HRH The Prince of Orange and Miss Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti
February 2, 2002

Here's our third crown princely wedding in the run up to Crown Princess Victoria's June nuptials -- less than a month now!  The crown prince of The Netherlands, Willem-Alexander, Prince of Orange, wed Argentine investment banker Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti in 2002. 

The wedding was not without controversy; Máxima's father, Jorge Zorreguieta Stefanini, was a minister in the administration of Argentine dictator Jorge Videla.  Videla's government carried out what was called a "Dirty War," killing tens of thousands of Argentine citizens, and Zorreguieta's involvement was suspect.  However, the Dutch States-General granted permission for the couple to marry -- but neither of Máxima's parents attended the wedding.

Since their marriage, Máxima's relaxed and friendly personality has become quite popular with the Dutch people.  She and Willem-Alexander have three daughters: Catharina-Amalia, Hereditary Princess of Orange (who will likely one day be queen), Princess Alexia, and Princess Ariane.

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HRH The Crown Prince of Norway and Miss Mette-Marit Tjessem Høiby
August 25, 2001

Welcome to the hattery coverage of our second crown princely wedding in preparation for Crown Princess Victoria's big day!  Like Victoria's wedding will be, this wedding was a tiara affair, and the royal ladies of Europe brought out some of their blingiest bling for the occasion.

Haakon's choice of Mette-Marit was a controversial one.  Not only was she a commoner, she also had a son, Marius, from a previous relationship and had been heavily involved in the drug-and-alcohol fueled party scene in Oslo.  Many thought she was not suited to become the next queen of Norway, but Haakon stood firm.  Mette-Marit publicly apologized for her wild past at a press conference before the wedding, and the two have been happily married now for nearly a decade.  Along with Marius, the crown prince and princess have two children, Princess Ingrid Alexandra (who will one day be Norway's queen) and Prince Sverre Magnus.

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Okay, this is retro done right!  The gorgeous Princess Sibilla managed to capture the '30s-'40s glamour look here without looking like she was wearing a Halloween costume.  Excellent!  The hat is gorgeous, and I love the contrast of the charcoal with the taupe fur.  I think I may have a new royal girlcrush!

Here's a new princess for us!  This is Princess Sibilla of Luxembourg, who is married to Grand Duke Henri's brother, Prince Guillaume (that's him on the right).  Sibilla is super gorgeous, and noble to boot: she's descended from Italian, German, Spanish, and Dutch royalty.  Not too shabby!

Her tiara here is a Diamond Art Deco Tiara.  Sibilla seems to be the only person who wears it these days, though I believe that it's a Luxembourg family piece rather than something Sibilla inherited from her family.  Anyone know any more about this gorgeous sparkler?