Random Royaling – The Queens and Their Daughters-In-Law
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Random Royaling – The Queens and Their Daughters-In-Law

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I would insert a bad mother-in-law joke here, but it would hardly apply because I think both these women have forged admirable and admiring relationships with their formidable mother-in-laws.

Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth, and Sophie, The Countess of Wessex, had a dual engagement and both looked *good*. They appeared on behalf of the Jubilee Trust, an organization that “… helped 22 MILLION people in Africa to combat trachoma, a common form of blindness,” according to Emily Andrews on Twitter.

I think that counts as success all around.

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I love the detail of Sophie’s tulip-shaped skirt. The Queen can wear that Sapphire Chrysanthemum brooch all she wants, particularly with that zhuzzed up sparkly dress. Here is the OoS entry for the brooch.

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Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Mary appeared with Queen Margrethe at a concert for the Unity of the Realm, which included representatives from Greenland, the Faroes and Denmark. Don't you wonder if the two women had a conversation before the event? "I'll wear my ruffles if you wear yours!"

I do like Mary's dress from a distance, something about the long unadorned span from the neck down mitigates the ruffliness, and Daisy can wear and do what she wants. She doesn't need input from me. I am more intrigued with her sparkly wrap than her dress.

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Fra Færøernes grønne fjelde og Grønlands isklædte bjerge til Danmarks marker og skove spænder rigsfællesskabet bredt geografisk, og gennem generationer har de tre lande delt historie, hvor venskaber og familier er flettet sammen. Her til aften blev rigsfællesskabet mellem de tre lande hyldet, da Hendes Majestæt Dronningen bød velkommen til en bred vifte af repræsentanter fra rigsfællesskabet til koncert og efterfølgende middag i Kuppelsalen på Fredensborg Slot. Med til den særlige aften var også Kronprinsparret, der sammen med Hendes Majestæt overværede koncerten fra slotskirkens kongeloge. Musikprogrammet bød på en blanding af grønlandsk, færøsk og dansk musikkultur, og undervejs var der fællessang med salmen ”Nu takker alle Gud”, hvor versene blev sunget på skiftevis de tre sprog. I årenes løb har Dronningen og Prins Henrik afholdt koncerter i Slotskirken på Fredensborg Slot, hvor forskellige grupper af samfundet er blevet inviteret. Senest i 2017 hvor det var miljø- og fødevaresektoren, der var i fokus. Tidligere har det været turist- og sundhedssektoren samt iværksættermiljøet.

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Speaking of sartorial nods (were we? pretend we were), Fred wore a jacket from Henrik's closet while taking over one of his late father's patronages. Nice, Fred.

Family matters, sartorially and otherwise, right?