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WORDS TO LEARN

1.
HEBREW
‫מלכותית‬
ENGLISH
royal
PRONUNCIATION
‫רֹויַל‬ BASIC LEVEL
2. ‫המציאו‬ invented ‫אינבֶ נטֶ ד‬
3. ‫מסורת‬ tradition ֶֶ‫טרדיש‬ ַ
4. ‫דמויות‬ figurines ‫פיגֶרז‬ Did You Know?
5. ‫כלה‬ bride ‫ּבריד‬ַ By JPost Lite Staff
‫חתן‬ ‫גּרום‬ (Page 30)
6. groom
7. ‫טקס‬ ceremony ‫סֶ ֶרמֹּווני‬
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding is in
8. ‫שודר‬ broadcast ‫ֹודקסט‬ ַ ‫ּבר‬ three days, and royal wedding fever is at its peak.
9. ‫הקצבה‬ ration ֶֶ‫ַרש‬
10. ‫תלושים‬ stamps ‫סטַ ּמפס‬ Here are some fun facts about British royal
11. ‫בד‬ fabric ‫פַ בריק‬ weddings from the Victorian era until now.
12. ‫כתר‬ tiara ‫טיַארה‬
13. ‫חצרֶהמלוכה‬ court ‫קֹ ורט‬ British royals basically invented the white wedding
14. ‫צורף‬ jeweler ‫גּ‘ולֶ ר‬ dress. Queen Victoria, who married Prince
Albert in 1840, first popularized the tradition of
15. ‫קהלֶצופים‬ audience ‫אֹ ודיֶנס‬ wearing a white wedding dress.
16. ‫לציית‬ obey ‫אֹ ּוּובֶ י‬
17. ‫נדרים‬ vows ‫וַּאוז‬ Also, Victoria and Albert’s wedding cake was the
18. ‫אירוסים‬ engagement ‫אֶ נגֶיג‘ ֶמנט‬ first to be decorated with figures of the bride and
19. ‫מוקפת‬ surrounded ‫ּאונדד‬
ֶ ‫סֶ ַר‬ groomֶon top.
20. ‫דוכסית‬ duchess ‫ַדצֶֶ‘ס‬
21. ‫אבטחה‬ security ‫סֶ קּיוריטי‬ When Princess Elizabeth married Philip
Mountbatten on November 20, 1947, the
ceremony was broadcast over the radio to 200
million people.

Elizabeth’s dress was designed by Norman

Hartnell. She used ration stamps to buy the fabric.

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The day of her wedding, Elizabeth’s tiara broke. The court jeweler was quickly brought to his work room and
fixed it before the bride left for Westminster.

Elizabeth and Philip got 2,500 wedding presents and 10,000 telegrams.

The first royal wedding ever televised took place on May 6, 1960, when Princess Margaret, Queen
Elizabeth’s sister, married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones (who became Lord Snowdon). It was
broadcast by the BBC to a worldwide audience of 300 million.

When Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul’s Cathedral, there were
3,500 guests. Seven hundred fifty million in 74 countries watched it on TV.

Diana was the first royal bride to take “obey” out of her wedding vows. Kate Middleton followed.

Diana’s iconic engagement ring, with the 12-carat sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds set in white gold
was picked out of a Garrard’s catalog. It is now worn by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge.

Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton cost $34 million, with $32 million of that going to pay for security.
Kate’s dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen cost $434,000.

QUESTIONS (BASIC LEVEL):

1. Who made wearing a white wedding dress a tradition?
__________________________________________________________
2. Whose wedding cake was the first to be decorated with figurines?
__________________________________________________________
3. Which British royal used ration stamps to buy the fabric for her dress?
__________________________________________________________
4. Who was the first royal bride to take “obey” out of her vows?
__________________________________________________________
5. Who now wears Diana’s engagement ring?
__________________________________________________________

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 ANSWERS (BASIC LEVEL):
1. Queen Victoria
2. Queen Victoria and Prince Albert
3. Princess Elizabeth
4. Lady Diana Spencer
5. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

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