Flashback Friday: Guillaume and Stéphanie's Wedding

That's right, it's me, back again with another Friday video post. I'm determined that you shall not have a productive Friday! You will be lured into my world of YouTube-induced procrastination. Step into my web...

Earlier this week, half of you people were all, "Oh no, Stéphanie and Claire's wedding gowns were too similar! Two gorgeous wedding gowns, the horror!" (I kid because I love.) I had no choice but to rewatch Stéphanie's wedding, you see. And now I think you should too; after all, it is nearly their one year anniversary, and a tribute is in order. So here we go, the October 2012 religious wedding of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy:

 

Video: This is a playlist and should take you directly from one part to the next - you can also click on the video title and go to YouTube instead.

 

Event Roundup: The Royal Wedding in Luxembourg

It's time to wrap it up and take one final glance: the wedding of the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy was one of the last truly grand weddings on this scale we'll have in Europe for some time, as Guillaume is the last of the current batch of heirs to marry. Make sure you've gotten your fill!

The Civil Wedding

The bride, groom, and close family kick off the wedding festivities.

The Pre-Wedding Gala Dinner

Gowns upon gowns and tiaras galore!

The Bride and Bridal Party

An Elie Saab Couture royal wedding gown.

The Lannoy Tiara
Stéphanie's family tiara, worn on her wedding day.

The Religious Wedding

Fashions and hats from the royal ladies.

Runway to Royal
A look at the runway versions of some of the fashions on display.

Guest Jewels
A spotlight on some of the jewels worn by the guests at the religious wedding.

The Gentlemen

The men at the wedding, with looks back to their dashing style at the gala dinner.

Tiara Thursday: The Lannoy Tiara

We touched on the tiara worn at the royal wedding over the weekend, but we’ll put it in Tiara Thursday form just because. And we’ll have two Tiara Thursdays today because I’m still riding my tiara high, and I figured you lot wouldn’t mind.

The Lannoy family tiara is made of platinum and diamonds, 270 old-cut brilliants to be exact. The scrolling natural design includes a few feature stones: a set of larger brilliants, and a large pear shape diamond inverted at the top of the tall center. The design is outlined in tiny platinum gilded pearls. It was made by Altenloh in Brussels, a silversmith and jeweler and former court jeweler to the Belgian royal family.

Center detail and the tiara in use from the front (top) and back (bottom)

This was Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy’s tiara of choice for her wedding to the Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Other brides to wear the tiara include Stéphanie’s sisters and sisters-in-law, so she was certainly following in the family tradition. It’s a petite tiara in spite of the large stones it includes, and the size plus the platinum setting must make it a fairly light piece to wear – always a plus on a long wedding day.

Stéphanie on her wedding day

It remains to be seen if Stéphanie, as Hereditary Grand Duchess and eventually Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, will ever wear this tiara again, or if she’ll stick strictly to Luxembourg royal tiaras from now on. If she does wear this one again, I hope she’ll consider anchoring it down a little bit better…

Oops...the tiara flies up while leaving the cathedral

Was this the tiara you were hoping to see on Stéphanie on her wedding day, or were you hoping for another?

Photos: Cour Grand Ducale/Vic Fischbach/Getty Images

Wedding Wednesday: More Jewels in Luxembourg

I love going back and taking a more detailed look at the outfits from big royal events. After the initial judgment has passed, you can find some real gems in the details. And in the case of this past weekend’s royal wedding, I mean that literally: there were some interesting jewels on display on the guests.

Since Mary already had her rubies with her for the gala dinner, she went ahead and wore the smallest version of the earrings with one of the pearl options at the wedding. Marie-Chantal spiced up her rather drab outfit with some large modern diamond earrings.

Brooches had their day in the sun too. Mathilde’s making a royal wedding tradition out of wearing this huge diamond brooch which belonged to Queen Fabiola. Annemarie borrowed a sapphire and diamond brooch from the Dutch collection, while Victoria chose diamonds and pearls.

The queens are the ones you expect to sport brooches galore, and they didn’t disappoint. Margrethe went romantic with the diamond daisy brooch she wore on her own wedding day. (She wore it to William and Kate’s wedding, too.) Silvia went for it with historic pearl earrings and a brooch from the Bernadotte collection, plus a diamond necklace and pearl bracelet. And Paola has two brooches on – one on her hat, one on her coat.

Lalla Salma’s jewels were a gorgeous complement to her royal blue dress and red locks, though even with this much glitter she didn’t take the prize of most ornamented.

