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Tuesday, 29 June 2010

Fairytales!!



Fairy tales are not always true and after my trip to "the enchanted palace "i started looking at one princess who's story really interested me .
Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales was the only child of King George IV of the United Kingdom.Charlotte, as a young girl, suffered from violent mood swings which are thought to be the product of a lack of parental affection.
Her mother often paraded her about to attain the public’s sympathy and Her father liked to use Charlotte to spite her mother.
Charlotte’s education was of relatively poor standards,The Prince of Wales, despite his absence, raised Charlotte under extremely strict terms (much as his father had done him).
The Prince of Wales refused to recognise that his daughter was growing up. He did not allow her to frequent anything but children’s balls and also refused to increase her meagre apparel stipend.
She married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld in Carlton House on 2 May 1816. After two miscarriages in the early months of their marriage, she conceived for the third time in February 1817 ,she delivered a stillborn 9-pound son on 5 November 1817 But, Charlotte seemed to do well, but after several hours she became restless, had difficulty breathing, and her pulse grew fast and feeble. Five and a half hours after the delivery, she died.
Stories like Charlotte's story are very often forgotten because it's covered by the idea that we have of princesses and that's why i think the gown that Vivienne Westwood created for the enchanted palace is also a big inspiration ,it's destined for a rebellious child ,a rebellious princess.
It has a strong story and that's the kind of message I'm looking at and the kind of garment i will like to created for my project.

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