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Walking down the aisle to Wagner\u2019s \u2018Here Comes The Bride\u2019 and departing to Mendelssohn\u2019s \u2018The Wedding March\u2019 remains a popular choice at wedding ceremonies - a precedent established by the Princess Royal Victoria and Prince Frederick of Prussia, who married at St James\u2019s Palace on 25th January, 1858.\nUnfortunately for Mendelssohn, he\u2019d been dead eleven years by the time his tune became a viral hit - but he treasured his patronage by Victoria and Albert, once describing Buckingham Palace as \u201cthe only really nice, comfortable house in England.\u201d\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how \u2018The Wedding March\u2019 had its origins not in Church, but Paganism; reveal how Frederick and Victoria\u2019s union influenced American troops in the Second World War; and, with grim inevitability, give yet another airing to Arion\u2019s execrable Queen Victoria impression. Brace yourself\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018What Is the Story Behind Mendelssohn\u2019s Wedding March?\u2019 (History Hit, 2017):\xa0https://www.historyhit.com/1842-mendelssohns-wedding-march-written/\n\u2022 \u2018How 'Here Comes the Bride' Became a Wedding Music Tradition\u2019 (Time, 2018):\xa0https://time.com/5115834/wedding-march-here-comes-the-bride/\n\u2022 Felix Mendelssohn - Wedding March:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7_m1om82o4\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#1800s #Victorian #Music #Royals #UK\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices