nice to see it!
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: --Previous Message--
: The President of the Republic and Mrs.
: Cavaco
: Silva offered at the Embassy of Portugal in
: Madrid, a dinner in honor of Their Majesties
: the King and Queen of Spain and Their
: Highnesses the Prince and Princess of
: Asturias on the occasion of the presence in
: the Spanish capital for the Fifth Meeting
: COTEC Europe.
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: *Pics from the oficial site of the Portugise
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