Royal Jewels

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Gold earrings on Red

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

 

[SparklieBug]

So beautiful

I loved Charlotte's outfit best of all! She's a fave of mine, I think because she reminds me of QEII in her appearance/expression.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

hmmmmm
rememebr we dont see the concert until tonight here
Charlote's braclete is a torch/light

 

[SparklieBug]

Why do some people have big robes on (during the coronation)—most are blue, although Anne's was green, I think? Are these only for specific royal-types?

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

Why do some people have big robes on (during the coronation)—most are blue, although Anne's was green, I think? Are these only for specific royal-types?

(from the telegraph before the big day)
hereditary peers and sitting members of the House of Lords with an invitation to the Coronation have been informed in the last 48 hours that, should they so wish, they are now able to sport special Coronation robes and coronet traditionally worn for the event
. ...im not sure i saw the coronets but the BBC didnt show us a lot of the congragation or any of the foreign royals (just the US first lady)

the senior royal ladies, Catherine,Sophie, and the Duchess of Gloucester wore their robes of the royal Victorian order

Royal Victorian Order - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

with The Princess Royal doing an outfit change Charles' Gold-Stick-in-Waiting,

How Princess Anne made speedy mid-coronation outfit change inside Westminster Abbey

The Princess Royal changed inside Westminster Abbey

www.hellomagazine.com

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I loved Charlotte's outfit best of all! She's a fave of mine, I think because she reminds me of QEII in her appearance/expression.

i was thinking in another time we could have called her the daughter of the empire /commnwealth but now days people would complain and and would say but my kid is a princess too

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

James got cut off

Louise looking good

 

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[SparklieBug]

I confess that all the regalia reminds me of Hogwarts, and the Harry Potter movies. LOL! Not too much of a stretch to think that this is where J.K. Rowling may have found some inspiration for the costumes/characters.

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

from the big day
as i said the BBC did not do a good job of showing us who else was there

knight compaign of the order of the garter
and today is the kind of day you wear it !

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

have i posted this one?

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

I confess that all the regalia reminds me of Hogwarts, and the Harry Potter movies. LOL! Not too much of a stretch to think that this is where J.K. Rowling may have found some inspiration for the costumes/characters.

i know exactly what you mean
we were watching 1000 years of histpry come alive before us

when i was watching the gold coach i was thinking
wow thats out of a fairy tale
then the commentator said and that has no doubt inspired fairy tales

 

[Daisys and Diamonds]

i am having a celebratory smoothy in a Corrination beaker from 1937
pear, pinnapple, red kiwifruit and lychee liquor

 

[dk168]

Gold earrings on Red

Eh, I read Sarah was not invited and did not expect to be invited.

DK

Edited to say I just realised it was for the concert and not the actual coronation, DOH!

 

[dk168]

(from the telegraph before the big day)
hereditary peers and sitting members of the House of Lords with an invitation to the Coronation have been informed in the last 48 hours that, should they so wish, they are now able to sport special Coronation robes and coronet traditionally worn for the event
. ...im not sure i saw the coronets but the BBC didnt show us a lot of the congragation or any of the foreign royals (just the US first lady)

the senior royal ladies, Catherine,Sophie, and the Duchess of Gloucester wore their robes of the royal Victorian order

Royal Victorian Order - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

with The Princess Royal doing an outfit change Charles' Gold-Stick-in-Waiting,

How Princess Anne made speedy mid-coronation outfit change inside Westminster Abbey

The Princess Royal changed inside Westminster Abbey

www.hellomagazine.com

I just love the Princess Royal, full stop!

DK

 

[prince.of.preslav]

has anyone seen a pix of the foreign royals area ?

@prince.of.preslav i trust you are enjoying some broad bean queshe ?

Beef and Ale pie, actually. The Coronation quiche wasn't served by any of the places I went to.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

Why do some people have big robes on (during the coronation)—most are blue, although Anne's was green, I think? Are these only for specific royal-types?

These are the robes of the royal orders of chivalry they hold. It was decided that the royal family members will wear these instead of the velvet and ermine ones traditionally seen at a Coronation.
Order of the Garter - William, Andrew, Edward, Richard Gloucester and Edward Kent
Royal Victorian Order - Catherine, Sophie, Birgitta Gloucester, Michael and Alexandra Kent (although she has the Garter, HRH opted for the lighter RVO robe)
Order of the Thistle - Anne (a nod to her beloved Scotland, otherwise she should've worn the Garter robes)

Other members of the BRF who are not knights/ladies of the orders wore formal day wear, like Harry, the York girls and Princess Michael.

 

[prince.of.preslav]

There weren't a lot of lot of surprises for us to discuss at the Coronation. The most impressive pieces were worn by Maxima, Mary and Victoria.
I'll focus on Victoria for now, as this was by far the most intriguing one - a sapphire and diamond bracelet dating back to The Duchess of Albany has resurfaced!
The bracelet was a wedding gift the the Duchess from her bridesmaids and passed down to her granddaughter Sybilla (Carl Gustaf's mother). She wore is rather often, but then the bracelet disappeared after her death 50 years ago leading to speculations about its whereabouts.

 

[Dee*Jay]

Is there a picture of Kate's dress that she wore under the robe?

 

[LadyMaria]

These are the robes of the royal orders of chivalry they hold. It was decided that the royal family members will wear these instead of the velvet and ermine ones traditionally seen at a Coronation.
Order of the Garter - William, Andrew, Edward, Richard Gloucester and Edward Kent
Royal Victorian Order - Catherine, Sophie, Birgitta Gloucester, Michael and Alexandra Kent (although she has the Garter, HRH opted for the lighter RVO robe)
Order of the Thistle - Anne (a nod to her beloved Scotland, otherwise she should've worn the Garter robes)

Other members of the BRF who are not knights/ladies of the orders wore formal day wear, like Harry, the York girls and Princess Michael.

I also read that there was a last minute change and any of the hereditary peers were allowed to wear their robes if they wanted to. Originally they were told no, but you can see in the people lined up on the aisle of Westminster that some were wearing them.

 

[DiamondLady47]

Official Coronation portrait....best picture (even though it's not a close-up_ of the ladies in their dresses. I did a zoom in and POW is indeed wearing the triple collete necklace.

 

[DiamondLady47]

 

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[dk168]

Official Coronation portrait....best picture (even though it's not a close-up_ of the ladies in their dresses. I did a zoom in and POW is indeed wearing the triple collete necklace.

The smile on Princess Alex's face is priceless!

DK

 

[purplesilk]

Is there a picture of Kate's dress that she wore under the robe?

 

[purplesilk]

At the coronation Lady Louise wore Cartier mini coeur diamond necklace and matching earrings

 

[Dee*Jay]

Thank you!