Re: Munn on the tiara Archived Message
Posted by Nellie on February 11, 2012, 1:11 am, in reply to "Re: Queen Elizabeth II - timeline for jewllery?"
To quote just a little from Geoffrey Munn - " There can be few social customs as powerfully symbolic as the crowning of a bride's head on her wedding day. Her head-dress signifies the loss of innocence and the triumph of love, and has played an integral part in nuptial ceremonies, in many traditions and many cultures, for thousands of years. Even in the most modern and sophisticated societies, this head-dress often continues to take the form of a simple garland of flowers. But it is the tiara that remains the most striking emblem of such a central rite of passage in the Western world. "
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