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The Queen Victoria’s Panty Charm … Or the Panty Finder Continues

The Panty Charm

 

Blogging amazes me. It never ceases to surprise me. The connections, the small world made smaller, the way everyone knows someone who knows someone who knows you or me is a constant wonder. 

Charland and Barbara are sisters who grew up in Montana, though years ago Charland moved to Canada and Barbara to the Netherlands. Their mother had a sister who is the Grandmother of my Mother's business partner Holly.

Small world.

I met them, plus their friend Lorraine, who introduced them to my blog years ago.

 

The Panty Charm

 

Charland's creates needlepoint and makes silver charms:

Charland Designs

Barbara works with bronze and sculpture:

Art Makers

We spent a lovely day together. The three of them encouraging me to open a bed and breakfast and offer tours of Provence, and or write a book. Spread my wings… which sounds interesting, at least they did not tell me to take up needlepoint! Charland and Lorraine said they are coming as soon as I organize a tour. Wheels are spinning… Brocante, food, antique textiles, wine, arts, culture… photography…

Then they giggled, they had a gift for French Husband the Panty Finder.

I knew instantly that this was going to be good… 

I called Densie a.k.a. W.R. and or Panty Lady to tell her to hold on to her panties the story continues. She promptly told me that she should charge me everytime I mention it. Yeah, right, not.

 

 

 

The Panty Charm

 

 

Charland created a pattern years ago of the Late Queen Victoria's knickers (panties – bloomers) also she added Queen Victoria's royal monogram and a silver bloomer charm to each pattern. Charland gave French Husband a silver bloomer charm for his heroic effort of locating Denise's panties by the river. I thought to myself I am married to,

"Prince Panty Finder!"

When I looked up Queen Victoria's Knickers online… I saw that a pair had sold yesterday for £6,200!! I tell you blogging/internet is amazing. I never knew about, nor cared about Queen Victoria's knickers until yesterday. Gee Yann, gee Denise maybe you two should be looking for the real deal and not just a pair of black panties down by the river. Maybe if I keep telling this story Denise's panties wlll be worth something? 

 

Queen vicotria's bloomers

 

Photo Source Queen Victoria's Bloomers

 

 

Knickers queen victoria

 

Photo Source via:

"The bloomers are stored at Kensington Palace in West London and form part of the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection which is composed of 12, 000 items that were all once worn by royalty and courtiers from the 17th century until the present day.

With a 50-inch waist and an impressive 66 inch bust, Britain's longest-reigning monarch's underwear are embroidered with a small crown and the initials VR, and also have a number to ensure they could be kept track of when sent to the laundry.

Vanessa Savage, a textiles expert at Hanson's Auctioneers said that Victoria's knickers are extremely plain and "made of a soft, fine cotton and sewn by hand, with fine attention to stitchwork, and the minute sewing would have taken days."

 

The Panty Charm

 

Hugs all around, good laughter, a bit of history at the French brocante.

 

 

Queen victoria's monogram

Photo source and more…

 

"The monogram on a pair of Queen Victoria’s drawers. Each of her undergarments were embroidered with her royal cypher ‘VR’ – Victoria Regina and a catalogue number. They also reveal that at the time of her death she had a 50 inch waist. As her height was 4 foot 7 inches this would make her almost as wide as she was tall."

 

 

 

Fs-queensknicks

 

Photo source, Charland's needlepoint design an bloomer charm.

 

 

 

 

 

The Panty Charm

Hum.

Pretty nice.

and the story continues I am sure of it.

 

P.S.

xx Happy 79th Birthday dear loving ultra creative Mom!! xx

Comments

26 responses to “The Queen Victoria’s Panty Charm … Or the Panty Finder Continues”

  1. WR

    O.k., did you have to share that my panties were black???! Torrential rains all the way to Venice, with a sprinkling of hail. Made it safe and sound. La Serenissima is breathtaking!

