There were no carriages, no white horses or glittering tiaras but
make no mistake this was a fairytale just the same: this was the day a
pretty American girl became an Imperial Archduchess.
Once upon a time, on a warm Saturday morning, a black car pulled in front of a lovely church.
While the day had saw the arrival of a gushing groom, his proud and
loving parents, and many of his friends and family no arrival was so
anticipated as that which was now at hand. The excitement was palpable.
When the car stopped the wedding planner, the doorman, and the
protocol and liason officer rushed quickly to the back passenger door.
The door opened to reveal a beautiful, smiling face immersed in a sea of
satin and lace.
Accompanied by her mother and father, Kathleen Elizabeth Walker
was helped out of the car. Her hair was swept up and adorned with three
strings of pearls and a long snow white veil of lace. The driver opened
the trunk and the mother handed her a bouquet of flowing white, pink,
and pale pink roses. Her dress now properly situated the bride, exuding
elegance and poise becoming of the position she would soon acquire,
began her march up the stairs.
Before entering the
church, Kathleen paused, turned and faced her father who was behind her
and sweetly said "come on dad". Inside awaited her handsome
husband-to-be, Archduke Imre of Austria, her family and friends and
members of no less than five royal families.
The young
woman entered the big brown doors as an ordinary American girl called
Katie and exited them as Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess
Kathleen of Austria--an American Archduchess!
It was a pleasure to see this personally and I join Lux-arazzi
and its readers in congratulating TIRH Archduke Imre and Archduchess
Kathleen as they embark on a long, happy and blessed life together.
