Dear Mary
Q. My dilemma is about male wedding rings. I (born 1927) was brought up to believe they were ‘non-U’, and now I see all sorts of males wearing them. I have to know whether I am right or wrong before I die! I am beginning to wonder whether this is a ‘politically correct’ subject, like so many things today. Please, dear Mary, can you put me straight?
F.B., Helston, Cornwall
A. Traditionally the English gent does not wear jewellery, and even signet rings are considered dodgy. Of course there are exceptions that prove the rule. Flamboyant Duke of Omnium types will wear something generally considered to be vulgar if they feel like i,t and top-of-the-range asylum-seeker Count Adam Zamoyski can be seen at the launch of his latest book, 1812, wearing a glittering diamond ring. But male wedding rings are still definitely non-U and what they are, above all, is American.
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