In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes >> >> Now there is also an exhibition at Buckingham Palace of The >> Queen Mothers White Wardrobe designed by Norman Hartnell in 1938 >> for the Queen Mothers trip to Paris, they have never been worn >> since.
There has also been an article on this (including lots of photos) in Hello magazine - unfortunately I didn't look at the date on the cover (I was filling in time at the hairdressers). Apparently at the time of the visit she was in mourning but didn't want to wear black for a State Visit. Research into earlier centuries showed that white used to be the accepted colour of mourning, so Hartnell designed the White Wardrobe collection for her. -- Jane Partridge -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.9.9/62 - Release Date: 02/08/2005 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
