Official protocol when meeting with the Pope says that only Catholic queens can wear white mantillas. I agree that Queen Sofia has a beautiful mantilla.
Those were great pics! I was watching EWTN on the internet last night when they were replaying the interview with the Pope before the conclave. We only have one tv with cable in our place, the cable company won't install upstairs because we rent a townhouse & the apartment place won't let us. I just found out last night that EWTN sends both the TV and radio streams out on the internet. WOO HOO!!!
Quite true! When my grandmother had an audience with John XXIII she was quite upset that she had to wear a black mantilla instead of the beautiful white one she had planned to wear. BTW, I have that white mantilla, my mom gave it to me to wear at my wedding. Does anybody know the best way to store it until my daughter gets married? she's only 15 and very much dedicated to her studies, so I hope it will be quite a while.