On Sunday, August 17, 2025, Queen Margrethe attended a festive service at Viborg Cathedral in Viborg, where a new chasuble, designed and decorated by the Queen, was inaugurated. The inauguration took place during the service, which was attended by the congregation and guests. Count Ingolf and Countess Sussie of Rosenborg were also present. The new chasuble will now form part of the liturgical life of Viborg Cathedral.
The chasuble is a liturgical vestment worn by priests during the Eucharist. It was designed by Queen Margrethe in collaboration with embroiderer Lizzi Damgaard and the Society for Ecclesiastical Art. The design was created to harmonize with Joakim Skovgaard’s decoration of the cathedral from 1897–1906, as well as with the bishop’s cope that Her Majesty designed for the diocese in 1989.
Since the mid-1970s, Queen Margrethe has designed—and in some cases personally embroidered—a number of paraments or church textiles for churches in Denmark, Greenland, Germany, and England: ranging from richly detailed bishop’s copes and chasubles in white, red, green, and violet for the liturgical seasons, to antependia (altar frontals), as well as a wedding carpet and even a hymnal cover.
What a beautiful garment. Such a lovely legacy the queen has left for generations. Such a nice hobby and skill. Her dress is a very pretty colour blue with a dainty pattern. This is one lady I would love to meet.
ReplyDeleteIn the catholic church the chasubles are very simple since many years. In the old days the priests wore also chasubles which were decorated and embroided with gold threads. Often it were the people of the parish who donated money to buy a new chasuble for the priest of their parish. Also the family of the priest donated money because of the little salary he received from the government he couldn't pay that.
ReplyDeleteDespite of the many times the liturgical ceremonies of the catholic religion has been simplified, many catholic churches have been closed because the older people of the parish died and the younger people are not going to church any more.
The churches which are still there are used for funeral ceremonies, for weddings (I think in my parish there is maybe one wedding during a whole year). Mass on Sunday is now in a small chapel which was used before for the baptizing of babies. The church is a modern building and has been used during covid to vaccinate the people of our town.
Fashion wise, Queen Margrethe is wearing a very chic and elegant ensemble of a lovely light blue summer dress and a short jacket. Her stockings have the right color, not too white like she used to wear before. The white hat suits her too.
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