Ten years ago, on 29 April 2011, Prince
William married Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey. The newly
created Duke of Cambridge married his university sweetheart in
front of almost 2,000 people in their fairytale wedding. While
everyone was enamoured with the bride’s Alexander McQueen wedding
gown, as well as her sister’s McQueen gown, their families also
dressed for the occasion. Carole…
Ahead of the wedding of The Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge, which took place ten years ago this month,
there was one outfit that excited almost as much attention as the
bride’s gown. As April 29th 2011 approached, speculation about what
The Queen would wear to her…
The Duchess of Cambridge’s 2011 wedding
dress is one of the most celebrated royal wedding dresses of modern
history. When she emerged from that Rolls-Royce Phantom with her
father, the world immediately rushed to find any information
possible about the dress. And although…
Royal Wedding Dresses: the designer behind the Duchess of Cambridge's famous gown
29th April 2021
When Kate Middleton stepped out of the
Rolls-Royce Phantom VI at Westminster Abbey on the morning of 29
April 2011, the world finally learned who created her wedding
dress: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen.To most of the world, it
was a well-kept secret. But Burton’s name had been floated around
as a serious contender for the coveted commission for a while
before the wedding. The Sunday…
The Cartier Halo Tiara earned its way
into the royal history books when it was worn by Miss Catherine
Middleton when she married Prince William in 2011. Commissioned by
the Duke of York, Queen Elizabeth II’s father in 1936, from the
House of Cartier, the tiara is made…
All brides need a bouquet and a royal
bride is no different. Flowers are as much a part of a wedding as
the dress, the cake and the first kiss but they are usually filled
with special meanings that add a personal as well as regal element
to the whole day. Here, we look…
Prince William married his long-time
girlfriend Kate Middleton on 29 April 2011. Today, let’s take a
look back at the ceremony and the couple. Prince William, the
oldest son of Prince Charles and the late Diana, Princess of Wales,
was born 21 June 1982 in London. His future bride, Catherine
Middleton, was born 9 January 1982 to Carole and Michael Middleton,
in Reading. William and Kate met…
It might be the birthplace of Sweden’s
current king and the home of Crown Princess Victoria and her
family, but Haga Palace has also served many different functions
over the years, ranging from an orphanage to a guest house for
visiting foreign statesmen to a…
The National Maritime Museum will soon be
opening a new royal exhibition in partnership with the National
Portrait Gallery. ‘Tudors to Windsor: British Royal Portraits’ will
feature over several centuries of royal portraits. The exhibition
will cover 500 years…
The Royal Collection Trust has opened a
new exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery at the Palace of
Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh. The exhibition, “Victoria and Albert:
Our Lives in Watercolour”, opened on Monday, 26 April 2021, and
features over 80 different watercolours. ‘Victoria and
Albert’ focuses mainly on watercolour pieces from Scottish artists.
Both Queen Victoria and Prince…