No, that award is shared between these two Dutch magpies. Queen Beatrix wins in terms of carats, sporting big diamond earrings, a diamond necklace, bracelet, and open frame diamond brooch. (Anyone that casually wears a diamond rivière to a day occasion will forever win my heart. This is a fact.) But my Máxima wins in terms of creativity. She’s worn bits from the Borneo set of jewels, given to Queen Wilhelmina for her investiture, using them as earrings and a belt buckle of sorts. It just goes to prove: there’s a jewel in the Dutch collection for every possible outfit. (Or perhaps I should say: Máxima will find an outfit to go with every jewel in the Dutch collection. And that’s why we love her.)

Which “casual” jewel is your favorite?

Photos:  Getty Images

Runway to Royal: The Luxembourg Wedding

I don’t know about you, but I have the most massive tiara and couture hangover from this weekend. To soothe my symptoms of withdrawal, I have a couple more posts for you on the fabulousness we just enjoyed. Hey, we’re not going to see another event like this for a good while, so we better take it all in. First, a little comparison from runway to real royal life: who adapted it best?

This is legit couture – made just for you, so runway matches aren’t exact. So many of you noted multiple similarities between a lot of the Elie Saab gowns, and I don’t disagree with you. As with most ornate creations, it doesn’t help that we can’t pick out the fine details like we would be able to if we were standing right in front of the dresses. But I can’t get enough of it either way, so I remain firmly on Team Bring It On. For the record, Marie-Chantal's was my favorite - a true classic.

Also for the record, there were Elie Saab ensembles that didn't float my boat. Sorry, Clotilde. I'm still upset there wasn't a legit tiara (I just love the pink tiara she wore on her wedding day sooooo much, I'm complaining about its absence again), and the wedding outfit needed some color somewhere in the worst way.

I guess this is something of a classic silhouette for Mary; she’s worn these tiered gowns in the past, and I won’t lie to ya, they’re never my favorite. But they are probably spectacular in motion.

I was surprised how many of you hated Sophie’s outfit for the wedding. All I know is this: I watched the arrivals live, and it was like one long parade of standard suits and shiny suits and standard suits and shiny suits. Sophie was a breath of fresh air, totally striking in her black and white. And I couldn’t tell there were horses in the print – something which seemed to bother several of you on a deep level - until looking at photos.

Some found Caroline’s dress for the gala hideous, but I say to you: rejoice, for she stopped short of matching boots. (I actually quite like it, especially when you compare it to some of her recent evening choices).

What I loved about both Astrid and Margaretha was that I would never in a million years have selected these dresses for these two ladies. But here they are, workin' them like nobody's business.

Máxima is my favorite runway to royal example: she's given this Jan Taminiau dress so much more life with her feather boa on steroids and her rubies. Bless her and her flamboyance.

This is only a selection, feel free to post other runway finds in the comments!

Who had the best runway interpretation?

Photos: Getty Images/Cour grand ducale/Style.com/Jan Taminiau/Jesper Høvring/Bruce Oldfield

The Luxembourg Royal Wedding: The Gentlemen

We've thoroughly gone over the ladies' outfits from all the wedding festivities, so now it's time to give the gentlemen some attention. Today, a selection (just some, not all) of the men from the religious wedding. 

Left to Right: Grand Duke Henri, Prince Félix, Prince Sébastien, Prince Louis, Grand Duke Jean, and Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg

Luxembourg lads to start, then. Henri and the groom (who we covered earlier) are the only ones in the immediate family in uniform, and both wore the golden orange sash of the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau, the highest chivalric order in Luxembourg. (It is shared with the other Nassau branch in the Netherlands, where it is a house order and is not the highest national honor.) But all of these guys were born knights of the order (the miniature lapel pins you spot are from the order), and we did get to see them in their ribands at the pre-wedding gala dinner.

L to R: King Albert, Prince Philippe, and Prince Laurent of Belgium; Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este (husband of Princess Astrid of Belgium), and his son Prince Amedeo

Both King Albert (who is Grand Duke Henri's uncle) and Prince Philippe have the Gold Lion sash, while Laurent has the blue Order of Civil and Military Merit of Adolph of Nassau, which is the order below the Gold Lion. As for Lorenz and Amedeo, the combination of their ties pays tribute to the orange and blue of the House of Nassau (even if it's just a coincidence, it's a handy one!). For the gala dinner, Lorenz wore the Adolph order.

