If ever a royal wedding dress summed up
its wearer, it was the gown chosen by Sophie Rhys-Jones for her
marriage to Prince Edward on 19 June 1999 at St George’s Chapel,
Windsor. Subtle, elegant and classic, this was the final Windsor
bridal dress of the 20th century and it saw in a new era with
style. Sophie and Edward’s big day might have been a modern
marriage but it had an air of the…
Truth be told, I’ve always been Team
Doria. When we were all still wondering who would walk Meghan
Markle down the aisle at the Royal Wedding I was hoping that her
mum, Doria Ragland, would be included in the party making its way
through St. George’s Chapel towards…
With just days to go until the Royal
Wedding, we’re getting a feel for how Prince Harry and Meghan
Markle will mix modern and traditional for their marriage at St.
George’s Chapel, Windsor on May 19th. And there are plenty of royal
traditions for them to think about…
It is perhaps the most famous royal
wedding dress of them all. The gown worn by Lady Diana Spencer for
her marriage to Prince Charles, Prince of Wales on July 29th, 1981
at St Paul’s Cathedral has its special place in royal history.
Designed by David and Elizabeth Emanual, it came to symbolise the
fairytale wedding that hundreds of millions of people around the
world tuned in to watch. The…
It was filled with special symbolism for
the bride and groom and became a popular favourite,
too. The dress worn by the then Sarah Ferguson for her
marriage to Prince Andrew on July 23rd 1986 at Westminster Abbey is
still one of the most talked about royal weddings gowns…
It’s a formal moment in a ceremonial
event but amidst the ancient language and symbolic illustrations on
the Instrument of Consent for the marriage of Prince Harry and
Meghan Markle are some very personal links between them and the
Queen. For this document, revealed with…
When you’re marrying into a family with
one of the most famous jewellery collections in the world, finding
the perfect wedding tiara might seem like a stroll but with so much
choice, how do you pick? With just days to go until the Royal
Wedding, some regal diadems are getting plenty of attention as
speculation grows over which, if any, Meghan Markle will choose.
All of the main candidates for…
It’s the cake that keeps on giving. The
flower strewn bake that took centre stage at the wedding of the
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge on April 29th 2011 still makes its
presence felt with slices of it popping up at auction with what
seems like an almost metronomic…
Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, was
the first of the Queen and Duke of Edinburgh’s children to wed and
she was also the first to contract a second marriage. For both
ceremonies, she chose striking outfits which would take their own
places in royal wedding…
Some royal wedding dresses stand the test
of time, others are always very much of the era they were worn but
some are such instant hits that they take on a fame all of their
own. The gown worn by the Queen’s only sister, Princess Margaret,
for her wedding to photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on 6 May
1960 at Westminster Abbey is definitely an outfit with its own
place in history. Margaret’s…
