In my continuing quest to turn my Olympics enthusiasm into a reason to drool over some jewels (you're welcome), let's spend some time with the gloriously tiara-filled wedding of a pair of Olympic lovebirds.
After meeting during the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Crown Prince Frederik and Mary Donaldson tied the knot in 2004. Uffe Frank designed Mary's ivory duchess satin wedding gown, a creation of mixed opinion. (For me, I'm in permanent love with the bodice, but could quibble all day with the rest.) She used lace and a veil dating back to Frederik's great-grandmother, Princess Margaret of Connaught; these items have been worn by several of Margaret's descendants.
It was a total run of interesting gowns and gorgeous tiaras, so let's go to the tape. Below is the whole ceremony, including Mary's showstopping entrance (my fave, hello).
Videos of people milling about waiting for the wedding waltz are oddly fascinating, so I'll leave you with these:
Holyrood Week 2021 and Return to Windsor Castle
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*June 28: The Queen, accompanied by The Duke of Cambridge, started her
annual week of engagements in Scotland, known as Holyrood Week.*
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