Recently, Princess Charlene of Monaco has been so industrious in business.
First, on the 1st of this month, the official photo of the 11th wedding anniversary of Albert II was released
He then visited the maternity ward at Princess Grace Hospital Centre on his own
On Monday, he and Albert II attended the 73rd Monaco Red Cross Ball
And on Tuesday, the two went to the Vatican hand in hand,
Met with Pope Francis.
Yes, you read that right, since princess Charlene's comeback, the two who have rarely shown affection have finally been willing to hold hands.
Speaking of, if you want to see the Pope, that rule is too much.
Dress according to the traditional Vatican Protocol:
When visiting the Pope, married women wear veils, plain and formal black clothing, long sleeves, covering shoulders, knee-length skirts or pants.
In the past, heads of state and spouses of various countries basically did the same when they met with the pope.
To name a few chestnuts:
In the early years, when Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom went to see the Pope, she wore a crown and a long black veil, and wore a dress with a very grand skirt;
As I got older, I replaced the tussle with a short one, and then used a pearl necklace and bracelet to reduce the dullness of the black.
When Princess Diana followed Prince Charles to the Pope, she also wore a black dress.
The concubine wearing a black veil is really charming.
And when the Trump family went to the Vatican before, Melania and Ivanka were wearing small black dresses, but U1S1, Ivanka's veil was very spirited, in contrast, Melania felt really sad...
So, let's take another look at what Princess Charlene wore this time.
From a distance, the black lace veil, long sleeves and skirt up to the calf are all right, but her skirt is a one-shoulder feeding d
If you zoom in closer, you can see that, well, the sleeves and shoulders of this skirt are still slightly transparent yarn d
No wonder, the major media want to exclaim:
Princess Charlene broke with tradition!
But in fact, the pope's privilege to Princess Charlene is not only a little bit.
Because there are exceptions in the Vatican Agreement:
If you are the queen of a Catholic country, or if the king's spouse is a Catholic, then you can wear white clothes and white veils.
If you do the math, there are only a very few women in this world who have this honor, and they are Queen Sofía of Spain
Queen Paola ð of Belgium
Maria Teresa, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Queen Mathilde of Belgium ð
Queen letizia d of Spain
Princess Marina d of Naples
and Princess Charlene of Monaco.
In 2016, Princess Charlene met the Pope in white:
White dress, well-tailored white coat, white lace veil, white clutch bag, white gloves and nude heels.
The only different color on the whole body is the red lips.
Seeing this scene again, I have to sigh that Princess Charlene at that time was really beautiful.
A glimpse of a car window;
Exotic in the sun;
Even walking has a sense of déjà vu.
To tell the truth, Princess Charlene is quite suitable for the shape of the veil.
When you have long hair, you are gentle;
But once the hair is cut short, a sense of coldness and mystery emerges from the body, and the distance is instantly pulled apart.
Hey, after a serious illness, Princess Charlene's state is really a cliff-like decline, the light in her eyes is less, and the heartache is three seconds...
Then again, the melon-eating masses should not complain that Princess Charlene does not respect the dress code, after all, the big guys who break the rules of the Vatican are not nothing.
Like the grandmother of the queen mentioned earlier, when she saw the pope later, she did whatever she wanted, and it was really happy to wear a color she liked;
Princess Noriko of Japan wore a traditional costume and kimono when she came to see the Pope.
When Xiao Ma took Xiao Li to see the Pope, although Xiao Li wore a knee-length black skirt, she did not wear a veil;
There is also the Iron Lady Merkel also casually changed into a black suit when she went
Therefore, the rules are dead, people are alive, everything is possible, no.
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Ref：
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11031379/Princess-Charlene-Monaco-joins-Prince-Albert-private-audience-Pope-Francis.html
https://www.hellomagazine.com/royalty/2016011829313/princess-charlene-wears-white-pope/
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