We’ve just had another royal silver
wedding anniversary although the couple involved is so discreet,
it’s perhaps not a surprise that it’s passed pretty much under the
radar. Lady Sarah Chatto, niece of the Queen, celebrated twenty
five years of marriage with husband, Daniel, on July 14th 2019. And
that gives us a great excuse to take another look at her wedding
dress. For this…
They were an unexpected king and queen
and their royal romance has weathered several storms but today King
Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium will mark their sixtieth
wedding anniversary. The couple, who married on July 2nd 1959 in
Brussels, will celebrate surrounded…
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…
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 the Earl and Countess of
Wessex, on June 19th 1999, seemed to mark a change in direction
following a tumultuous decade that had…
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…
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 George VI, she was attended
by eight bridesmaids. Embed from Getty Images HRH Princess
Alexandra of Kent The daughter of the…
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…
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 by the bride’s sister, Princess Beatrice, will
also feature in the display. Beatrice’s deep blue two piece suit…
