So, One's armed forces decided to throw One a bit of a party in honor of one's sixty years on the throne...

Fondant fish scales for a military event?  Why not!  Lesson of the year: if you're the Diamond Queen, you do what you want.

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Look past the rather unfortunate tiara hair happening here -- let's have a referendum on the Pearl and Diamond Choker Tiara, shall we?  I know I've said positive things about it in the past, but the more I look at it, the more I think it sort of looks like porch lattice with solar lights stuck on top.  And you?

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And this evening, representing the grand duchy of Luxembourg at the Nobel Prize dinner ... it's WONDER WOMAN!

(...okay, haha, it's really GD Maria Teresa, who came with GD Henri because one of the laureates is from Luxembourg.  Also, be prepared to continue to groan at my bad Wonder Woman jokes, because they're going to crop up every time this tiara -- and this tiara, too -- show up for the duration of this blog.  For real, these tiaras were stolen from superheroes.)

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I refuse to believe that Maria Teresa's hat isn't a gift-wrapping ribbon from an "Everything's a Dollar!" store.

Also, LOL -- royal kisses for Carl Gustaf!

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Wow.  When did Mattel start making Barbie outfits for grown-ups?

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Oh, Tessy -- you know this is ridiculous, I can see it on your face!  What happened?  Did it come apart on the car ride over?

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Love this whirligig of a fascinator on Princess Alexandra's dark hair -- whimsical and silly enough to be interesting, but not so crazy that it's distracting.

But ... is that her hair gathered in the back, or is it -- shudder -- some sort of bow?  Thoughts?

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MT stepped out in one of my favorite Luxembourg sparklers for the gala dinner: Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte's Diamond Scroll Tiara, the tiara her mother-in-law wore at her wedding.  It's a gorgeous '50s tiara that somehow looks modern and antique all at the same time.  Lovely!

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You guys, I think this might seriously be the best MT has ever looked.  Good proportions on the hat and the outfit, overall monochrome color, dramatic tilt of the hat's brim ... fabulous!

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This really isn't a bad hat shape on Maria Teresa, but man, pea green yellow is rarely my first choice for a successful hat color...

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