L to R: The Prince of Orange, Prince Henrik and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark, King Harald and Crown Prince Haakon of Norway

Normally, the rules for orders in foreign countries are as follows: you wear the highest order you've been given of the country you're visiting, and if you have none of those, you wear the highest order you have from your own country. Most of the men followed that, except for Willem-Alexander. He chose to wear the lower of the orders he has from Luxembourg, the Order of the Oak Crown. The lovely Luxarazzi suggested this could be a special tribute to the relationship between the Netherlands and Luxembourg because the Oak Crown was created by Willem II, who was both King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Makes sense to me! The rest of the men shown here followed the regular rules, with Harald and Henrik in the Gold Lion, and Haakon and Frederik in the Adolph.

L to R: Prince Daniel and Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, the Prince of Asturias, King Constantine and Crown Prince Pavlos of Greece

Handsome Carl Philip and Felipe missed out on the gala fun from the evening before, but made up for in their dashing uniforms on the wedding day (both in the Adolph order). I don't know if it's because of his wife's style influence or just his personal panache, but Pavlos is my personal favorite of the non-uniform men. At the dinner, Constantine wore the Gold Lion sash, Daniel wore the Swedish Order of the Seraphim, and Pavlos wore the Greek Order of the Redeemer.

L to R: The Earl of Wessex; Prince Hassan and Prince Rashid of Jordan; the Prince of Liechtenstein; Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan

Is it just me or is there something a teensy bit sinister about a uniform with black gloves? Look out Sophie, Edward could sprout a handlebar mustache and start twirling it at any moment. Anyway, he's wearing the Order of the Garter since he has no orders from Luxembourg and the uniform of the Rifles (he's Royal Colonel of the 2nd Battalion). I spotted Prince Hassan wearing the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali the previous evening, and the jolly-looking Naruhito in the Japanese Order of the Chyrsanthemum.

L to R: King Simeon of Bulgaria, the Duke of Parma, the Duke of Braganza, the Prince of Venice and Piedmont, the Prince of Preslav

Just a few last gentlemen to finish us out. I didn't see the Duke of Parma at the dinner, but here are links for the rest of the gentlemen in various orders: Simeon, Duarte Pio, Emanuele Filiberto, and Kyril. And as I said, this is just a selection of the royal men in attendance at the wedding.

Do you have a favorite?

Photos: Getty Images/Cour Grand Ducale/Christian Aschman/PPE/Reuters

Royal Fashion Awards: The Religious Wedding in Luxembourg

Well, I think our lovely royals exhausted themselves after the fabulousness of last night. Because today's results at the wedding were...a mixed bag, at best. But loads of fashion to review is fun either way, so let's get started:

Best in Luxembourg

Princesses Marie Astrid and Princess Margaretha

Left to Right: Grand Duchess Maria Teresa, Princess Tessy, Princess Margaretha and Princess Marie Astrid, Princess Sibilla, Countess Diane de Nassau

Can't for the life of me figure out the purpose of MT's faux shawl, clasped not with one of the wonderful family gems but with a faux brooch. (The horror!) Note she's carrying yet another shawl too. Just how cold did she think the church would be? Still, I'd rather have the extra fabric in identifiable form than in straight ghost sheet form, like Tessy. I have to give this one to Margaretha and Marie Astrid, with an honorable mention to Sibilla.

Best in Queens

Queen Silvia

L to R: Queen Margrethe of Denmark, Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Paola of the Belgians, Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Margarita of Bulgaria

Repeats for some, fur bucket hats for others (oh, Paola), and a few rays of light to grab on to: Silvia in purple, of course, with a special nod to our elegant Bulgarian friend on the end there too.

Best in Big Hats

The Princess of Asturias

L to R: Princess Astrid of Belgium, Princess Claire of Belgium, the Princess of Asturias, Princess Miriam of Bulgaria, the Duchess of Parma

There was a lot of strange headgear at this wedding overall, and in particular, a lot of massive hats preventing view above navel level, because that's what you want when you're navigating steps in front of photographers and greeting people you're supposed to recognize. I understand until the wedding got started and kept going...and going...and going. A marathon ceremony requires a hat that'll have your back in case you doze off. Well played, ladies. Letizia's chic Felipe Varela wins it, though I also find myself with quite a lot of affection for Astrid.

