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The late British royal, Princess Diana (1961–97), is pictured here in a series of widely-published collectible postcards related to her wedding and honeymoon. An estimated 750 million people around the world watched her wedding on television. Diana was routinely scrutinized by the press and public alike for what she wore and expected simply to fulfill public and dynastic expectations to produce heirs and undertake charity work. Many admired her for how she pushed back against such restrictive parameters and instead carved her own path through royal life. The widespread public reverence she inspired could not prevent the rabid attentions of the tabloid press which ultimately caused her death in a car accident in 1997, turning her into an immortal icon.
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No. 17 THE BRIDE LEAVES THE GLASS COACH
Publisher: Prescott-Pickup & Co. Ltd. (Allscott, Telford, Salop, England.)
British
1981
Medium/Technique
Process color in photo offset lithography on card stock
Dimensions
Horizontal: 8.9 x 14 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Leonard A. Lauder Postcard Archive—Gift of Leonard A. Lauder
Accession Number2015.8017
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsPostcards
The late British royal, Princess Diana (1961–97), is pictured here in a series of widely-published collectible postcards related to her wedding and honeymoon. An estimated 750 million people around the world watched her wedding on television. Diana was routinely scrutinized by the press and public alike for what she wore and expected simply to fulfill public and dynastic expectations to produce heirs and undertake charity work. Many admired her for how she pushed back against such restrictive parameters and instead carved her own path through royal life. The widespread public reverence she inspired could not prevent the rabid attentions of the tabloid press which ultimately caused her death in a car accident in 1997, turning her into an immortal icon.
DescriptionBack: divided. Mint.
SOVEREIGN SERIES ROYAL WEDDING 1981 A SERIES OF 60 POSTCARDS
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR ALBUM PRICE £3.00 RW81/17
PUBLISHED BY PRESCOTT-PICKUP & CO. LTD., ALLSCOTT, TELFORD, SALOP, ENGLAND TF65EQ. TEL.095255722 Made in England
SOVEREIGN SERIES ROYAL WEDDING 1981 A SERIES OF 60 POSTCARDS
ILLUSTRATED SOUVENIR ALBUM PRICE £3.00 RW81/17
PUBLISHED BY PRESCOTT-PICKUP & CO. LTD., ALLSCOTT, TELFORD, SALOP, ENGLAND TF65EQ. TEL.095255722 Made in England
ProvenanceBetween 1950 and 2015, acquired by Leonard A. Lauder, New York, from various postcard dealers in Europe and the United States; 2015, gift of Leonard A. Lauder to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)