The festivities have begun! The King and Queen hosted a pre-wedding dinner this evening for Princess Madeleine and Christopher O'Neill, and I'm already a happy girl because I spy a trend among the ladies: metallics, and really all sorts of things that glitter and shine. You know it doesn't take much to make this magpie happy.
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| The royal family and the O'Neill family |
The bride herself started the trend in a wonderfully metallic Elie Saab, and she's my favorite because I'm terribly predictable like that. Victoria also brought a bit of shine to the occasion with the top of her Jenny Packham gown (which nearly became a cocktail dress thanks to the wind outside, threatening to reveal more than we need to know about quite a few of the ladies present, poor loves). Even the top of Queen Silvia's gown is made to sparkle, though - dare I say it - I'm detecting a hint of
eau de figure skater.
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| Madeleine's Elie Saab, Victoria's Jenny Packham |
(Also rocking Elie Saab, though not of the embellished variety,
was Hereditary Grand Duchess Stéphanie.)
Plenty of guests got in on the shimmery action in one way or another.
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| L to R: Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess Tatiana of Greece, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Princess Charlene of Monaco |
Two of our Greek princesses went sparkly, M-C in her Oscar de la Renta - I'm more interested in her shoes, to tell you the truth. WANT. - and Tatiana in her sparkle toned down with a top layer. (Perhaps they should have advised the third Greek princess to go shimmery instead of matte,
since Princess Theodora...did not do so well. Sometimes going up a size can actually makes you look smaller, true story.) Märtha Louise gave us a shiny take on a basket weave craft project, and Charlene gave us a splash of Elvis in gold. (Does a gown
need a vest? I'm just asking.) Char might be on an Elvis roll, actually, given her
recent level of shine. Stand by for a big collar and a bejeweled belt tomorrow.
For loads more guests,
click here, and
here, and
also here. (But don't bother searching for two of our regulars, Mary and Mette-Marit - they won't be in attendance until the wedding itself, due to their schedules.)
Are you loving the night's metallics, or something else?
Programming Note: We'll have an open post up before the wedding for those of you that want to chat here during the broadcast.
Oh, and P.S.: Yes, the court made it official today, Valentino has designed the wedding gown.
Photos: Kungahuset/B.Grenfeldt/Style.com/Elie Saab/Getty Images/Scanpix
