I suspect that, like many brides, Princee Alice may have kept her bridal wear including the head piece, which it is very clear from press reports was a costume item, not a jewelled tiara.

In contrast to many royal weddings numerous details of the bridal outfit were given to the press well ahead of time. The only thing which was kept secret was the precise design of the gown, but the colour etc was described beforehand. Many of these press reports were issued in mid October 1935.

This is one which states that the final decision had not been made about the headdress.



Immediately following the wedding the descriptions in the press leave no doubt as to the composition of the headdress.

This was published by the Scotsman on 6 November in the morning some hours before the wedding.


Some photographs of the bride in her gown and veil were taken several days before the wedding, and it is obvious that the Tatler magazine used one for an artist's sketch, published on 6 November.

The caption to the sketch gives a clear description of the headdress.



The sketch published by the Tatler.