These are a few of my favorite things
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The Beautiful things in life I choose to surround myself with, that bring me to write about the lives of others, dead or alive.
Wedding in the chapel at Buckingham Palace 22nd of july 1896
Lauritz Tuxen 1896 to 1897. 141cm X 170cm. Oil on canvas.Wedding between Prince Carl of Denmark and Princess Maud of Great Britain.
In the foreground to the left is the groom’s parents; Princess Louise and Crown Prince Frederik of Denmark also portrayed is Queen Victoria.
Behind the bride and groom is the bride’s parents; Princess Alexandra and the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII).
In the background to the right (in red Guards uniform) is the groom’s older brother, Prince Christian, later King Christian X.
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Princess Ella of Hesse, Grand Duchesses Olga and Tatiana in a 1900 photo-shoot. I don’t remember seeing this pose before. (sorry for the poor quality) :)
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Dress
Madeleine Vionnet, 1926
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The colour!
