When the Royal duchesses took their places at Westminster Abbey for the Coronation ceremony, the Duchess of Gloucester and the tall Duchess of Kent appeared as nearly as possible the same height. When their shoes were selected special instructions were given that the heels of each pair should be graded to give more height to the one and less to the other. While the Duchess of Gloucester wore a slim 3in Spanish heel, the Duchess of Kent's shoe was made with a much lower and modified, though extremely graceful heel. The heels of the shoes to be worn by the four duchesses who carried the Queen’s canopy were also measured in the same careful way, to give an impression of almost equal height.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20761, 23 June 1937, Page 10
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123Untitled Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20761, 23 June 1937, Page 10
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