It was probably the coolest thing that has ever happened to me. Not to get super side tracked but when I was visiting in London a few years ago, I ended up seeing the entire royal family walk into Westminster for Commonwealth Day.
Like I don’t find myself this intrigued in learning about any other royal family, but there’s just something about those British royals. There’s just this air of secrecy about them. I think there’s always been an interest in them but it wasn’t until Princess Diana that people really started following them. It’s such a foreign concept (pun intended) to us that I think we can’t help but grasp on anything revolving around them.
How did her beloved nan, who never spoke of her old life in Britain, come to possess the priceless embroideries that so closely resemble the motifs on the stunning gown worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her wedding almost seventy years before? And what was her nan's connection to the celebrated textile artist and Holocaust survivor Miriam Dassin? With The Gown, Jennifer Robson takes us inside the workrooms where one of the most famous wedding gowns in history was created to tell a story of women whose lives are woven together by the pain of survival, the bonds of friendship, and the redemptive power of love.I, like many other Americans, love anything that has to do with the royal family. Toronto, 2016: Heather Mackenzie seeks to unravel the mystery of a legacy from her late grandmother. For Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell, a glimmer of brightness comes in the form of their unlikely friendship and being chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime honour: taking part in the creation of Princess Elizabeth's wedding gown. London, 1947: Besieged by a harsh winter, burdened by shortages and rationing, the people of post-war Britain are suffering despite their nation's recent victory. Perfect for anyone who's captivated by The Crown, The Gown 'will dazzle and delight' (Independent) ! The Gown is an enthralling historical novel about one of the most famous wedding dresses of the twentieth century - Queen Elizabeth's wedding gown - and the fascinating women who made it.
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