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Hello all, So, it's June - probably the most popular month in Victorian times for wedding nuptials ! Indeed, a popular verse promised good fortune for those who tied the knot this month - ‘Married when June Roses Grow, O’er Land and sea you’ll go.’ These were the couples who had sensibly avoided marrying in the... Continue Reading →
by Ruth A. Symes Link to buy my books Amazon.co.uk: Ruth A Symes: books, biography, latest update Franz Winterhalter, Queen Victoria wearing a floral crown of orange blossom (1847). Via Wikimedia Commons [This article was first published in Family Tree Magazine UK in 2011] Kate Middleton's wedding bouquet follows royal tradition by including a sprig of... Continue Reading →
