'Tis July - the month of the Buckingham Palace garden parties. This is the one summer (1936) that Edward VIII hosted as King. This is also the first time debutantes were presented at a garden party - usually it was a separate ceremony in the evening. Edward was not a fan of formal ceremonies and this was his solution to get two things over at once.
Elspeth - Oh, how elegant! Those gloves! Those hats. And oh, that rain! I do feel bad for everyone, but honestly, the rain makes it all seem more down-to-earth.
ReplyDeleteThere's something delicious about all those pretty dresses! I wonder how upset the ones who couldn't get presented were that night?
ReplyDeleteMargot; Could the rain have been nature foreshadowing what was going to happen in December? There's an interesting thought.
ReplyDeleteJill; Welcome! I agree the dresses are divine and I know I'd have been upset not to have been able to be presented. All that time getting ready for nothing? Bah.
He doesn't look like he's having much fun! Ha! Too bad about the rain. There's a *reason* why debutantes are usually presented inside!
ReplyDeleteElizabeth; I don't think he was having fun- but it's too bad he showed his boredom so openly. Ah well.
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