Caption:
Queen Charlott's Birthday Ball -- The Duchess of Gloucester, wearing a crinoline gown of Shirred mushroom pink tulle, arrives at Grosvenor House for Queen Charlotte's Birthday Ball.The Duchess ceremoniously cut the top tier of the traditional 4ft. wide birthday cake (the rest was made of plastor) and admired the 109 red and blue (electric) candles, one for every year sine Queen Charlotte's death. May 13, 1953. (Photo by Evening Standard Picture)