Grand Duchess Maria Teresa of Luxembourg attended the funeral service of Helene Carrere d'Encausse that took place at Saint-Germain-des-Pres church in Paris. Helene Carrere d'Encausse died in Paris on 5 August 2023 at the age of 94. Carrere d'Encausse was a French political historian who specialised in Russian history.
From 1999 up until her death in 2023, she served as the Perpetual Secretary of the Academie Francaise, to which she was first elected in 1990. In 2023, she was awarded the Princess of Asturias Award in Social Sciences.
GD Maria Teresa is dressed appropriately to assist at this funeral. She is probably in France were they have a villa and were the Grand Ducal Family is passing a vacation like they do every year.
ReplyDeleteFirstly, a sad loss for France to lose such a great lady of
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She has left behind an impressive contribution to French and Russian history.
Rest in peace madame.
Secondly, the Grand Duchess is dressed correctly for the occasion (IMO) in her sombre ensemble and low key makeup.
Nice to see her giving the baggy pants a break. More like that please Grand Duchess.
If Helene Carrere d'Encausse had been a citizen of The United Kingdom, she would almost certainly have been awarded the title of Baroness, Dame or some other type of high ranking title.
DeleteHer nationality was French.
Maria Teresa a choisi de porter une tenue déale pour ces funérailles tout en étant discrètement maquillée:!
ReplyDeleteGD MT looks very nice today. Nothing outrages. Funerals are always sad occasions. css
ReplyDeleteMaria Teresa a choisi de porter une tenue idéale pour ces funérailles tout en étant discrètement maquillée:!
ReplyDeleteGood to see Maria Theresa in a simple, tasteful outfit. Appropriate for the situation and well-tailored to her frame
ReplyDeleteI think she looks very appropriated for the occasion.
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I have to disagree. She looks like she is going out on the town instead of a funeral.
ReplyDeleteTotally agree
DeleteThat´s what I thought too. While her outfit is decent and tasteful, I find it too casual for the occasion. For a funeral, I´d dress more formally to pay respect.
DeleteIn most West-European countries people do not dress too formally any more for a funeral (unless it concerns a king or queen). On the contrary nowadays someone who is dressed too formal is considered has someone who is not paying very much respect. Rose
DeleteI don´t agree with that assessment, Rose. Most people consider a funeral a formal occasion and they do dress up. It depends of course on your defintion of "formal"; to normal people it doesn´t mean headgear or longdress, but certainly calls for suit+tie for men and a dress or skirt suit (ideally with dark stockings) for ladies. Admittedly, I haven´t been to a funeral very recently, but I am not aware of the dress code having shifted over the past years. And I very much dispute the claim that dressing too formal for a funeral is considered as lack of respect.
DeleteI agree with you @Rose. Your comment is correct.
DeleteIn some Anglo-Saxon countries there is a change to the funeral being the "celebration of a person's life".
Bright coloured clothes and happy conversations are the order of the day. The families do not attend the burial or cremation service but say goodbye at the church or the location where the funeral is held.
But in Latin countries, sombre dressing is still requested and will probably stay like that for a long time.
Deadeggs it is really ones choice if they dress up or down for a funeral!
Delete@ Vanessa & deadeggs. Since Maria Teresa and myself are both living in the Benelux I can assure you that we are also going in dark clothes to church or to the place were the cremation take place. The men are wearing a dark pant suit and a tie. But women are not forbidden to wear pants. Look at Queen Mathilde when she went recently to the funeral of her uncle, she was wearing a black Armani pant suit without a hat but with black accessories. She looked very descent. It is custom now that women or men can also wear dark colors like navy, dark green, dark brown, dark beige. One can be as respectful as someone who is dressed in black. I have been to several funerals during the last 3 years and it is only the closest family who is dressed more or less formal. Colors are not forbidden but normally people are not going to a funeral or a cremation in red, yellow, orange, pink...
Deleteforgot to sign. Anon. 15/8 08:43 message from Rose
DeleteIt is sad, when one can say, at least she did not 'over dress' in garish colors or styles. The outfit looked appropriate for a funeral. Janice
ReplyDeleteI wonder if she has stopped wearing dresses because of surgical scars? She may feel self conscious.
ReplyDeleteGD MT looks very good here, not sure if she is wearing Navy or Black, regardless she looks well groomed and appropriately dressed.
ReplyDeleteAgreed , Ava.
DeleteIt looks to be navy blue on my screen and, if so, it is appropriate for the Grand Duchess as she is a person outside the closer/ immediate family orbit(I think she is).
The outfit looks somber and not too formal, well done.
Her kitten heels are fine.
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