At the invitation of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, the Sultan and Prime Minister of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq, is undertaking a state visit to Belgium. On December 3, King Philippe and Queen Mathilde received Oman's Sultan Haitham bin Tariq following an official welcome ceremony at the Palace Square in Brussels. The King, Queen, and Sultan later visited the City Hall. In the evening, a State Banquet will be held at the Castle of Laeken.
This high-waisted, flared coat makes Mathilde look quite wide, but it really is a beautiful coat. The pleated styling at the back is lovely. Mathilde looks great with the coat, and even more without. Beautiful, simple and stylish dress. This deep red colour always suits her, and her hat is perfect for what appears to be a predominantly male attended event.
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You are so right!
DeletePerhaps the placement of pocket flaps on the waistband makes for the wider look, because from the back it looks perfect.
DeleteI agree 100% about the coat--the back detail is the best part. Her dress is really lovely too. Janet
DeleteJ'aime comme Sa majesté Reine Mathilde de Belgique serre la main de ses interlocuteurs en conservant ses Gants de cuir. Royale !
ReplyDeleteNormalement la reine Mathilde enleve toujours le gant de sa main droite, mais comme il faisait très froid ce matin elle a gardé ses gants et elle porte aussi un foulard autour du cou.
DeleteIn my newspaper I read in the article concerning the state visit that Queen Mathilde didn't accompany the King and the Sultan to the City hall of Brussels because the Sultan came alone to Brussels without his wife, as it is the custom in Oman. I also noticed that the queen stayed two steps behind the men to respect the tradition as it is the custom in Oman.
ReplyDeleteQueen Mathilde her complete outfit is by Dior. Except for the handbag which is new since the state visit to France this year, the coat, dress and hat served for other state visits since 2019. I wonder what she will wear (a tiara or not) during the state banquet this evening.
Ah, two state banquets going on tonight. Qatar state visit in the UK, and Oman state visit in Belgium. Nice.
ReplyDeleteNot a fan of the fedora type hat. QM I feel always looks better in pieces that don’t overshadow her face.
ReplyDeleteThe coat dress is lovely and a fitting autumnal color.
Looking forward to tonight’s state dinner.
Lowri.
There will be 2 State Dinners to look forward to tonight. Catherine won't be present at the UK one, though.
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@ Lowri
DeleteQueen Mathilde is not wearing a coat dress but a dress and a coat in the same length and the same color.
Beautiful dress, but it doesn't suit her figure.
ReplyDeleteStephanie
I'm a bit torn on this one. I thought the coat was a bit frumpy - until I saw the back. My, that is some exquisite design and tailoring! Not a fan of the fedora hat, it looks particularly silly indoors without the coat. But then again the autumnal colours are very pretty... A mixed bag, really.
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Not silly at all. It is a custom and tradition that (royal) ladies are taking off their coat but are keeping their hat once they are inside. Only the reception was in the Royal Palace of Brussels, so far the first official part of the visit. Afterwards they went to the more cosy Castle of Laeken for lunch.
DeleteEven so, I still think there's hats that are more suited for an indoor setting, like smaller fascinators, pillbox hats... A fedora screams outdoorsy adventure to me, so I'm on board with the coat pairing, but not with a more or less delicate dress.
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@ Nika
DeleteThe weather forecasts had foreseen rain in the morning when the sultan arrived. With a hat like that you are more protected than with a fascinator. I would not like to be in her place to wait at the square in front of the Royal Palace, when it is cold and raining until my guest has arrived. It is a large open square where the wind blows in any direction. So the fedora was well chosen. On the picture you cannot see if the dress was very much in a lighter fabric than the coat, but it surely was made of fine wool. The coat was probably made in exact the same color but in a thicker fabric than the dress. These are winter clothes to wear during winter.
Personally I like only the dress, the coat doesn't really suit her.
ReplyDeleteThe coat is beautiful, the view from behind, gorgeous, love the pleat effect. The high waist is a problem, regardless she looks fabulous. Love the color of her accessories. Love! the hat.
ReplyDeleteQueen Mathilde is high waisted. So what, my mother was high waisted too but she lived until she was 92 years old. As long as queen Mathilde is healthy and happy with King Philippe and her children, that is what's count in life.
DeleteSi je dois choisir, c'est la robe qui a mes faveurs contrairement au manteau que je trouve trop lourd même s'il est magnifique !
ReplyDeleteSuch elegant designs. Exquisite Dior tailoring can be seen immediately.
ReplyDeleteCoat is rather ill suited for Mathilde’s high waisted body type. From the back it looks spectacular indeed, still overall not quite the best choice.
Dress is just perfect. I am on the fence about the fedora. It does seem out of place even with the coat outdoors, not quite as elegant as the rest of the outfit. Certainly odd looking indoors. A small pill box style could have been a better choice. Overall elegant, small quibbles here and there.
CH
Q. Mathilde's coat looks wonderful from the back, not particularly flattering from the front. The colour is nice, but I'd have liked to see a break from the matchy-matchy by way of a nice Hermès scarf. I generally prefer Q. Mathilde in a smaller hat as she carries them so well but the fedora isn't horrid.
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