Posted by Stefan on 7/6/2008, 20:25:55, in reply to "But Henri, have you forgotten..."
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what i like in the scandivanivan monarchies that they also have not abolished the tiara and white tie traditions for the big bashes on milestine-birthday, and pre-Wedding Balls.
For example the dutch and spanish pre-Wedding dinners the could also have opted for white-tie events then. Different was it in Norway with the Dinner for the Crown Princely Wedding as it was hosted by the Government so they decided the dresscode.
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: Henri, may I remind you that the 02-02-2002
: wedding took place v e r y early in the
: morning?
: Remember the discussions on the Boards about
: all royal ladies getting up early (not easy
: I guess, after the pre-wedding ball the
: night before...) and getting dressed &
: having their hair fixed even before
: breakfast and being ready shortly after
: that?
: By noon the whole 'show' (civil & church
: wedding) was over already, and then the
: carriage ride and the balcony-scene took
: some time.
: But that was all.
: Many of us wondered at the time why it all
: had to start so (extremely) early ... !!
:
: It would have so much nicer if the whole
: parade had started by mid afternoon!
: Both for the guests, the enthusiastic crowds
: and, especially, all personell in attendance
: of the royals and yes, the dress-code
: would have been better and more in
: accordance to what we saw at the time of all
: those fabulous Scandinavian weddings !!!
: BTW, even at the 1966 and 1967 Dutch royal
: wedding all ladies were wearing long dresses
: and hats.
:
:
:
:
: March 10, 1966 , among the royal guests we
: spot bridesmaid Princess Christina of
: Sweden, her elder sister Princess Margaretha
: (+ husband John Ambler) Princess Benedikte
: of Denmark and Crown Prince Harald of Norway
: and many more familiar faces
:
:
Stefan
