Queen Elizabeth II and President Giorgio Napolitano of Italy at her arrival at the Palazzo del Quirinale on April 3rd 2014
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Thursday, 3 April 2014
Lilac for an historic visit
The Queen has chosen lilac for her historic visit to Rome where she will meet Pope Francis I for the first time. Elizabeth II arrived in Rome around 12.30 local time and headed straight from the airport for a meeting with Giorgio Napolitano, President of Italy. Her audience with the Pope will follow lunch with the President in a tower with a 360 degrees view of Rome. Palace officials have confirmed that the Queen will not wear black for her audience with Francis - the first time that she has met a pope at the Vatican and worn a different colour.
Friday, 24 January 2014
A queen's coat and arms get everyone talking
Queen Maxima of the Netherlands can be forgiven for forgetting to put her arms through her coat. She's had a busy week on the European heads of state front. The Dutch king and queen started the week with a major state visit on home soil and have ended it with a brief trip to another European country for the day. And on both occasions, the queen's arms have taken centre stage.
First of all, the consort and hubby, Willem-Alexander, played host to the President of France. Francois Hollande, sans Valerie Trierweiler, had been due to visit the Netherlands for a while but arrived with a media storm about his private life in his wake. Queen Maxima pulled one of her finest fashion moments out of the bag for the occasion and by the end of his visit all anyone wanted to talk about was her sleeves.
King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands arrive in Rome for a one day visit to Italy. They were greeted by the country's president, Giorgio Napolitano.
First of all, the consort and hubby, Willem-Alexander, played host to the President of France. Francois Hollande, sans Valerie Trierweiler, had been due to visit the Netherlands for a while but arrived with a media storm about his private life in his wake. Queen Maxima pulled one of her finest fashion moments out of the bag for the occasion and by the end of his visit all anyone wanted to talk about was her sleeves.
Francois Hollande looks relieved as he realises that the sleeves on Queen Maxima's dress will keep everyone talking long enough to avoid any more questions about his private life
And then on January 23rd 2014, the king and queen paid a one day introductory visit to Italy where the queen decided to wear her coat draped over her shoulders. She looked very stylish and the outfits is one of her best yet. But it can't have been easy balancing a coat on royal shoulders while greeting another president. But it did mean that Maxima ended the week as she began it - with everyone talking about her arms.
Queen Maxima does effortlessly stylish draping in Rome
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