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Princess Eugenie: 'I wanted my wedding dress to show my scar'
BBC ^ | Oct 12, 2018 | Gerry Holt & Kesewaa Browne

Posted on 10/12/2018 5:41:44 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

For many brides what to wear on their big day is one of the most important decisions they'll make. Ivory or white? A-line or mermaid? Long or short? Fitted or puffy?

But for Princess Eugenie there was an extra factor at play.

The Queen's granddaughter had major surgery on her back to treat a curvature of the spine at the age of 12.

Sixteen years on, and the princess chose to wear a wedding dress that showed her scar, saying she hoped it would honour those who had helped her and inspire others with the condition of scoliosis.

"I had an operation when I was 12 on my back, and you'll see on Friday, but it's a lovely way to honour the people who looked after me and a way of standing up for young people who also go through this," she told ITV's This Morning.

"I think you can change the way beauty is, and you can show people your scars and I think it's really special to stand up for that."

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Arts/Photography; Health/Medicine; Society
KEYWORDS: marriage; princesseugenie; royalfamily; royals; royalwedding; scars; scoliosis; uk
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

on her most important day of looking forward to life with a guy she supposedly loves and wants a future with she wants focus on her past? Instead of her face, her vows, etc, she wants focus on her back?


21 posted on 10/13/2018 4:52:06 AM PDT by b4me (God Bless the USA)
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To: poinq

Royals can pay for private healthcare.


22 posted on 10/14/2018 4:01:02 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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