Queen Rania wears Schiaparelli to speak at Paris Peace Forum

Her speech comes a day after meeting the Pope in Rome

On June 10, 1993, then Crown Prince of Jordan, Abdullah, married Rania Al-Yassin in Amman. AFP

The bride wore a gown by British designer Bruce Oldfield, who took inspiration from traditional Syrian robes at the Victoria & Albert museum in London. AFP

King Hussein, right, and his wife Queen Noor, second from right, attend the marriage of his eldest son Abdullah and Rania Al-Yassin, centre. On the far left is Abdullah's mother, Hussein's ex-wife Princess Muna Al-Hussein, born Antoinette Gardiner. Photo: FMS

The newly-weds arrive at a party held in their honour in Amman. AFP

From left, Rania-Al Yassin, Crown Prince Abdullah, Queen Noor and King Hussein of Jordan at the wedding. AFP

For the wedding celebrations, the bride changed into a second gown, with an embroidered bodice. Getty Images

The newly married crown prince and Rania at their wedding celebration. Getty Images

Prince Abdullah and his bride cut their elaborate cake. Getty Images

Rania's dress was hand embroidered in gold thread, around the collar, down the front of the jacket and around the hem of the sleeves and gown. AFP

Queen Rania of Jordan opened the Paris Peace Forum on Friday, with a speech calling for a shift in thinking to help save the planet.

For her fifth time addressing the annual forum, she noted that while humanity faced “a convergence of crises", due to war in Ukraine, the climate crisis and the Covid-19 pandemic, countries were too often allowing divisions to stall progress.

"We are failing to meet our common threats with a spirit of common cause,” she said.

“Our world is off-balance; simply trying to keep things steady is not enough.”

For her address, she wore a striking embroidered shirt by the French luxury house Schiaparelli, from the spring/summer 2023 collection. Made from white poplin, the garment is decorated with "crystal beaded strands of golden hair that slither from the shoulders".

With the gold beading made to look like curls of hair, the playfulness is typical of the oeuvre of Elsa Schiaparelli.

In her address, she called for people to consider their responsibility to the planet, saying that nations need to be "renewing our faith in truth, recognising that we all have equal worth, safeguarding the future and believing in our ability to remake the world as we wish it could be.”

“Honesty is the foundation of trust, but words are not enough. Cynicism flourishes in the gap between words and deeds,” she said.

“It’s too late for wish lists. We need binding to-do lists to save both our credibility and our planet.”

The address in Paris came one day after Queen Rania and her husband, King Abdullah II of Jordan, met with Pope Francis at the Vatican in Rome.

For the visit, the queen wore a black dress with white cuffs by the Lebanese brand Diamondogs. Queen Rania teamed the collared dress with a white headscarf, befitting Vatican protocol.

Of the visit, the Jordan's Royal Hashemite Court later explained that the need to "sustain interfaith dialogue, promote co-existence and protect the Christian presence in the region" was discussed.

Their meeting took place days after the Pope visited Bahrain to address about 160,000 Catholics who live in the country.

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