European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse 4 gothic dining Hall at Eton College was the setting for David and Helen Hoare s gala wedding dinner. Text and photos by Astrid Steinmeyer staff writer not Many couples can have the wedding reception in a Selling Stec Peti i history and tradition. Helen and Davi Hoare however invited their friends an relatives to celebrate their marriage in an impressive 15lh Century Hall at Eton College in Buckinghamshire. England. They had a connection David s father is bursar of the College. Eton College is not like an american College it s a private boys school preparing elite youth for British universities. The 500-year-old gothic building where the reception was held seemed a bit like a Church solemn and somber watching Over the guests were the Stern faces of some of the school s old boys such As the Duke of Wellington and prime minister William Gladstone. Yet the guests did not Lei glares from the portraits on the Walls Dampen the spirit of the occasion. Alter All it s not every Day thai one gets invited to celebrate in storybook surroundings. A horse drawn Carriage brought the couple to the wedding reception. Guests enjoyed cocktails in the Garden outside the 15th Century Hall where the wed Ding dinner was held. Page 18 the stars and stripes sunday. August 31, 1986