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  2. Tongue in Cheek

    HI WR, PANTY LADY, DENISE…
    Oh what is wrong with black? I love black. lol. Glad you arrived safely! Miss you already.

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  3. Star

    This is just too good 🙂
    Are you sure VR is Victoria Regina and not Very Round?

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  4. RebeccaNYC

    This is too funny! And I had no idea HRH was quite that large! My goodness! I am sure she would not be amused to know that all the world has had a look at her knickers!!! Goodness me!

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  5. martina

    That is hysterical! Wow, Queen Victoria was a healthy girl. Just realized her bustline was bigger in diameter than I am tall.

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  6. Diogenes

    If i pay 6,200 for a pair of undies they need to turn me into Fabio or Liam Hemsworth every time I put them on, lol.

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  7. Julie Loeschke

    I’m curious about where in Montana they grew up.Years ago,when I could still see well enough to do it,I used some of their lovely cross-stitch patterns. 🙂

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  8. Marilyn

    the panty sage just makes me smile with each segment. Happy Birthday to your mom too.

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  9. jackie

    A 50″ waist? Why I’m positively petite!

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  10. Franca Bollo

    Color schmolor. What Franca wants to know is were they: granny panties, briefs, bikini, boy shorts, thong or g-string?
    And, do you wear the same style of underpants in Italy as you do in France? Same color?

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  11. suzanna

    absolutely hilarious…..she was a healthy woman…wow….and the bed and breakfast, yummmie indeed ~ my dream ~ funny funny ! zooom to the brocante ~

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  12. Shelley Noble

    Yann is indeed a Prince in many ways. And a very Happy Birthday to your mom!!

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  13. Cynthia

    Corey, If you write a book, I will buy it! You organize a tour or open a B&B, I am in!
    A devoted follower in North Carolina

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  14. jacque lynn

    Corey, you and your family make the world a better place. I’d, also, like to be on one of those Provence tours, through your eyes and heart. Thanks, Jacque

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  15. La Contessa

    THIS was GORGEOUS!JUST GORGEOUS………….
    XOXO

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  16. Peggy Braswell

    too funny + write that book + open a B&B. xxpeggybraswelldesign.com

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  17. WR

    Only Yann knows for sure…

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  18. WR

    xo

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  19. Patti L

    It just gets better and better! I guess if you are paying by volume, queens panties are much more valuable than Denise’s…but entertainment value? I think Denise and Yann win on that one!

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  20. Leslie in Oregon

    I am surprised (or, as Queen Victoria might put it, shocked) that the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection apparently exhibits Queen Victoria’s undergarments and allows them to be photographed and their measurements made public. Isn’t that clearly disrespectful, well nigh a violation, of Queen Victoria, given the personal modesty that was integral to the strict morality for which she was and is known?
    Of course the ongoing saga about W.R.’s panties is another thing entirely…!

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  21. Barbara Greenberg

    Hi Julie –
    We grew up in Great Falls. Our father was a cattleman and feed manufacturer.We both left when we went to college. Right after college, Charland married and went with her husband to East Africa, where they both taught; then they spent some years in New England before moving up to Toronto in the 80s. I went to college in Vermont, and lived in Putney for a few years afterwards – then went to Poland., for the weaving, then NY and a little stay in CA. I’ve been in Maastricht for more than 20 years.
    BG

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  22. Rebecca from the pacific (wet) northwest

    Rebecca from the Pacific Northwest seconds Franca Bollo’s queries.

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  23. Rebecca from the pacific (wet) northwest

    I’m thinking those would indeed do that, Diogenes.

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  24. Rebecca from the pacific (wet) northwest

    Those are some big honkin’ panties.
    BTW you seem to be using the “p” word with less shuddering these days.

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  25. Rebecca from the pacific (wet) northwest

    Just went back and read the Queen Vic dimensions again: 4′-7″ tall (= 55″) and 50″ around her waist. Oh my.
    The queen version of the song “Mister Five by Five.”

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  26. Linda P.

    Happy Belated Birthday to your mom.

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