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''Le privilège du blanc'' ("''the privilege of the white''") is a French term used for a tradition whereby certain designated Catholic queens and princesses are permitted to wear a white dress and white mantilla during an audience with the Pope.〔James-Charles Noonan, Jr., ''The Church Visible: The Ceremonial Life and Protocol of the Roman Catholic Church'' (New York: Viking, 1996), 411.〕 The Italian term is ''il privilegio del bianco''. The Prefecture of the Pontifical Household sometimes issues special instructions when the privilege may be used, such as during papal audiences or masses at the beginning of a pope's reign. A Catholic princess or queen retains the privilege at the discretion of the Pope, by which they remain a Catholic in good public standing; or married into another Catholic monarch, or simply granted by the Pope at his dispensation. A Catholic royal may also choose to freely exercise the privilege depending on the importance of occasion, and does not negate their privilege should they choose to wear black at certain points of Papal audiences. ==History== Protocol for papal audiences formerly required that ladies wear a long black dress with a high collar and long sleeves, and a black mantilla.〔George Seldes, ''The Vatican: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow'' (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934), 125.〕〔Fabio Cassani Pironti, ''Ordini in ordine: manuale d'uso decorazioni per il corpo diplomatico accreditato presso la Santa Sede, il Sovrano militare Ordine di Malta ed i rispettivi dignitari'' (Roma: Laurus Robuffo, 2004), 42 and 87.〕 Certain Catholic queens and princesses have traditionally been exempted from wearing black. The Queens of Italy, Belgium, and Spain, the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, and the princesses of the House of Savoy have been permitted to wear a white dress and white mantilla for a papal audience. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Privilège du blanc」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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