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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1981
Page
4
Dear Abby columns reveal readers debating half birthday celebrations and a self conscious concern about a square nav el with a dime used to poke it. The letters cover humor in family rituals, body image woes, and a quoted poem on forgiveness.
Michael West recounts royal nuptials across centuries noting Henry VIII divorces, Edward VIII abdication, and George IV intrigues. He links England’s wedding customs to dynastic links, princes of Wales, and the 1947 Elizabeth II marriage, highlighting dynastic traditions and English connections.
Lady Diana Spencer will wear a dress and veil woven from pure English silk. Lullingstone Silk Farm chief Robert Goodden said the English reared silk would supply the gown and veil. Mulberry leaves were gathered from Dorset and Somerset gardens to feed the worms, with hundreds of sacks collected daily.
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