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The House of Windsor’s latest bride opts for a favourite royal designer for her wedding gown

Flora Ogilvy, granddaughter of Princess Alexandra, is the latest Windsor bride to say ‘I do’ and for her big day, she opted for a gown designed by a royal favourite. Flora, who wed her partner Timothy Vesterberg on September 26th 2020, chose an ivory gown by Emilia Wickstead for her marriage.

The dress featured a box neck, full length fitted sleeves and a fitted waist with a straight, fitted skirt. There was no tiara with the bride opting for a simple half up do and accessorizing with some diamond earrings. Flora’s wedding flowers included cream lilies and roses arranged in a simple posy supported by dark green foliage.

The wedding took place at the Chapel Royal, St. James’ Palace just two days before restrictions on numbers at marriages were tightened by the government in a bid to stem the spread of coronavirus. Flora and Timothy were among the last couples allowed to have a wedding party of thirty – just forty eight hours later, that number was dropped to fifteen.

A guest list for the ceremony hasn’t been released. However, the bride shared her joy on her Instagram account where she has already changed her name to Flora Vesterberg. There was also a promise of another royal party to mark their marraige as she wrote ”We are truly overjoyed and look forward to celebrating next year”.

Emilia Wickstead has been a favourite designer with the Royal Family for several years.

About author

Lydia Starbuck is Jubilee and Associate Editor at Royal Central and the main producer and presenter of the Royal Central Podcast and Royal Central Extra. Lydia is also a pen name of June Woolerton who is a journalist and writer with over twenty years experience in TV, radio, print and online. Her latest book, A History of British Royal Jubilees, is out now. Her new book, The Mysterious Death of Katherine Parr, will be published in March 2024. June is an award winning reporter, producer and editor. She's appeared on outlets including BBC 5 Live, BBC Radio Ulster and BBC Local Radio and has also helped set up a commercial radio station. June is also an accomplished writer with a wide range of material published online and in print. She is the author of two novels, published as e-books. She is also a marriage registrar and ceremony celebrant.