Wedding Prince George, Duke of York, and Princess Mary of Teck took place on July 6, 1893 at Chapel Royal, St James's Palace in London.
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Engagement
The engagement of Mary of Teck with Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale, the eldest son of the Prince of Wales, ended after the death of the duke on January 14, 1892. Even before the death of the duke, his grandmother Queen Victoria wanted to confirm the succession, and therefore wanted his younger brother and (now second in line for the throne) Prince George married Princess Marie or Princess Victoria Melita from Edinburgh. For his part, George liked his cousin, but did not want to get married early; "I still think getting married too young is a bad thing," she wrote to the Queen, and mentioned the circumstances surrounding Rudolf's death, the Crown Prince of Austria as an example. In addition, the prince made him know, "The one thing I can never do is marry someone who does not care about me, I have to be miserable for the rest of my life." However, in 1892, a tentative proposal on marriage was brought to Marie's parents, but because she was influenced by her Anglophobe mother and teacher, Marie rejected her.
Her grandmother, Queen Victoria, loves the Duke of Clarence fiance, and tells her wish that Mary should marry her brother, George (now Duke of York). The situation is embarrassing for the couple, as the country expects their involvement and contemporary newspapers to wildly speculate about the affair. Mary still mourns the duke's death, but faces strong pressure from her parents, among others. George on the other hand is faced with the fact of his new position as the second on the throne line, and has lost confidence after Marie's rejection. He did not know what Mary's true opinion of him was, and consequently had some doubts; George is urged to propose to Mary after spending time with his beloved aunt, Queen Olga of Greece. Despite this background, the couple came to care for each other, and their marriage will be a success.
Some awkward encounter with Prince George passes, always in the company of others, with both individuals still feeling embarrassed and ashamed. On May 3, 1893, Mary arranged for tea with George's sister, Princess Louise, Duchess of Fife and her husband, but when she arrived, she found George there as well. The awkward moment was rescued after Louise intervened, "Now Georgie, do not you think you should bring May to the garden to see the frog in the pond?" George proposed by the pool, and their engagement was officially announced the next day.
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Protest
The Socialist League, an anarchist group, campaigns against the cost of marriage, puts up a poster saying: "The London Anarchists will hold a rage meeting on Sunday, July 2, at Hyde Park, at three-thirty, to protest the waste of wealth on this Royal Vermin , while the workers are dying of hunger and overwork.Couns, preparing for the Revolution Remember - He who will be free himself must attack.Flash with Flunkyism. "Thomas Cantwell and Ernest Young, members of the group, were captured by flyposting and arrested and detained in prison. Their office was ransacked, but the case was eventually dismissed.
Wedding
Prince George, Duke of York and Princess Mary of Teck were married at 12:30 on July 6, 1893 at the Royal Chapel at St. James. On the morning of their wedding, George accidentally caught his fiancée in the long corridor of Buckingham Palace; he went on to make "low and courteous bow," a movement Mary had never forgotten.
The royal party was brought from Buckingham Palace to St James in four large hopper processions, which consisted of an open landaus. The first procession includes household members; this was followed by the Duke of York and his supporters in both and Princess Mary, Duke Teck and Prince Adolphus of Teck in the third. The final procession included Queen Victoria, Duke Teck and Prince Frederick and Alexander of Teck. Mary was applauded with her "side-by-side smile", and with a "slightly nervous white-gloved right hand". Because royal wedding is a historically popular spectacle, the wedding party attracts many people, many of whom gather on the route from Buckingham Palace to St James's Palace to give this couple an "enthusiastic acceptance".
Princess Mary was attended by ten bridesmaids: George's sister, Princess Victoria and Maud of Wales; and his first cousin, Princess Victoria Melita, Alexandra, and Beatrice from Edinburgh; Princess Margaret and Patricia from Connaught; The daughters of Alice and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg; and Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein. Two Duke of York supporters are The Prince of Wales and The Duke of Edinburgh.
Archbishop Canterbury performs the ceremony, and is assisted by the Bishop of London, Bishop of Rochester, and five other bishops. George and Mary then went on to Buckingham Palace, and the marriage list was signed by the Queen, the prime minister, and all other royal figures in attendance.
After their marriage, Mary became arranged as His Excellency The Duchess of York. They spend their honeymoon at Sandringham, the land of the Prince of Wales in Norfolk.
Bridal dress
After the announcement of the engagement, Arthur Silver of the Silver Studio, was approached to design the dress. Silver had designed a dress for Mary's wedding marriage meant for the Duke of Clarence and Avondale, in 1892. The creation of 'Lily of the Valley' was published just days before the death of the Duke of Clarence in January 1892 but had to be completely abandoned. The design chosen for the York-Teck wedding is 'The May Silks'; the dress will feature embroidered emblems of roses, shamrock, and thistle, and trimmed with traditional orange flowers and true lovers eyes.
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