It’s a mother/daughter day here at the Bag.
Let’s just gaze upon the glory that is our Queen Margrethe. Yes the world is full of trouble, but we can be thankful we are all alive now to witness her fabulousness.
Overkill? I don’t know, I think we all need this.
The official word (mangled through Google translate):
The portrait was taken on the occasion of the Queen’s 80th birthday in April this year and follows the latest official portrait from 2012. There is a tradition for regent portraits to be replaced from time to time, often in connection with special events, anniversaries or round birthdays. The portraits are therefore also part of the story of Denmark’s head of state’s life and work. The new portrait photograph of the Queen in the Dome Hall at Fredensborg Castle was created by photographer Per Morten Abrahamsen in the summer of 2020 and shows His Majesty in a gala with the Order of the Elephant in a scarf, Frederik IX’s Order portrait, the Dannebrog Order’s Grand Commander Cross and the Elephant Order’s breast star In addition, the Queen wears her Pearl set consisting of tiara, necklace, earrings and brooch with diamonds. The set has Her Majesty over time carried on several official gala portraits. The portrait, which is framed in a newly designed frame of Danish oak with the Royal Crown at the top, will in future be seen hung in, among other things, government institutions, including embassies and consulates, as well as on Danish vessels.
Kongehus
We can never get enough of a tiara.
More of the mish mash of Google translate. I keep saying that one day I will learn Danish for all you marvelous people who hang out with us, but that day was not yesterday ; ).
In the new gala portrait of Her Majesty the Queen, Her Majesty wears, among other things, the historic pearl diadem, which in its time was made for Princess Louise of the Netherlands (1808-1871), who was the daughter of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. The princess is the great-grandmother of Denmark’s current Queen, and the tiara came to Denmark in connection with Prince Frederik’s (8th) marriage to the Princess’ granddaughter, Princess Lovisa of Sweden (later Queen of Denmark), who had inherited the tiara from her mother and grandmother. The tiara consists of 18 pear-shaped pearls hanging from diamond-studded arcades. Everything on the tiara is attached to a diamond-studded ring. The tiara is part of the so-called Perlepoire set, which also consists of a necklace, earrings and a large and a small brooch with diamonds. The Queen has worn the tiara on several official photographs over time, including the first as Denmark’s regent in 1972. Before that time, Queen Ingrid and Queen Alexandrine also wore the tiara on official gala portraits in their time as Queens of Denmark. 1️⃣ The first official regent portrait of the Queen from 1972, in which Her Majesty wears a diadem, necklace and earrings from the Perlepoire set. 2️⃣ The Perlepoire set is also seen in this official picture from 1960 by Frederik IX and Queen Ingrid. The official photo was taken on the occasion of the King and Queen’s silver wedding on May 24, 1960. 3️⃣ Official photo of Queen Alexandrine taken on the occasion of the Queen’s 50th birthday in 1929. In the photo, Queen Alexandrine wears parts of the Perlepoire set.
Kongehus
Let’s just bask in this for a few long minutes.