Northampton Museums own a pair of flat shoes, believed to be those worn by Queen Victoria on her wedding day, 10 February 1840. Of white satin, they certainly would have complimented the Queen’s own simple wedding dress of finely woven Spitalfields silk satin in her own words: ‘I wore a white satin gown with a very deep flounce of Honiton, imitation of old…’ Northampton Museum & Art…
The last major Windsor wedding of the 20th century became something of a turning point for The Queen and her family. It wasn’t just that this royal celebration was more informal and more relaxed than the spectacular ceremonial of previous royal marriages. The wedding of…
Charlotte Casiraghi has married her partner, Dimitri Rassam, at the Prince’s Palace in Monaco. The eldest granddaughter of Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace wed in a civil ceremony on June 1st 2019.
And the bride appears to have taken inspiration from her famous…
Soft, striking and above all, symbolic. The wedding bouquet carried by the future Queen of Spain, Letizia Ortiz, at her royal wedding on May 22nd 2004 was filled with significance. From personal touches to nods to one of the oldest ruling dynasties in Europe, Letizia filled her posy with meaning.
At the heart of her cascading bouquet were the iris and the lily, closely associated with the House…
The wedding of Princess Elizabeth to Prince Philip in November 1947 was a day of celebration in post-war Britain. The ceremony was broadcast to a worldwide audience of approximately 200 million people and as the princess arrived at Westminster Abbey with her father, King…
Peter Phillips, the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, married his Canadian bride Autumn Kelly on 17 May 2008 at St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle.
The couple met in Montreal at the 2003 Canadian Grand Prix, but Peter did not reveal his true…
You know what royal weddings are like. You wait years for one, then three come along almost at once. With Lady Gabriella Windsor, daughter of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent, set to tie the knot with Thomas Kingston in May, we will have enjoyed three big marriages within the space of a year. And this latest set of Windsor nuptials might even start the race for wedding number four. Here’s…
They are famously close royal sisters and now they’re sharing centre stage at a very special event. As the final preparations are made for the exhibition of clothes from Princess Eugenie’s wedding, it’s been confirmed that the maid of honour outfit chosen…
Queen Victoria’s wedding dress is a powerful symbol of what she would refer to in her journal as the ‘happiest day of my life’. Most probably, it represents more than any other item of clothing or object, the Queen’s identity as a royal bride. Certainly, she chose to…
The House of Windsor just can’t get away from weddings. While Lady Gabriella Windsor keeps on with the planning for her big day with Thomas Kingston, set for Windsor at some point in 2019, the castle itself is fast turning into a one stop shop for wedding dresses.
Just as the exhibition of the outfits worn at their marriage by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex is coming to an end, a new display…
