TROUSSEAU FOR PRINCESS
Following the announcement of Princess Elizabeth’s marriage on November 20 next, dressmakers have begun work on her trousseau. The first item has been provided by the Queen in the shape of a train of priceless Brussels lace hundreds of years old. According to usual custom, the wedding presents will be displayed in the state rooms of St. James’ Palace for the public to see.
It is possible that the materials for the wedding gown itself will be made by British silkworks. At Lullingstone Castle in Kent, there is a colony of four million, who have already provided silks for previous State occasions. They made fabric for robes worn by the Queen and the two Princesses at the Coronation, each cocoon producing two miles of thread. Enough raw silk is already set aside for Princess Elizabeth’s dress.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 68, 18 August 1947, Page 2
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139TROUSSEAU FOR PRINCESS Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 11, Issue 68, 18 August 1947, Page 2
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