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AS wedding fever grips the nation in preparation for this Friday’s marriage of Prince William and Catherine Middleton,plus size wedding dresses Glamis Castle has announced another major attraction to the ancestral home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. With perfect timing the castle has announced The Queen has graciously given her permission for them to display the Queen Mother’s wedding dress at their ‘Historic Wedding Exhibition’ this summer.informal wedding gowns The exhibition opens on the day of the Royal Wedding this Friday, however the Queen Mother’s dress will not arrive at Glamis from London with a dresser from the Royal collection until May 5 and will be fully on display on May 7. It will be on display on a specially designed mannequin last used at an exhibition in Kensington Palace which is being restored for use at Glamis. Two other important dresses will be on display from April 29. vintage style wedding dresses Mary Eleanor Bowes, and the dress of Betty Cator, one of the Queen Mother’s bridesmaids. Betty Cator subsequently married Michael Bowes Lyon, the Queen Mother’s elder brother. The present Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, affordable bridesmaid dresses great nephew of the Queen Mother said he was “delighted that the Queen had agreed to his request to display her mother’s wedding dress at Glamis Castle as it has only been displayed once before and that was at Kensinton Palace in 2009.” He added: “Indeed, this is the first time the dress will have been displayed in Scotland and it provides an exceptional opportunity for local, national and international visitors to see such a rare item in a place that meant so much to my Great Aunt”. The Historic Wedding Exhibition will open on April 29 and remain until October. Visitors to the castle on Friday will be able to watch the marriage ceremony of Prince William and Catherine Middleton on television screens placed throughout the castle.A touch of English culture will be in the spotlight today as local residents celebrate the pending Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. jr bridesmaid dresses Spearheaded by Laurel Wright of The Colony and Yvonne Sanders of Frisco, The Colony’s Slimming World weight-loss group is hosting a traditional British street party in honor of both the members’ efforts this year to lose weight and the Royal Wedding itself, which will take place on Friday at Westminster Abbey in London. The street party will start at 5:30 p.m. today at the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in The Colony, 4809 South Colony Blvd. Everyone in the community is invited to the party, which will feature food, music, and free enrollment into the Slimming World club. Local television crews are expected to attend. “In the U.K., it would be a tradition to have a street party during such as an occasion as the Royal Wedding. It’s like a block party, where people from the street come together for food and music,” said Sanders, who is originally from the United Kingdom. The musical fare will include what Sanders called traditional English street party music as well as the U.K. National Anthem and “Cockney type music.” The food will include English cuisine such as cucumber sandwiches, truffles, and cream cheese, all of which will be prepared in a manner friendly for a weight-loss group. Slimming World is a U.K.-based program, and Sanders said the group decided to recognize its British roots by putting out a challenge to its members in January to slim down into wedding outfits by the time of the Royal Wedding. As much as the wedding itself, Blue Bridesmaid Dress the party is meant to honor the success of those members. “I’m thrilled for the guys that they’re able to get back into their wedding outfits. It’s been many years since they felt this way and looked this way. It’s amazing what they’ve achieved,” Sanders said. For her part, Sanders naturally feels a little homesick this week but she’s also excited to be a part of a local celebration of the wedding. “When I speak to family and friends in the U.K., the whole country is coming to a standstill. You feel sad for missing out. These things don’t happen everyday,” she said. “But it feels great to be a part of the excitement, and it’s nice to see the relationship between the countries” and the global nature of the wedding. Sanders also found it interesting to note the attention Americans are giving to the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Middleton, especially given the history of Prince William’s parents, Prince Charles and the late Princess Diana, the past couple decades. “That’s why so many people are interested in this wedding that might not be, what with the sad situation about their mother,” Sanders said. “I’m happy to see that William is happy and he’s done well for himself. (Americans) feel that affinity. It’s really touching to hear. I never appreciated how much interest there was (in the royal family) in America.” Sanders said local television coverage of the Royal Wedding will be begin at 3 a.m. Friday local time, with the wedding itself set to begin at 5 a.m. local time. Following the street party, several Slimming World members and friends will be enjoying a Royal Wedding-watching sleepover throughout the night.