Picture No | 10499878 |
Date | 1923 |
Description | Royal Wedding 1923 - Through Wisdom's Eyes |
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Interesting montage picture from The Bystander Royal Wedding Number of 1923 featuring the Duke of York, and his chosen bride, Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in the eyes of an owl, symbolising the Duke's wise choice of bride. The caption reads, 'The whole nation sees eye to eye with HRH on his choice of bride - not only from the romantic point of view but also because of the wisdom of choosing a wife of British nationality'.
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Source | Illustration by Vivien Hewerdine in The Bystander, 2 May 1923, p.174 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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