Best in No Hats

Princess Lalla Salma

L to R: Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, Princess Zeina of Jordan, Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan

Brave, these ladies, to go without hat cover for their mid-ceremony nap. I don't know what Mette-Marit was doing there with her hair, exactly, but I don't think it fits the hat bill. (I found her outfit kind of depressing, honestly.) You have to love Fabiola with a headband, Zeina tall and glamorous in red (outfit look familiar to you?), and Sarvath in purple, but this one goes to Lalla Salma. If you're not going to wear a hat to a hat event, you might as well be a red-headed Rapunzel.

Best in Low Key

Princess Marie of Liechtenstein

L to R: Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, Princess Marie of Liechtenstein, the Duchess of Braganza

These ladies flew under my radar for the most part. Margarita looked a little dated to me, and I'm not sure the Duchess of Braganza was in the same season as everyone else with that fur trim, but Marie looked lovely and classy.

Worst in Fit

Crown Princess Victoria

L to R: Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Mathilde of Belgium, the Princess of Venice and Piedmont

Oh, this pains me. This whole category pains me, because there's so much potential gone to waste. Issues with, uh, drooping and so on, are tragic, as is just too much fabric. Mathilde was my automatic worst while watching the wedding - that coat is adding so much to her frame that shouldn't be there! - but after seeing photos, Victoria is committing greater sartorial sins. The bunched up dress underneath, the overly long length and the hemline mess, and the hat which looks like she caught a flipped pancake on the way to the church...my poor Victoria. Not her finest moment.

Best in Máxima

Princess Máxima

I tried to fit her in with another category, but let's face it: girlfriend's a category of her own. You're either going to hate it for the muddy yellow color or the sleeves which may have been ripped off of a costume from Beauty and the Beast, or you're going to love it because it's Máx. Oh so very Máx.

Best in Guest

The Countess of Wessex

L to R: Crown Princess Mary of Denmark, Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, the Countess of Wessex, Princess Caroline of Monaco

Mary's on my list of faves: shocking, I know. Märtha Louise made the faves in her gray sheath accessorized with the brooch that closed the coat on her wedding gown: now that's a genuine surprise. As is Caroline, honestly, who managed to shop at the sane end of Uncle Karl's Chanel closet for a change. But let me tell you something: the only guest that got a literal jumpy clap out of me on arrival was Sophie. So chic, very retro Dior, with just a touch of wacky to keep it interesting when you bother to look closely (yes, there are horses on that Emilia Wickstead print). I loves.

Who's your best dressed guest?

Stay tuned tomorrow for a look at the gentlemen.

Photos: PPE/Dutch Photo Press/Cour Grand Ducale/Christian Aschman/Getty Images

The Luxembourg Royal Wedding: The Bride and Bridal Party

I suspect many of us knew as we approached this wedding that this was our best shot at getting an Elie Saab royal wedding dress...maybe ever. I tried hard not to get my hopes too far up just in case Stéphanie stuck to her Belgian roots instead, because coming so close and missing would have been so very very sad.

Turns out, there was no need for all that fuss. Last night’s Elie Saab festival was indeed a foreshadowing of today’s events, and the Belgian countess walked down the aisle clad in Elie Saab Couture. It was, in some ways, exactly what you’d expect from this designer. He certainly has a couture style, which is part of the reason why I love his work: you can tell this stuff is couture from a mile away, every tiny embellishment expertly completed by hand. And in the case of this dress, that personal effort took 3,200 hours for embroidery from a team of 15 people and 700 hours from a team of 10 seamstresses.

The dress featured three-quarter sleeves, a neckline which was high in the front and dipped in the back, and a belted waist above a full skirt and 4.5 meter train. Masses of fabric went into this creation: 70 meters of silk crepe and tulle for the lining, plus another 30 meters of satin organza, 50 meters of Chantilly lace, and 40 meters of Calais lace. More silk tulle was used for the veil. The leafy pattern embellished all over the ensemble included 50,000 pearls, 80,000 crystals, and 10,000 meters of silver embroidery thread.

She wore a Lannoy family tiara, made of platinum and diamonds with a large inverted pear shape diamond in the high center. It was made by Althenloh of Brussels and was worn by Stéphanie’s sisters and sisters-in-law at their weddings. (Click here for more from the Luxarazzi blog.) I couldn’t help but pine for my favorite Belgian Scroll Tiara, but this was no doubt both the logical and sentimental choice for the bride. She also wore diamond earrings, a delicate necklace, and her late mother’s engagement ring as well as her own.

