Posted by Frille
on 24/8/2009, 9:03:10, in reply to "Re: Fruit bowl crown and Star Wars tiara"
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It's Gothic in style.
Bridal crowns were inspired by crowns on images of the Blessed Virgin, and sometimes reused such.
I've seen a late 16th century one which is like an ordinary coronet, though.
At court in the 18th century, when the Maids of Honour married, the Queen arranged and paid for the festivities. 
On these occassions the Queen's own crown was used. 
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: Stig, I wonder why are you poking fun of
: this
: now?
: Are we not allowed to show Swedish wedding
: traditions anymore? I found it highly
: interesting to learn that the wedding crown
: belongs to the church and that Princess
: Margaretha used it at the time of her
: wedding, despite the fact that she also
: might have opted for plenty other
: tiara's/bridal 'crowns' which belong to her
: family !
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: There was a time you didn't mind a little
: humour on the boards. Has that changed? BTW,
: you don't seem to have a problem with people
: talking about Queen Sonja's "Star Wars
: tiara" in this very same thread ...
: what's the difference?
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: It's a nice tradtion and the wedding crown
: is very nice, but it none the less looks
: like a fruit bowl.
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