Jeffery Matthews: The Ostrich Feathers Badge and Dragon Badge for Wales

Artist: Jeffrey Matthews
1928 -
Nationality: British
Artwork Year: 1981
Image Size: 10 by 12.5 inches
Overall Size: 15.375 by 16 inches
Medium: Mixed Media on Water Color Board

On Wednesday, the twenty-ninth of July, 1981, His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales and The Lady Diana Spencer exchanged wedding vows in front of an approving audience of nearly a billion people worldwide. Their marriage had been termed the Wedding of the Century by some, and the British pulled out all the stops to make sure that it lived up to expectations. Rarely has the world witnessed such a glittering panorama of pageantry and splendor. In the days preceding the ceremony, London took on the atmosphere of a vast stage; her buses were painted with bows; her parks bloomed with Prince Charles' royal crest outlined in precisely planted blossoms. Workers placed 4,500 pots of flowers along the wedding route while an army of bakers, seamstresses, coachmen and bellringers labored diligently at their assignments. The night before the wedding, Londoners witnessed a spectacular fireworks display and watched as Charles lit the first of a chain of 101 beacon fires in historic Hyde Park. The next day the activity resumed at a feverish pitch, as hundreds of thousands of excited subjects lined the procession route to St. Paul's Cathedral. The Cathedral itself soon filled up with dignitaries and royalty from all over the world. Amid the bright banners and fragrant flowers, a sense of history ... of the continuity of the throne ... pervaded the festivities. It was one of Britain's finest hours. The painting illustrates the Ostrich Feathers Badge and The Dragon Badge for Wales of H.R.H. The Prince of Wales.

This painting was originally published on the Fleetwood® First Day Cover for the Great Britain set of 2 Royal Wedding stamps issue of July 22, 1981.

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