Following the Accession to the Throne, Grand Duke Guillaume and Grand Duchess Stéphanie are undertaking a series of courtesy visits to the neighbouring countries of the Grand Duchy, as well as to the Benelux partners. On November 19, 2025, the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess visited the Netherlands. King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima welcomed the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg at Noordeinde Palace. The visit concluded with a lunch in honour of the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
The two ladies could have disappeared somewhere in the palace for a short while taking a seamstress with them, Máxima telling her: "please the same length for the Grand Duchess like I wear, but quickly", then magic could have happened ... because this dress on Stephanie would be fabulous in just-under-knee-length. The top part of the dress, the colour are so nice, the hat so pretty - look at pic #5. - Máxima is perfection.
ReplyDeleteAgree !!
DeletePerfect idea!
DeleteI completely agree! A darn shame someone didn’t point this out the the lovely Grand Duchess. QM is pure perfection! MR
DeleteMáxima looks breathtaking, as usual! Such a beautiful autumnal colour on her.
ReplyDeleteI’m not sold on the asymmetrical collar on Stephanie’s coat dress: in the very least she should have worn a brooch on her left shoulder where there’s an obvious gap for it in the design. Perhaps the lovely pearl fleur de lis brooch of the Lux grand-ducal family? I also think her hem is a tad too long for her frame, and the hat’s strap is showing in photos, not great. But her smile is always just perfect, she smiles with her eyes!
I agree, a lovely brooch would have given the ensemble an extra touch.
DeleteI certainly like the cheeky little hat. The dress could have been a tad shorter, but these extra long styles seem to be en vogue at the moment
and we might get used to them.
🌞 Virginia
@Dear Virginia, the problem is not that we are not accustomed to this length ( because we definitely are). Being accustomed does not make it look better on her - too much volume everywhere down to her feet. With a knee-length skirt there is less width and volume and more beautiful legs --> better proportions.
DeleteBoth ladies dresses are lovely. Maxima's dress, colour and hat are pure Maxima, and very beautiful. I love the gathered waist scarf detail.
ReplyDeleteStephanie has a lovely dress and it is constructed perfectly to suit her figure. As for her hat, the bow looks a little odd to me perched on the top of her head like that. Perhaps if she wore that hat in a different way so that the bow was positioned differently, or else have the hat without the bow. But in any case, these styles of hat suit her better than some of the brimmed styles that she wears.
- Anon 9:13
Stephanie is georgeous!
ReplyDeleteA pale lila coat and pink hat such a clever combination.
WoW Maxima ❤️
ReplyDeleteSowas kann man sich nicht ausdenken, da fällt mir zur wunderschönen Grand Duchess nichts mehr ein. Das Mantelkleid ist viel zu lang, die Farbe so ungünstig, das Hütchen nun ja - wer denkt sich so was nur aus? - Dorothe -
ReplyDelete-Dorothe, ah lass, such a vivid detailed imagination.
DeleteThe hat has definite 40's vibe. It is lovely, suits the Grand Duchess, and the coat is elegant, in style, shape, and color.
Gute Frage, Dorothe, gute Frage. Ich finde, Maxima und Willem-Alexander sehen jünger und frischer aus als Stephanie und Guillaume. Helena
DeleteStephanie has turned into a clone of her mother-in-law Maria Teresa. In this maxi dress she looks -... I don't know how else to put it - big.
ReplyDeleteMaxima - good color, but again that mega hat, like ranchers in the pampas.
Stephanie (too)
…hat like ranchers. That is so funny. 😂💕
DeleteLa reine Maxima est magnifique. Cette robe, cette paire d’escarpins, ce chapeau lui vont à ravir.
ReplyDeleteDe plus, elle arbore une couleur que j’affectionne, le bordeaux.
J’apprécie vraiment les récents choix vestimentaires de la Grande-Duchesse Stéphanie.
Cette robe est d’une belle couleur ; néanmoins, une longueur genoux aurait été meilleure. De même, elle semble être légèrement grande pour elle. Ce qui est vraiment dommage.
Son vernis est d’une belle couleur : rouge.
-Astrid.
Stéphanie est délicieuse dans tout ce rose pâle même si ce genre de chapeau ne me sied pas du tout - Quant à Maxima élégante dans cette couleur Bordeaux, je remarque qu’elle est revenue au style de chapeau qu’elle affectionne !
ReplyDeleteThis coatdress is much too long on Grand Duchess Stéphanie. Also, the collar detail - I have nothing against asymmetrical design in general - looks not quite right on it. Au contraire to others here - I like her hat. Queen Maxíma just her usual self. No complaints.
ReplyDeleteMaxima looks gorgeous!!!!
ReplyDeleteLa robe de Maxima lui va à la perfection, j'aurais juste aimé que la partie drapé ne soit pas si longue mais plutôt à la même hauteur que l'ourlet de sa robe. La pochette et les escarpins sont chics mais je n'apprécie pas la cape ni cet immense chapeau (ceux plus petits lui vont mieux, il me semble).
ReplyDeleteLa tenue de Stéphanie est hélas trop déséquilibrée, entre un chapeau trop petit et une robe trop longue et trop large. Je n'aime que sa pochette. Paloma.
Maxima looks incredible. Love the dress and color. Stephanie looks lovely, but this outfit is way too long.
ReplyDeleteMaxima’s dress fits her perfectly and looks fantastic on her. I think I would like a smaller hat on her with it. Stephanie is trying and is well-groomed, but this dress looks overly voluminous on her; maybe it’s the length.
ReplyDelete-Royal Watcher
I am very interested by the consideration given to the longer length clothes worn by so many current royals. On this occasion I think that the Grand Duchess's coats width is balanced by the length. Regarding the Duchess of Edinburgh 's recent post I loved the beautiful white dress but thought the Etro dress looked almost old fashioned with the short length. Perhaps it is a different story about what is fashionable around the world?
ReplyDeleteSomebody needs to have a word with the Grand Duchess. Today in most of Europe the weather was winter, I woke up to it trying to snow in London. She needs teal blue, rust red, burnt orange, holly berry, silver grey, burgundy, purple or sapphire blue. And cashmere, fur, mohair, velvet, silk satin and wool jacquard. Baby pink is for small girls in late spring.
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