Dear Elizabeth, When I was researching Borris Lace, I tried to inquire as the whereabouts of the Borris Lace items purchased for or commissioned for the Royal Family. P.31 "a large order came through from Givens of London, about 1938, for a set of table mats for the English Royal Train for the tour of South Africa by the King and Queen". The train tour never happened due to the onset of WWII. My enquiries as to where these mats might be now or other Borris items known to have been purchased by royalty. It was suggested that they may have been lost in the Windsor Castle fire in 1992. Apparently some royal lace was housed there and was lost.
I hope this was not the case with the Youghal lace wedding train. Annette Meldrum in very wet Wollongong, Australia In a message dated 11/16/2013 12:24:23 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, ekure...@gmail.com writes: Does anyone have a suggestion of where I might find close up pictures of Queen Mary's Youghal lace train? Any suggestions? And by the way, where it the actual train? Is it ever available to see for real? Elizabeth Kurella - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
