Posted by Jim
on 7/6/2008, 1:19:59, in reply to "Tiara traditition in Scandinavia"
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I seem to remember reading that at the time of the wedding of Pss. Mary to Lord Lascelles that Queen Mary wanted a tiara event but the Archbishop of Canterbury put the kabosh on the idea. So it became formal gowns and hat from then on.
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: In the three Scandinavian monarchies, you
: always see that special family celebrations
: are tiara events, even for some noble
: families. Why is this tradition? It's not
: the same in the rest of the monarchies. You
: don't see tiara weddings in the UK, Belgium,
: Spain, etc.
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