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The Royal Wedding Cake of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge

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29th April 2021
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 regularity. But then there was plenty to go round as this was a whopper of a cake. Standing eight tiers tall and weighing in at over…
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The Cambridge Wedding: Celebrations around the World

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29th April 2021
It was a wedding watched by more than two billion people across the world. While people watched from their homes, more than one million people lined the procession route between Westminster Abbey and Buckingham Palace to see the couple on their special day. The occasion was…
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Royal Wedding Flowers: the Duchess of Cambridge

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29th April 2021
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 back at the bouquet carried by Kate Middleton on the day of her royal wedding, April 29th 2011.The Duchess of…
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Royal Wedding Dresses: Alexandra of Denmark

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10th March 2021
It was one of the most talked about weddings of the 19th century. All eyes were on a young, Danish princess called Alexandra as she walked into St. George’s Chapel, Windsor on March 10th 1863 to marry Albert Edward, Prince of Wales. Her groom was heir to Queen Victoria, her father first in line to the throne of Denmark. And so the gown chosen by the teenage bride had to fit the bill. And it…
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Princess Beatrice's wedding dress to go on show

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7th September 2020
The vintage Norman Hartnell gown that became one of the most unusual wedding picks of brides of the House of Windsor is to go on display.The outfit, worn by Princess Beatrice for her marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in July 2020, will be shown at Windsor Castle this autumn.Beatrice’s wedding gown was designed by Norman Hartnell for the Queen and was worn by Her Majesty on several…
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