Apparently there is a Honiton Christening Gown made for the
Millennium. I am assuming that this is not that gown. Perhaps the new
gown was made of antique pieces of honiton in the Royal Collection?
Julian
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On 24 Apr 2008, at 02:21, P A Lally wrote:
Hi
Annette wrote:
As there is no longer a Honiton lace industry these days - only Hobby
lacemakers, I suspect that it would be extremely difficult for even the
Queen to commission lace to be made.
It would certainly have be extremely expensive in order to entice
lacemakers to part with their lace
Hi Julian
Yes you are right a Christening gown was made for the Millenium - 28
lacemakers were involved and the whole project took more than a year.
The sprigs made included a large bow and wildflowers common in Devon. The
sprigs are appliqued on to net and form the front panel of the dress.
In a message dated 4/19/2008 7:02:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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James wore a replica of the satin and lace royal christening gown, which
was made in 1841 and had been used for every royal christening until this one.
The new robe was commissioned by the Queen to
Hi Jeri,
Thanks for sharing your knowledge, I always marvel at the talent we have on
Arachne.
I have the referenced book (Honiton being one of my favourite laces). I think
it is a shame that no new lace seems to have been commissioned for the replica
gown. I suppose we have to remember that
In a message dated 4/23/2008 8:33:51 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
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I think it is a shame that no new lace seems to have been commissioned for
the replica gown. I suppose we have to remember that for 99%+ of the public,
they wouldn't notice the difference and it
Hi Helen
As there is no longer a Honiton lace industry these days - only Hobby
lacemakers, I suspect that it would be extremely difficult for even the
Queen to commission lace to be made.
It would certainly have be extremely expensive in order to entice lacemakers
to part with their lace and
If you really want to know if Honiton lace was used on the replica gown, you
can ask:
Public Information Office
Members of the public seeking information about the Monarchy or Royal Family
may contact the Public Information Office by post or by telephone. The
office is unable to respond to
Hi all
I found a couple of photos - one of the original gown
http://members3.boardhost.com/Oranjes/msg/1208552739.html
and one of the new replica gown
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=560768in_page_id=1770
The Daily mail article states that the new
Thanks to those who replied about my query re the new replica christening gown
being used by the British royal family. As I suspected, there seems to be no
evidence of handmade lace on it. I did think that we would have heard about it
before now if any lacemaker had been commissioned to
Hi,
I just noticed the following while scanning an article about the Queen's
grandson being christened.
James wore a replica of the satin and lace royal christening gown, which was
made in 1841 and had been used for every royal christening until this one.
The new robe was commissioned by the
There is a photo of the tot in his gown, and with his mum and dad here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7354474.stm
The lace - hard to tell what it is :(
and in a older article about his big sis' christening, this mention:
For the occasion, Louise wore the 163 year old honiton lace and white
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