On September 21, 2021, King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, accompanied by Prince Constantijn and Princess Laurentien, attended the annual Prinsjesdag (Prince's Day) at Grote Kerk in the Hague. Prinsjesdag is the day on which the opening of the Dutch Parliament takes place on the third Tuesday in September. On that day, the reigning monarch of the Netherlands traditionally gives a speech from the throne at a joint session of the Dutch Senate and House of Representatives.
That speech sets out the main features of government policy for the coming parliamentary year. As last year, the activities marking Prinsjesdag became different this year due to the coronavirus measures. As a result, the joint session took place at Grote Kerk (Great Church) in the Hague instead of in the Ridderzaal (Hall of Knights).
Oh dear Maxima, please get a stylist.
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Yes, I beg of her. This is the perfect example of her walking into her closet and picking random things out and throwing them on. Hey, at least her hair looks good here! But seriously, this outfit doesn't match in style from top to bottom. She certainly thinks she needs to be the center of attention at all times with her outlandishness.
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The color of the gloves does not fit with the rest of the outfit. As a whole the outfit goes over the top.
ReplyDeletePlease check your monitor and adjust the settings; the gloves are exactly the same color.
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Puis-je dire que je trouve maxima toujours trop voyante. C’est lui le roi pas elle, elle lui prend toujours la vedette. On a l’impression qu’il est le faire-valoir. Elle en fait trop tout le temps.
ReplyDeleteDe plus avec un monde qui ne va pas trop bien, un peu de simplicité la rendrait plus juste.
From head to waist Maxima is perfect. Hair is especially nice today and hopefully she will wear this style more often. Nice jewellery, good make-up. The colour of the top half really suits her. I haven't got much nice to say about the skirt so I'll stop there!
ReplyDeleteI like Laurentien's headwear, but not so fond of the dress. It's nice to see her and her Prince again.
The King is looking very good today.
JP
For me time has come for the King to shave his beard. Only young men look attractive with a beard. That applies also to Pr Frederic, king Felipe although to less extent.
DeleteRegarding the beard -- I think the reason so many people find it unattractive is that the color of the beard is so close to the color of his skin tone. He has a red tinge to his beard and a ruddy skin tone, and the lighting changes the look in each picture and on each occasion. From a distance, his beard is not always noticeable. It does not grow in full and lush, has some grey in it which makes it look patchy on a lighter colored beard, and he keeps it as well coiffed as his hair (that is not a compliment). I say this as the wife of a ruddy skinned man with very blond hair and a ginger beard with a white spot, and a blond mustache that was invisible to nearly everyone. At least it grew in very heavy. I have basically lived with that ugly beard. That being said, I think it is the least of their worries. Men should be able to do their thing, just as women do theirs. Maxima's wardrobe challenges are a much bigger issue than W.A.'s beard. He should try harder on his beard (and hair) grooming, but his age has nothing to do with whether or not he should grow a beard, in my opinion. Beards are very in vogue now. Felipe is an example of a man that keeps a very well-groomed beard and he looks marvelous. I think it looks so good on him because there is so much contrast between his skin tone and the color of his beard. Another person that looks better with a beard is Guillaume. He has a baby face and his beard matured him in the best way. Also another case of a dark beard contrasting with a lighter skin. Fingers crossed he grows it back. Just my thoughts. ~d
Deleteto -d. Guillaume has had a beard at a time it fitted nicely for him. Today I very much prefer him without, even with a so-called baby face.
DeleteI love the skirt, but somehow the top seems too casual. Maybe if there was a motif or color accent from the skirt in the hat, it would have become a bit more unified for me; maybe even a larger hat .... Overall not a bad choice but it could have been better. QM looks youthful in the photos and her hair is nicely styled. PL looks good, but there's a huge contrast between QM's summery outfit and PL autumn/winter look.
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Exactly my thoughts also.
DeleteNo bigger hat please… !
DeleteWouah, Maxima est superbe dans cette tenue combinant un haut lumineux avec une jupe imprimée sur fond bleu même si elle semble y flotter car trop large - J'aime bien aussi la tenue de Laurentien plus près du corps dans un style plus sobre aux couleurs moins vives !
ReplyDeleteMaximas shirt and her skirt do not match, neither as for the colour nor the style.
ReplyDeleteMáxima looks very youthful and red is a good color for her . Her hair looks nice also.
ReplyDeleteThe skirt is really awful , sorry, I can’t stop thinking it looks like a duvet cover. Her sister in law looks very in sync with the season.
Yes!! she did it again! Almost immediately it comes to my mind... hey this headpiece looks so familiar...
ReplyDeleteEven so with the rags in my head.. yes Koninginnedag 2004 she wore a same coloured lookalike beret but then on her princess-head. Both times she hits the nail. So much fun, watching her then in jeans-jacket (daring in those days) now a sophisticated yet rejuvenating queens-dress. The bright coloring of her torso matches very well with the skirt-part and it looks so fresh.
