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Royal dress flouting guests turned from royal presence
A long article recounts rare royal rebukes over court dress and intruders at European courts. It cites Brussels and Vienna episodes where ladies were turned away or escorted out for imprudent attire, and recounts famed cases at St Cloud and London balls including Count Festetics and others, ending with Queen Alexandra witnessing a social ejection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oyal
Brussels
Europe
Buckingham Palace
Wakting
Queen Victoria
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
St James Palace
William E. Gladstone
Privy Council
Trinity
Vienna
Prince Montenuovo
Dames du
Eugenie
Comtesse de Castiglione
Palace of St. Cloud
Prosper Merimee
Paul Festetics
Prince Festetics
Pesth
Fischer
Kaiman Hunaydi
Count Trauttmansdorff
Count Hunyadi
Count Treutzmansdorff
Hunyadi
Trauttmansdorff