The Royal Wedding

Southland Times, Issue 22728, 2 November 1935, Page 16

The Royal Wedding

KING’S FORMAL CONSENT GIVEN.

The King, at a specially called meeting of the Privy Council, at Buckingham Palace this week gave l®s formal consent under the Great Seal of England to the marriage of the Duke of Gloucester, his third son, to Lady Alice Scott, stated the Christchurch Press correspondent writing on October 5. The council, which lasted only a quarter of an hour, was attended by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Hailsham, the Lord Chancellor, Mr Stanley Baldwin (Prime Minister), Mr Ramsay MacDonald (Lord President of the council), and Sir John Simon (Home Secretary). Sir Maurice Hankey (clerk of the council) was in attendance. , „ It is learned that at the council the King spoke in person his assent to the wedding under the terms of the Royal Marriages Act of 1772. Later the King’s assent was engrossed on parchment, and to this document the Lord Chancellor has been commanded to affix the Great Seal. Princess Elizabeth, who is nine years old, and Princess Margaret Rose, who is five, will both be bridesmaids at their uncle’s wedding. The other bridesmaids are: — Lady Mary Cambridge, 11 years of age and only child of the Marquess and Marchioness of Cambridge and great-niece of the Queen. Lady Angela Scott, youngest sister of the bride .

Lady Elizabeth Scott, aged 13 years, niece of the bride, and elder daughter of the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith. The Earl is son and heir to the Duke of Buccleuch.

Miss Moyra Scott, aged 16 years, a cousin of the bride and younger daughter of Lord George and Lady Eileen Scott.

Miss Clare Phipps, aged 15 years, niece of the bride and eldest daughter of Lady Sybil and Lieut. Charles Phipps. Miss Anne Hawkins, aged seven years, niece of the bride and elder daughter of Lady Margaret and Commander Geoffrey Hawkins. Lady Margaret is the eldest sister of the bride. The bridal gown to be worn by Lady Alice will be designed by a London dress artist, Mr Norman Hartnell, who will be responsible also, for the frocks worn by the eight bridesmaids. All the frocks are being designed in London, and the wedding gown and bridesmaids’ dresses will be the work of English girls. , The dress order was placed by Lady Alice after a personal visit to the salon of Mr Hartnell,

Miss Rose Hinchey, Gala street, and Miss Edith Macdonald, Don street, left on Wednesday on a holiday visit to Christchurch.

Miss Margaret Cockbum, Spar Bush, and Miss Adele Strang, Melbourne street, were the guests of Mrs E. Campbell, St. Kilda, Dunedin for Labour Day week-end. On Thursday evening at her home in Don street Mrs Stanley Brown entertained a number' of friends in honour of Miss Ivah Cran, Tay street, who has recently returned from abroad. Mrs I. L. Petrie, Teviot street, and Miss C. A. Petrie, together with Miss Gladys Petrie, who is visiting her parents after a long absence abroad, returned from Queenstown last week. Guests at the Grand Hotel during the week included Miss Morris (Wellington), Mr and Mrs H. H. Werren (Christchurch), Miss Foster (Wellington), Mr and Mrs C. Plimmer (Wellington) and Dr. and Mrs H. D. Hayes (Dunedin).