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- The last debutantes curtseyed before the Queen in 1958. While some of the women used this time to snatch up husbands, others went on to college and careers in various fields ranging from editing to aerospace.
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Apr 2, 2022 · The final debutante presentations took place in 1958, just before the Swinging Sixties, second-wave feminism, and the sexual revolution would change British life forever.
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May 16, 2024 · On 17 July 1958, Sandra Seagram, the last debutante presented to the royal family at Buckingham Palace, curtseyed to the Queen Mother and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Queen Elizabeth II was unwell and unable to attend the historic ceremony.
Jul 9, 2018 · JULY 26 marks the 60th year since debutantes were presented at the British Royal Court for the last time before the Queen abolished the ceremony. The tradition was launched by Queen...
Dec 5, 2023 · It was such a peculiar thing to have done,” recalled one of Britain’s last official debutantes, the 1,400 young women who swept a reverential curtsey to our late Queen and Prince Philip at Buckingham Palace in the spring of 1958, decked out in Dior-esque day dresses, demure hats and dainty gloves.
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Jun 10, 2008 · Well-bred girls from the best families in the land would be launched into society at 17 or 18 by curtseying to the young Queen Elizabeth before enjoying a whirlwind of parties, dinners, lunches...
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Feb 19, 2021 · My new feature article in History Extra, the online BBC History Magazine is about the history of debutantes and social season from the first Queen Charlotte’s Ball in 1780 to the last presentation of debutantes to the royal family in 1958.
