On May 29, Queen Maxima visited the Codam Coding College in Amsterdam on the occasion of its 5th anniversary. Codam is a software development educational institution that focuses on making technical education more accessible to underrepresented groups, including women and young people without starting qualifications. During her visit, the Queen spoke with students about their education and toured the campus.
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ReplyDeleteOkay the hat has to go. It is a nice, but I wonder what the protocol is for wearing a hat in daytime. Love the fit of her dress. She just seems like such a very friendly intelligent woman, I’d love to meet her.
ReplyDeleteProtocol is "the official procedure or system of rules governing affairs of state or diplomatic occasions." Hat etiquette is another matter. I think this falls under the "Queen Rule", as in the queen makes the rules. If Maxima wants to wear a hat, she can wear a hat. Mathilde does the same. No one ever questioned "The Queen". As the wearing of hats continues to die down, we will see this less and less. I, for one, will enjoy the occasions as they occur, even if I don't understand the style of the hat. Maxima has the personality to wear this creation and I am sure she gave everyone a memorable visit.
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Delete1) Protocol is not international.
2) The hat could be a way to keep her hair in place.
3) The color of the dress was very fashionable in the past. It is one of her older dresses
Oh dear.
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Oh no!! Is there nobody to tell her that she is the QUEEN...
ReplyDeleteI know a lot of people will say she's overdressed, but I love her for it! She's a ray of sunshine in a world of suits and smart-casual.
ReplyDeleteExactly! 🙂
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Only dear Queen Max could choose to wear a hat like that - that is, if it is a hat. 😁
DeleteYou have to love her.
Marie-Antoinette of the North.
ReplyDelete-Anna-
I couldn’t have said it better. This woman is the height of an Amazon Warrior and she wears ridiculous hats that make her appear taller.
Delete@ Anna
DeleteMarie-Antoinette never worked so hard as Queen Maxima.
Yep, ridiculous outfit to visit a school.
DeleteI either couldn’t have said it better. And to the comparison of "Anonymus 30/5/24 06:23": Remember well and learn HISTORY: We now live in 2024!!!
DeleteThe dress is pretty - soft, feminine and floaty, and the dusty rose colour is lovely.
ReplyDeleteAs for the hat...having a big rose positioned dead centre on her head like that is a travesty. When I look at it, I can't stop giggling..WITH her, not AT her, lol.
(I absolutely love that she doesn't care what anyone thinks, is bold enough not to take herself too seriously, and just wears whatever she likes. More power to you, Max!)
- Anon 9:13
Agree completely! I giggled as well but in complete respect for this wonderful woman.
DeleteI agree. There’s never a dull moment when Q. Max is in the house! Her marvellous, natural exuberance overshadows even the zaniest outfit (V.M.)
DeleteA real warmth elegant queen
DeleteThis is a complete miss for me. Queen Maxima's sparkling eyes and radiant smile are overshadowed by that fascinator and dull pink/beige color. She is a remarkable woman, and what she is wearing won't change that! Uba
ReplyDeleteI love Maxima, but no. Don't like the front of the dress and a big no to the hat. And a big yes to her big smile.
ReplyDeleteJe ne comprends pas une telle tenue pour aller ... dans un lycée ?
ReplyDeleteOn dirait qu'elle va à un mariage... ou à carnaval. (Ah non, la date est passée).
Son style vestimentaire est assez incohérent et excessif.
Parfois elle est très bien (tailleur-pantalon bleu le 28) et parfois c'est vraiment du grand n'importe quoi !
Je me demande souvent si c'est volontaire (par défi ? Par caprice ? Par entêtement ?) ou de l'inconscience "à côté de la plaque".
Elle ne réfléchit pas aux tenues à porter en fonction de ses engagements ? (Comme la robe en dentelle et le chapeau dans une étable !!).
Ou alors elle est persuadée d'être très originale ? !
Mais on ne saura jamais ;)
Paloma.
P.S : j'aime bien la veste violine de la dame blonde (dernière photo). Paloma.
ReplyDeleteShe must have borrowed the hat from Princess Beatrice
ReplyDeleteIn the 4th photo there is a distinct resemblance! 😂
Delete@ Anon. 23:54
DeletePrincess Beatrice never wore such fascinators.
Just putting it out there, that's a hell of a lot of hat! not in width but height. The dress is feminine and elegant. I love the dusty rose color. I don't like the style of this dress or design. Her accessories blend in well. Not sure if the earrings are the pale aquamarines?
ReplyDeleteThank goodness, crazy Max is back. LOL. After yesterday's lovely, but not even accessorized, blue suit, I'm glad to see she's back to her old self. I really don't like the dress but, the color is blah, but the hat thingee makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteWith all due respect, that’s a Dr Seuss cartoon hat.
ReplyDeleteMrs Cleaver
Love Queen Maxima’s ability to turn up for events in her Queen’s ‘uniform’— smart formal clothes, fab shoes and a hat. It’s obvious to the people she meets that she has made an effort and I’m sure they appreciate it. Having said that, even for me, this hat is a bit over the top and the dress colour is too dull. I do like the pink dress of the little lady who accompanies her but, and I hope the flatty fan club aren’t offended, the overall look ruined by the ugly flat shoes
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That hat needs to be burned--it really is an awful hat with no hope of a fix. I like the dress but that frilly, fussy stuff on the bodice needs a bit of an anchor because it is all over the place. Other than the dreadful hat, Queen Maxima looks great here--and her bright, beaming smile is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteJanet
I love Maximas dress;the dusty pink is pretty;and the hat is just right.The earrings are also very pretty (Tara)
ReplyDeleteBeaucoup de féminité dans cette robe même si je trouve que cette sorte de noeud est trop volumineuse ; très jolie coiffe mais qui conviendrait mieux pour une tenue de mariage. Ses boucles d'oreilles en quartz rose ? ne sont pas nouvelles !
ReplyDeleteI ❤️ her big smile 😃
ReplyDeletelol. What a silly outfit to wear to a coding college. rachel
ReplyDeleteDaft outfit to wear to a coding college.
ReplyDeleteShe visits a coding college. Coding requires math-skills.That hat is an exam for the students: they have to calculate what features the fabrics must have to be placed in that way on her head. The students who pass the exam receive a hat like that. Nobody took part.
ReplyDeleteDear Coralie - Oh, what a pity nobody took part in the exam.
DeleteDoesn't sound difficult to me and I'm certainly no great scholar.
Maybe they need to go back and spend a year on revision. 😀
Or up the prize with one year of Big Mac's at half price.
No not my favorite. The fascinator either. The color is nice. css
ReplyDeleteI don't care for the color, the fit, or the style. The hat is ridiculous. But all is forgiven because she smiles?
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