Pomp and Circumstance

Heiresses dream of royal romances with fairytale endings. As one marries her prince, another dances with a future king.

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Louise Van Alen marries Prince Alexis Mdivani despite her family’s objections. Barbara Hutton goes to Buckingham Palace to bow before the King and Queen of England and meets the future British king David, the Prince of Wales. Could a royal romance bloom?

Other people and subjects include: May 15th – 1931, Daisy Van Alen, Sam Van Alen, Henry Van Alen, Eleanor Van Alen, Prince David – Prince of Wales – King Edward VIII – Duke of Windsor, Newport cottage Wakehurst, Buckingham Palace, King George V, Queen Mary, Thelma Morgan Furness, Sultana of Johore, Ambassador Mrs. Charles Dawes, Virginia Dawes, Prince Albert “Bertie” – Duke of York – King George VI, Helena McCann, appendicitis, research and finding coinciding events, longest and shortest monarch reigns, King Louis XIV, Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Queen Elizabeth II, and the upcoming Platinum Jubilee.

Extra Notes / Call to Action:
Queens Podcast by Katy Hearne-Church and Nathan Foster, https://shows.acast.com/queenshistorypodcast

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Archival Music provided by Past Perfect Vintage Music, www.pastperfect.com.
Opening Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands
Section 1 Music: Everything Stops For Tea by Mario “Harp” Lorenzi, Album The Great Dance Bands Play Hits Of The 30s
Section 2 Music: It Had To Be You by Carroll Gibbons, Album It’s Got To Be Love
Section 3 Music: The Eyes Of The World by Louis Levy, Album The Great British Dance Bands
End Music: My Heart Belongs to Daddy by Billy Cotton, Album The Great British Dance Bands