Talk:Wedding dress of Princess Victoria Mary of Teck

This page does not read properly or make sense; and can someone explain why "The German Emperor insisted that every item of the dress by made of native material in the United Kingdom." What on earth had it to do with the German Emperor? I cannot beleive this statement is true.Giacomo Returned  22:40, 1 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Oh yes, and which "Queen" is supposedly not happy with it, this paragraph just does nto make sense. Giacomo Returned 12:54, 2 May 2011 (UTC)

I quite agree, if you care to examine the history I did not add this information. Thanks for identifying it, it really doesn't make sense, quite right, I've removed it.♦ Dr. Blofeld  13:08, 2 May 2011 (UTC)
 * Just a note that the sentence you pointed out above is indeed incorrect. The newspaper article that was the reference for that (see ) reads: "A similar feeling of patriotism to that shown by the German Emperor when he insisted that every item of the trousseau of his sister should be made of native materials in the Fatherland has actuated the Duchess of Teck and her fair daughter in preparing the wedding outfit of the royal bride, and every corner of the United Kingdom has been ransacked for its special productions. The terrible depression of trade and the great failures of the last year or two have made this wise consideration very welcome in England." I think we can see how the confusion occurred, possibly the editor thought that Mary of Teck was the German Emperor's little sister, when in fact that was a reference to a German royal wedding that must have happened not too long before Mary of Teck's wedding. The article should read something along the lines of: 'The dress was made solely of materials native to Great Britain, with "every corner of the United Kingdom ... ransacked for its special productions". This decision was well received by the British public, due to the economic hardship of the years preceding the wedding.' That said, I am certainly no wordsmith and I'm sure that could be improved. Jenks24 (talk) 13:19, 2 May 2011 (UTC)