King Willem-Alexander, Queen Maxima, and their daughters Princess Catharina-Amalia and Princess Ariane attended the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort this weekend. The Circuit Zandvoort has a long history and was intermittently the location of the Formula 1 Grand Prix of the Netherlands between 1952 and 1985. With the Dutch Grand Prix, Formula 1 returned to Zandvoort after 36 years.
Before the race, the King and Queen met with racing driver Max Verstappen on Sunday afternoon. Queen Maxima wore a belted ruffled printed linen midi dress by Zimmermann, which she had worn before. Crown Princess Amalia wore a single breasted crepe blazer by Tommy Hilfiger, which she had worn before.
ZIMMERMANN Mae Belted Ruffled Printed Linen Midi Dress
TOMMY HILFIGER single breasted crepe blazer
I donot understand why they brought the orange shawls .
ReplyDeleteThey hide the queens dress and the princesses outfits.Let’s be kind and say, this is not a very fashionable family.
Josh
ORANGE for the house of Orange is the Dutch national colour and an awful lot of us wave something orange for cheering on a Dutch team of "whatever" it could be anything from horse riding to tennis or swimming, bicycle riding etc. That way we cheer on a Dutch team.
DeleteQueen Maxima' s orange
Deleteshawl shows her suppport to Dutch driver Max Verstappen.
The dress is lovely, but a bit overdressed for this sport event, I think.
Louise
Very strange outfit choice for a F1-race visit.
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What would you have them wear at F1?
DeleteWhat would you have them wear at F1?
Delete@Suze Something sleek and sporty. A ruffled dress looks misplaced in these surroundings.
DeleteVery strange outfit choice for a F1-race visit.
ReplyDeleteMiranda 🌸
Very strange outfit choice for a F1-race visit.
ReplyDeleteMiranda 🌸
I am Dutch and I do care about our royal family. They work hard and do their best to be a binding factor in day-to-day life. But I am sorry to say that there taste in clothing is in general not the best. Máxima is very good in evening gowns but seldom in day to day clothes. Always too much of everything.
ReplyDeleteThe daughters seldom dressed in clothes suitable for their own age and mostly too formal. Look at the lovely clothes of the Spanish or Belgian young royals, so tasteful and fashionable. Hopefully I do not offend Dutch people with a different opinion. Look at their clothes now visiting formular 1 in the Netherlands. Awful
I am absolutely not offended by your carefully chosen words, that are helas but too true.
DeleteJudy (also Dutch)
Not Dutch but I love Maxima, she's got an amazing personality and a dazzling smile that often makes up for her clothing choices ;) I just wish she'd fix her messy hair.
DeleteI agree that the Spanish & Belgian young royals wear amazing clothes that are both appropriate for royal occasions but still manage to look young and interesting. The Dutch royals have a difficult time living up to that, though I actually think their clothes for this occasion are fine. Amalia's dark blue jeans, white trainers & red blazer look lovely and appropriate; likewise Ariane's trainers and brown trousers. The only thing I don't like are the balloon sleeves of Ariane's top; Alexia has unfortunately worn similar tops before.
I do like Maxima's dress here, especially without the belt she wore with it the first time! :) In general she does have a lot of fashion misses but wears stunning evening outfits, I agree with you on that.
I think the best dressed Dutch royal is Princess Margriet! :)
Well said!
DeleteRenee
Nor am I, Lily T, Dutch as well….. you are so right…..
DeleteFashion wise not my cup of tea, but everyone is dressed okay. I really love Amalia's blazer; I might have to buy that one myself...
ReplyDeleteIl n'y a que le blazer déjà porté par Amalia qui a ma préférence ; avec un pantalon, c'est tout à fait son style !
ReplyDeleteThe Queen standing before Max Verstappen ( who was it all about);
ReplyDeletethe Queen walking ahead of her family:
this is why I never will be a fan of hers, sorry.
Truus
I understand your point. Too good in promoting herself ...
DeleteNor am I, for the same reason…….
DeleteLily T.
Walking ahead of her family? You object to that???
DeleteGood grief, if the King doesn't mind why should you? People like to see her just as much as him. What if the King was delayed talking to someone behind so she naturally moved on? Furthermore, this is a casual event, not a formal royal occasion demanding protocols.
Perhaps you should adjust your perspectives a bit and give this family some common sense leeway - whether you are Dutch or not.
- Anon 9:13
El blazer con el calor que hacia pobrecita Amalia, tenemos hoy dia ropa mas actual, mas moderna para chicas de su edad, la pequeña feo lo que lleva, un punto comun todas muy mal peinadas.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Unknown @21:49 that Queen Maxima is always at her best in evening clothes. Why is that, it is more likely she always has a clothing stylist, hairdresser and a make up artist. Then you add to that the beautiful Dutch Royal jewels and she is amazing. I think that the problem with her daytime clothes is that she really does not know what is appropriate for many of the events she attends. Some of her daytime fashion choices border on bizarre. Add to that she usually always does her hair herself for daytime events and her hair is a miss. The one thing that usually makes up for her daytime misses is that beautiful smile which is affectious!
ReplyDeleteOn such a nice and warm late summers day you do not run around in corduroy trousers or hide behind a (though a very nice one) blazer. Hard to make out the top Catharina-Amalia is wearing, to me it seems to be a shiny fabric that clashes with the rest of her outfit. Best dressed is indeed the king. Would have preferred the ladies in an even more casual attire, like nice white jeans (how about all three of them and then pair it with different coloured tops?). The queen's dress as such is not bad, but seems not right for the occasion. I think, motor racing events are just calling for trousers!
ReplyDeleteI had a regrettable sofa the same as the Queen's dress, back in 1969.
ReplyDeleteThe King looks elegant.
C.
Maxima and her daughters are the least fashionable royals. I agree with most of the comments.
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