Watching the wedding, I kept thinking: this is just so royal. It was made for that cathedral. The scale of the train was just right for the overhead shots and was the right size to drape over the stairs as the bride sat during the ceremony. And the back view was interesting, not just for the attention of the wedding guests, but for the cameras. Well planned and extravagant all at once: there’s no more I could ask for.

The Hereditary Grand Duke, her best accessory, was dashing as always in his distinctive Grand Ducal military uniform, wearing the Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau and the Crown Order string.

Stéphanie was attended by two older bridesmaids, her new sister-in-law Princess Alexandra and her niece Antonia Hamilton. Both were dressed in peach/orange dresses from Edouard Vermeulen of Natan. Not the ultimate in flattering gowns, really.

Guillaume’s nephew Prince Gabriel plus a nephew and nieces of Stéphanie’s made up the orange and blue clad younger party. Now, there’s all sorts of logic at work here: obviously some historical inspiration which is a common theme in royal weddings, and orange and blue are the colors of the House of Nassau. The kids were adorable and impeccably behaved, but the outfits are still topping my personal list of worst wedding flower children ensembles. Poor dears. Let's get back to the Elie Saab, then.

What did you think of Stéphanie’s wedding gown?

Coming later: the guests.

Photos: Purepeople/Abaca/Getty Images/Elie Saab

Royal Fashion Awards: The Pre-Wedding Gala Dinner in Luxembourg

You guys. YOU GUYS. I don’t even know where to start. You know what they did, those royal ladies? THEY BOUGHT OUT THE WHOLE ELIE SAAB BOUTIQUE. And then they topped all those gowns of wonder with TIARAS. And I really feel like we should have had some advance notice, you know, so I could have started a fitness regime months ago. (Well, I would have at least procured some oxygen and extra wine, for heaven’s sake.) I mean, I’m just not in proper shape for this level of extended jumpy clapping. BUT I WILL FORGE ON. For you, my loves. All for you.

Best in Leading Lux Ladies

Princess Stéphanie

Left to Right: Princess Stéphanie and Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg

I, like many of you, have been crossing fingers and toes in the hope that we might get an Elie Saab royal wedding gown on Saturday. Even if we don’t, I shall rest easy knowing Maria Teresa has at least introduced her daughter-in-law to the couture magic. Gorgeous Saab for both of them.

Best in Red

Crown Princess Mette-Marit

L to R: Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg, Princess Margaretha of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway, Princess Máxima of the Netherlands, Princess Sarvath El-Hassan of Jordan

There were so many ladies rocking gorgeous red gowns tonight (even more than I show here), I feel like awarding one massive joint Best Dressed. But then I’d need another for all the Elie Saab. And then chaos would reign. (No, it wouldn't.) So I’ll resist. Right now, I’m liking Mette-Marit and her kicky Pucci…but ask me in five minutes and I might switch to Máx and her oh-so-Máx Jan Taminiau outfit…and in another five, I might need to give Margaretha her proper credit for joining in on the bulk family Elie Saab discount. It's a never-ending loop of fabulous.

Best in Metallic

Princess Marie-Chantal

L to R: Princess Märtha Louise of Norway, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, Princess Miriam of Bulgaria

Another Elie Saab getting a prize, GO FIGURE. But, see, that’s how you do ornamentation and sparkle without looking like you murdered a disco ball...Märtha Louise.

Best of the Repeat Queens

Queen Anne-Marie

L to R: Queen Paola of the Belgians, Queen Anne-Marie of Greece, Queen Sonja of Norway, Queen Silvia of Sweden

These ladies sure do get their money out of their gala gowns. They never seem to get rid of any. (I thought Paola’s looked so familiar, and then it hit me: she wore it to Máxima and Willem-Alexander’s pre-wedding shindig 10 years ago.) I give this to Anne-Marie, because of purple. (Her sister Queen Margrethe was there too, wearing an oft-repeated green lace gown and her Floral Aigrette Tiara.)

Best in Non-Tiara

Queen Fabiola

The Princess of Venice and Piedmont (Clotilde Courau), Queen Fabiola of Belgium, Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, Queen Margarita of Bulgaria

Lalla Salma is exquisite as always, and Clotilde is wearing another Elie Saab (but I have to dock her for not pairing it with the family pink tourmaline tiara, tsk tsk). But Fabiola wore a little flower pin in her hair. C’mon, that’s adorable.

