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Her tiara was a Queen Alexandra tiara from the early 1900's. The tiara consists of brilliants, possibly white gold, and tiny pearls. Made of pointed double arches hung with sparkling rimless diamond drops it was a 18th birthday present to then Crown Princess Margarethe in 1958. |
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Alexandra's gown was the work of Court designer Jorgen Bender, who also designed Queen Margrethe's wedding dress. In white winter Italian silk, the dress, which had a high waistband, opened front and back to reveal an underskirt of silk. A 4 meter long train was especially created for the narrow chapel aisle, and the dress was finished off with an astonishing 8,000 pearls, hand-sewn on to the edging and cuffs.
The bouquet was made up of jasmine, |