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I know some of you are starting to experience Diamond Daisy Fatigue with Mette-Marit, but I'm really digging the way that MM positioned her tiara standby in her hair this go around, even with the center part. And, ooh, those ruby earrings!
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I think I can figure out Sonja's reasoning here: "Trippy green dress = massive green emeralds!" And, you know, fair play. But I wish we'd had massive diamonds here instead. The hypercolor dress is sort of stealing the show from the gems, yes?
But hey, let's look on the bright side: at least this time the dress isn't orange!
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Sonja busted out one of her rotating planetary toppers for today's welcome ceremony, last seen during last year's Dutch state visit. Love the color. And the suit fits!
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It's an explodo-repeater from Princess Astrid today! I just love her. How can you not love a veteran princess who's not afraid to affix a giant maribou flounce to the back of her chapeau?
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President Zuma of South Africa is paying a visit to Oslo, and for her welcome ceremony headwear, Mette-Marit went ... Yorkies meet Evita?
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Love, love, love the tiara that Sophie chose for her big day: this is the Isenburg Floral Tiara, a family piece that Sophie's sister Katharina also wore on her wedding day. I love the unique shape of this one ... let's hope that: a) Georg Friedrich and Sophie get invited to future royal tiara events, and b) Sophie gets to wear this one. Or, actually, maybe we should be hoping that she gets to bust out the Prussian jewels, if there are many left. You know those are pretty fantastic.
Here's a full view of the wedding dress. Not sure about the collar tailoring on the piece, but overall, I think she looks gorgeous:
Congrats to the Prussians! 
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First things first: how hard is Georg Friedrich working to get on Mad Hattery on his wedding day, huh? I'm not sure we've ever seen such a stunning display of groom hattery on the blog. Kudos, Georg. (Though the top hat looks to be perhaps possibly one size too big. Just saying.)
Anyway: the women of the groom's family. He's being escorted into the church by his mother, Duchess Donata of Oldenburg (she remarried after Georg Friedrich's father died -- to her former brother-in-law. But that's probably a story for another day), and his sister, Princess Cornelie-Cecile, which I think is really sweet. But ... do we think that someone told Donata that the wedding was Christmas-themed?
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We've got another heart-shaped wedding hat here from Camilla 2.0, but this one makes me want to bust out into a chorus of "Rule Britannia" for some odd reason. It's reading so very Admiral Lord Nelson to me.
But: how much better does she look with a more natural hairstyle and makeup? Really nice. Two thumbs up, Lady Castro!
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The gold-coated lady in the middle of this photo is Archduchess Katharina, the bride's sister. We've not seen her on the blog before, but we're quite familiar with her brother-in-law and his wife. Katharina's husband, Archduke Martin (that's him beside her), is Prince Lorenz of Belgium's younger brother. Small royal world, eh?
As far as Katharina's hattery goes, I like the general idea, but would prefer it with fewer feathers and an updo. Big hats need upswept hair.
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