Best of the Rest

Princess Mathilde and Princess Astrid

The Duchess of Braganza, Princess Mathilde of Belgium, Princess Astrid of Belgium, Princess Claire of Belgium, Crown Princess Katherine of Serbia

I can’t decide between Mathilde in that stunning blue and Astrid in her emerald Elie Saab, so we’ll call it a draw. I can decide, however, that I do not care for Claire’s mullet dress.

Best in We Only Want to Talk About Your Tiara Anyway

Crown Princess Victoria

L to R: Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, Princess Caroline of Monaco

Well, it’s true. But Victoria wins this anyway, for repeating the magical Elie Saab she wore to the 2010 Nobel Prizes.

And on that note, let’s get to the tiara business.

The Tiara Rundown

The best kind of tiara events are those that either answer old questions or pose new ones, and this dinner did both, bless its heart. Answering questions was Sibilla, who wore Queen Victoria Eugenia’s Aquamarine Tiara. There were rumors earlier this year that her family had sold it to King Juan Carlos for Queen Sofia, and this was a tidy way to kill that speculation off. Also answering a question was Princess Caroline, who dug two tiaras out of storage, the Cartier Pearl Drop and Charlotte’s Russian Fringe (for her necklace). I wondered if any of the significant family tiaras would go to Charlene, but it appears that answer is no. And posing new questions for us is Victoria: What is that on her head, hmm? It’s no Swedish tiara I’m familiar with, and it is not the tiara of Countess Estelle Bernadotte that the family is rumored to have bought back. There’s also a hair comb at the back. Delicious mystery!

I was hoping the Luxembourg ladies would empty the vault, and it looks like they did! Stéphanie made her tiara debut in the larger floral tiara, Maria Teresa went for the Chaumet necklace tiara, Margaretha chose the Art Deco aquamarine bandeau, Marie Astrid wore the emerald and diamond necklace tiara that belonged to her mother, and Diane (she's the wife of Prince Jean, one of the groom's uncles) borrowed the small version of Sibilla’s Art Deco Tiara. Good teamwork, ladies, good teamwork.

Thoroughly typical selections out of Belgium, with Paola in Elisabeth’s Art Deco bandeau, Mathilde in her laurel wreath, Claire in her pearl and diamond tiara worn for the third time, and Astrid in the Savoy Aosta Tiara. From Greece, Anne-Marie brought the romantic Khedive Tiara, and Marie-Chantal was back to her typical fringe.

From the Norwegian vault came Queen Maud’s Pearl and Diamond Tiara for Sonja, the trusty Diamond Daisy for Mette-Marit, and King Olav’s Gift Tiara (her only personal diadem) for Märtha Louise. Máxima went with the Mellerio Ruby Tiara, and Silvia brought her party antlers (a.k.a. the Nine Prong Tiara).

And to finish us out, some little known diamond tiaras: Sarvath in her regular tiara, Crown Princess Margarita of Romania wore the Romanian Greek Key Tiara, Katherine wore a small tiara which I believe she also wore to the Swedish royal wedding, the Duchess of Braganza wore a petite necklace tiara, and Miriam wore what I believe is the same tiara she wore to Frederik and Mary's wedding.

Late updates, ladies we did not see arriving: Princess Alexandra in the small floral tiara, and Princess Tessy in a new (to her) tiara, Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde's Tiara which is a favorite of Maria Teresa. And Mary brought her rubies and a new way to wear the ruby necklace! I love that she's playing with her toys. (Even more ladies in red, see what I'm saying?)

L to R: Crown Princess Margarita of Romania, Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria (daughter of Marie Astrid and cousin of Guillaume), Princess Alexandra of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleberg (wearing her mother Princess Benedikte's Floral Tiara), Countess Diane de Nassau, the Countess of Wessex

UPDATES: Some more gowns, and a new (to her) tiara on Sophie! I originally thought this might be the Strathmore Rose Tiara with sapphires, but it's an aquamarine tiara once worn by the Queen. Her necklace is also borrowed from the Queen, which is interesting - lots of new loans for Sophie!

PHEW. And that's not even everyone. If you need me, I'll be curled up in the corner rocking back and forth, waiting for the wedding to start. Until next time, tell me:

Who's got the best gown? What about best tiara?

Photos: Grand Ducal Court/Guy Wolff/Christian Aschman/Getty Images/RTL/PPE/DutchPhotoPress/Profimedia