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Chapter 294: Debutante I

There was another reason why the house of lords starts their sessions in mid-June and end in October, and that was because of the Season. The Season is a highly anticipated event to young ladies and gentlemen as it was the time when they can mingle with the opposite gender with the same purpose of courtship and marriage.

On the first Saturday of July, the first ball of the season will be held. During this event, young ladies of marriageable age would attend with the purpose of being presented to the queen for their debut or coming out to society. They would then be called a debutante. The age of a debutante isn't fixed. It will depend on their parents if they think that their daughter is prepared.

In the past, the average age was 16-18 for those of higher nobility and each girl would take 2-3 years in finding a match. However, due to Windsor school of nobles accepting noble girls to study, the age of those from the higher nobility presented now were at 21. 

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