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Norman Hartnell | 1933⠀
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This wedding dress was made for Margaret Whigham, who would later become the scandalous Duchess of Argyll, for her first marriage to Charles Sweeny. The dress took a team of 30 seamstresses six weeks to make, and the bride thought it shockingly expensive at £52. British Pathe filmed society beauty Margaret Whigham and her as they emerged from London’s Brompton Oratory. The film shows crowds of women jostling with photographers to catch a glimpse of the bride and her extraordinary gown with its 9 foot train. ⠀
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(@vamuseum museum no. V&A: T.836-1974)⠀
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On this day in Royal history . 18 March 1848 . Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll was born at Buckingham Palace . . ◼ She was the fourth daughter & sixth child of the reigning British monarch, Queen Victoria, & her husband Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg & Gotha. . ◼ As the daughter of the sovereign, Louise was styled Her Royal Highness The Princess Louise from birth. The Queen’s labour with Louise was the first to be aided with chloroform. Albert & Victoria chose the names Louisa Caroline Alberta. Louise was chosen to honour Albert’s mother. Though christened Louisa in Buckingham Palace’s private chapel by the Archbishop of Canterbury, on 13 May 1848, she was invariably known as Louise throughout her life. . ◼ Louise was an able sculptor & artist, & several of her sculptures remain today. . ◼ Before her marriage, Louise served as an unofficial secretary to her mother, the Queen (1866–1871). .. ◼  Louise married John, Marquess of Lorne, the heir to the Duke of Argyll on 21 March 1871. Despite a happy beginning, the two drifted apart, possibly because of their childlessness & the Queen’s constraints on their activities. In 1878, Lorne was appointed Governor General of Canada. Louise became viceregal consort, but her stay was unhappy as a result of homesickness & dislike of Ottawa. . ◼ Following Victoria’s death in 1901, Louise entered the social circle established by her brother, the new king, Edward VII. Louise’s marriage survived thanks to long periods of separation, but the couple reconciled in 1911, and she was devastated by her husband’s death in 1914. . ▪ After the end of the First World War in 1918, at the age of 70, she began to retire from public life, undertaking few public duties outside Kensington Palace, where she died at age 91. . . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #TheYear1848 #PrincessLouise #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #BuckinghamPalace #Victorian #DuchessofArgyll #History #BritishMonarchy #d18mar #Victorian #kensingtonpalace #Queenvictoria #Princealbert #Duchess #Princess #London #Westminster #historyfacts #greatbritain Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020 #RoyalHistory #OnThisDay #Otd #HistoryFacts #royalbaby # (at Buckingham Palace) https://www.instagram.com/p/B94NfZ1AjOq/?igshid=1dtl3a4rcg7th

On this day in history . 21st March 1871 . . Princess Louise married John Campbell, Marquess of Lorne in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle . (2.)The Wedding; . ◼ Queen Victoria found it difficult to let go of her daughter, confiding in her journal that she "felt painfully the thought of losing her". The new breach in royal tradition caused surprise, especially in Germany, & Queen Victoria wrote to the Queen of Prussia that princes of small impoverished German houses were "very unpopular" in Britain & that Lord Lorne, a "person of distinction at home" with "an independent fortune" was "really no lower in rank than minor German Royalty". . ◼ The ceremony was conducted at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 21 March 1871, & the crowd outside was so large that, for the first time, policemen had to form chain barriers to keep control. Louise wore a wedding veil of Honiton lace that she designed herself, & was escorted into the Chapel by her mother, & her two eldest brothers, the Prince of Wales & the Duke of Edinburgh. . ◼ On this occasion, the usually severe black of the Queen's mourning dress was relieved by the crimson rubies & blues of the Garter star. Following the ceremony, the Queen kissed Louise, & Lorne – now a member of the royal family, but still a subject – kissed the Queen's hand. . ◼ The couple then journeyed to Claremont in Surrey for the honeymoon, but the presence of attendants on the journey, & at meal times, made it impossible for them to talk privately. The short four-day visit did not pass without an interruption from the Queen, who was curious about her daughter's thoughts on married life. Among their wedding gifts was a maplewood desk from Queen Victoria, now at Inveraray Castle. . Portrait: Queen Victoria with Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lorne; Prince Leopold; the Marquess of Lorne & Princess Beatrice, 1878 Trust. . . #Onthisdayinhistory #Thisdayinhistory #TheYear1871 #RoyalWedding #PrincessLouise #JohnCampbell #DukeofArgyll #DuchessofArgyll #HouseofSaxeCoburgandGotha #History #BritishMonarchy #d21mar #Marquess #vintagephotography #victorianphotography #vintagephotos Royal Collection Trust/© Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (at Windsor, Berkshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvSTYV6FrAA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=fto53k203ahk

Norman Hartnell | Wedding Gown | c. 1938 #vandamuseum #fashionhistory #stylehistory #historicalfashion #periodclothing #costumehistory #costumedesign #costume #gown #dress #victoriaandalbertmuseum #defunctfashion #weddinggown #weddingdress #thattrain #duchessofargyll (at Victoria and Albert Museum)