The Swedes do this wonderful thing called representationsmiddag, or something like that - couldn't speak Swedish if my life depended on it, kids - where they invite representatives from the government and other sectors over to the palace for an official dinner a few times a year. They started this tradition to give them more opportunities to bust out their tiaras and ballgowns. That's the truth. (Disclaimer: no, it's not.)
Anyhoo, they had one such dinner last night. And before we get to the sparkly new stuff, I thought we could do a little flashback, and see what Crown Princess Victoria has brought to the table in years past. (This is probably not every representation dinner appearance, just the ones I could find.)
Immediately, we can see that these dinners are not banner occasions. This is not the spot for debuting new gowns and fancy new hairdos, like the Nobel festivities are. Just look at the triple appearance of that red Christmas wrapping paper gown if you have any doubt.
Oh, what's that you say? You can't see enough of the tiaras? Fine, here you go:
As it goes with the gowns, so it goes with the tiaras: mostly a slew of old faithfuls on show here. The birthday tiara (I'm sorry, b-day tiara defenders, I just can't. It's all wire! Blech.), a few button appearances, a wee bit of Cut Steel, and mostly that yummy Baden Fringe.
Now, to add yesterday's dinner to the mix:
What did you make of this year's choices? And which is your favorite year so far?
Photos: Kungahuset/ANP/IBL/Scanpix/Svenskdam/IBL/Charles Hammarsten
