| Queen Maxima is making a two day working visit to Ethiopia in her role as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development upon the invitation of the country’s government. On the second day of her visit to Ethiopia, The Queen visited the National Bank and Belcash company in Addis Ababa. Belcash offers products that include a portable power supply with solar panels. Around 57% of Ethiopians have no mains electricity, which limits their development prospects. |
Mattijs van Bergen Dress
she looks very much like her sister
ReplyDeleteAn interesting dress -- I think the mint green at the waist is meant to resemble a city skyline? Anyway, it fits well and is the perfect length.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny, I never thought about a skyline, and never read anything like that. But now you pointed this out, I can see what you mean! It could be, but I for one do not think it is really meant to be a skyline. But nice detail!
DeleteI like the dress too, very ladylike.
Lol, the skyline interpretation is my wild guess :-) -- it's frustrating not to have a closer view of the print. I kind of hope it's actually botanical shapes, or even a random abstract pattern :-D
DeleteI think this dress is much better without the necklace
ReplyDeleteSuch a cute dress, such awful hair. What a difference from previous time when her hair was styled so nicely.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion too. Why she doesn't make the slightest effort to style it, most of the time, is beyond my comprehension. If she were a 'nobody' she would be criticized a hell of a lot more than she is here.
DeleteMacims has very thin, fine hair which is also damaged from years of bleaching and styling. She struggles with styling it day to day and it only really looks good when she uses hairpieces and extensions.
DeleteShe obviously doesn't want to but she needs to let go of the long hair and cut it off. Her hair would be a lot healthier, thicker and tidier.
*Maxima
DeleteDidn't like the dress then, and even less this time. The gathering at the waist is very juvenile and so is the length, it reminds me of something a child would wear, also the color washes her out. The issue of the hair it's still a mystery to me, she appeared perfectly coiffed while at the fair in Spain in the flamenco dress, outdoors, possibly very hot and dusty, and then she doesn't style her hair for official visits?
ReplyDeleteBTW, there is a video that supposedly has been banned by the Royal House, showing the queen dancing "sevillanas" oh my! I have seen it. And this woman can dance, she is a natural.
Thanks for the tip. I just saw the video. Maxima is an awesome flamenco dancer!
DeleteBeautiful and gracious and fun!
I like Maximas dress but no so much her shoes.
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