Princess Laurentine is a complete opposite story.-Anna-
I think QM's hat and top are not new. I think she already wear it, at least the hat at another official event like you said. I don't like the color either it is red that is too orange. The leather gloves don't match with the summery skirt. The whole outfit is a mismatch. As for PL her dress makes her older than she is, too dark for a sunny day. Finally I would say that nowadays it is rather strange to wear long gala outfits during the day. I can't find any other royal family in Europe wearing long gala outfits at official events that take place during daytime. MJ
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Delete@MJ ( anonymous22/9/21 07:56), well, e.g. also in Spain there are some official day events where QL wears long gala. In The Netherlands, this is the only event in the year where the royal family wears long gala.
DeleteIn all cases it's tradition rather than the desire to be or dress oneself different.
MCS
Princess Laurentien is here the more regal of the two: very sophisticated dress, in soft tones, very nice line in the skirt.
ReplyDeleteMaxima,……what to say?
When you are not nice, you say: a summer skirt and a woolen cardigan.
Every seamster would be able to make an ice blue top with an application of one of the flowers of the skirt for example, to make it more together and more delicate.
Now, the contrast is to big.
We all knew already that mr Natan is not a designer of good fashion, such a pity!
Josh
The waist up look is very good. She actually styled her hair and it looks nice and the hat is appropriate and not huge, so bravo from the head to the waist. If only we could just stop looking at that point because the rest down is just not good at all.
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Lots of positives here in my opinion. I like all the pieces separately AND the Queen's hair looks wonderful. I know the Queen normally wears orange on Prinsjesdag and I like the top, hat and gloves. I love the skirt but it doesn't seem to me to match the orange items at all, which is a shame. However, it's bright, cheerful and fits well and there's not a flowery alice band in sight so let's be thankful. The king certainly looks tidier than he sometimes does but I still wish he would lose the beard. It's always good to see like Princess Laurentien and while her outfit is nice, it's very dull. Glad they were able to have some kind of celebration.
ReplyDeleteTrès belle jupe pour Maxima, bel accord avec le haut. Les cheveux lâchés sur le dos donne un air de simplicité et de naturel plus en adéquation avec l'époque actuelle.
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Máxima looks magnificent!
ReplyDeleteRok lijkt wel een douche gordijn. Poekie
ReplyDeleteI actually like her look, contrary to many dislikes about the color combination I think pairing blue and orange is a brilliant combination as they are opposites and complementary on the color wheel, and oftentimes work very well together, it would have been even better if the blue had been more saturated. I suppose that the hat is a requirement on this event, but losing it along with the gloves it would vastly improved the look. Nice tamed hair. I don’t like PL dress, reminds me of a dark tapestry, heavy and not flattering.
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Maxima; nice smile and her hair looks decent today. The rest of the outfit is mis-matched in differing shades that do not go well together, and a wintery top paired with a summery OTT skirt. She trotted out those weird shoes, wish she would donate them or toss them with the trash. The clear plastic part looks so cheap.
ReplyDeleteLaurentien looks more regal, in the muted colors of fall. Nice outfit. jj
To me, too, this outfit looks mismatched. The top and bottom clearly don´t belong together, at least they don´t go well together colourwise. Granted, there are traces of bold orange even in the skirt but overall, the two colour don´t go well together. Had the top (and accessories) been peach in colour like the flowers in the skirt, maybe it had worked.
ReplyDeleteI like the overall style though - the silhouette, the fit, the (for her) tame hat. The biggest winner is her hair. It can looks so good when properly attended to.
Firstly, the weirdest dress code with men in morning dress and women in hats and long dresses. Even more so with only the women wearing orders! Difficult to understand the combination of it all, however it is tradition. Perhaps the dress code is based on a reigning queen?
ReplyDeleteFor me icy blue and red orange will never be good together. Full stop. Add to this a dark blue and gold order and soon al colour a of the rainbow is in play. Who plans this color combination? They all know they are wearing the order as well?? Great hair and smile day! And yes, Laurentien is the better dressed in a rather drap colour, but great cut!
Her hair looks pretty good, so there must be a hair stylist somewhere. Her outfit is not my favorite, her top and skirt don't match, and she needs better under garments, I think it makes her look older. I am not sure why some think her smile is enough, is not. Just my opinion.
ReplyDeleteMaxima has a hit and miss for me: love the skirt, hate the top. I understand the House of Orange connection but the top is too much for the skirt--its a bit too casual. I love the skirt--its a beautiful print. Her hair looks good but I wish she had worn it in an up-do. Laurentian looks very good--I wish I could see more of her dress. The king looks quite good as does the prince.
ReplyDeleteFor me, it's the colour tones of the top and skirt that are mis-matched and therefore cause discord to the eye. One is too bright and the other too pale. If they were of similar intensity - bright or pale - the outfit would be more harmonious. That's why each piece separately is quite nice, but not together.
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Maxima is more miss than hit and this is an absolute disaster, her smile which is no bigger or better than most others can not make this even passable. sjc
ReplyDeleteHer fashion style is hit and miss.
Deletelots of misses and from time to time a hit.
But we love her to death.
She is wearing her wig again, but ok better than the usual mess.
ReplyDeleteThis would have looked so much better without the gloves and with a skirt that matched the top. Otherwise I think the hat, hair and jewelry are perfect. (V.M.)
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