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   Jan 5, 2006 · Fiona MacCarthy. 3.56. 172 ratings26 reviews. 'In 1958 - the year in which Krushchev came to power in Russia, the year after Eden's resignation over Suez, two years after John Osborne's "Look Back in Anger" - the last of the debutantes, myself among them, went to the Palace to curtsey to the Queen.'. Fiona MacCarthy and her fellow 'debs' were ...

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   Mar 16, 2008 · After the Lord Chamberlain's announcement that curtseys would be ceasing after 1958, there was a record number of applications for the final presentations, like a wave of panic buying.

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   Jun 13, 2020 · xii, 305 pages : 24 cm "'In 1958 - the year in which Krushchev came to power in Russia, the year after Eden's resignation over Suez, two years after John Osborne's Look Back in Anger - the last of the debutantes, myself among them, went to the Palace to curtsey to the Queen.'

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   Jun 26, 2007 · Last Curtsey: The End Of The English Debutantes. Paperback – June 26 2007. Once upon a time the well-bred daughters of Britain's aristocracy took part in a female rite of passage: curtseying to the Queen. But in 1958 this ritual was coming to an end. Under pressure to shine - not least from their mothers - the girls became the focus for ...

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   Summary: "'In 1958 - the year in which Krushchev came to power in Russia, the year after Eden's resignation over Suez, two years after John Osborne's Look Back in Anger - the last of the debutantes, myself among them, went to the Palace to curtsey to the Queen.' Fiona MacCarthy and her fellow 'debs' were taking part in one of the final rituals of aristocratic power.

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   May 3, 2007 · Fiona MacCarthy traces the stories of the girls who curtseyed that year, and shows how their lives were to open out in often very unexpected ways - as Britain itself changed irreversibly during the 1960s, and the certainties of the old order came to an end. Report an issue with this product. Print length. 320 pages. Language. English. Publisher.

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   What happened to curtseys after 1958?

   • After the Lord Chamberlain's announcement that curtseys would be ceasing after 1958, there was a record number of applications for the final presentations, like a wave of panic buying. One mother was said to have presented all four of her daughters. Under-age girls were brought out of boarding school to curtsey.

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   What happened in 1958?

   • The year 1958 was in fact the watershed between the formal worlds of our parents and grandparents and the brasher, more freewheeling and flexible society that we all inhabit now. Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes by Fiona MacCarthy is published by Faber and Faber

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   How did curtsey change during Victorian times?

   • During Victorian times, curtsey became more deep due to women's large dresses. A simple bob would not have been noticeable. Later, when Edwardian dress came in, some women started holding up the material of their skirts or dresses as part of the curtsey.

   Etiquette experts reveal how low a curtsey can go - Mail Online

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   What is a curtsey ceremony?

   • The ceremony, or something like it, had been going for 200 years. The curtsey ritual went back to the reign of George III, when daughters of the court circle who reached marriageable age were presented to Queen Charlotte by their mothers. This signified their entrée on to the marriage market.

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   When did the curtsey ritual start?

   • The curtsey ritual went back to the reign of George III, when daughters of the court circle who reached marriageable age were presented to Queen Charlotte by their mothers. This signified their entrée on to the marriage market. Through the 19th and early 20th centuries the system grew and solidified.

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   Was there a party in 1958?

   • There were certainly a lot of terrific parties in 1958. In the weeks before our debut, our mothers had already been working hard exchanging lists of eligible men, eliminating those reputed to be NSIT (Not Safe in Taxis), MTF (Must Touch Flesh) or VVSITPQ (Very Very Safe in Taxis Probably Queer).

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   Oct 5, 2006 · Last Curtsey: The End of the Debutantes. Hardcover – 5 Oct. 2006. In 1958 - the year in which Krushchev came to power in Russia, the year after Eden's resignation over Suez, two years after John Osborne's Look Back in Anger - the last of the debutantes, myself among them, went to the Palace to curtsey to the Queen.

   • Author: Fiona MacCarthy