British Royal Bridal Gowns
What is your favourite? I love how each dress is so different and perfectly suits each bride.
1. Princess Beatrice (2020) wore a vintage Norman Hartnell gown, originally worn by The Queen in the 60s, and remodelled and fitted by Angela Kelly and Stewart Parvin.
2. Lady Gabriella Windsor (2019) chose a lace dress by Italian designer Luisa Beccaria.
3. Princess Eugenie (2018) wore a gown designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos, featuring a low back to show her scars after surgery to correct scoliosis when she was 12.
4. Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex (2018) wore a dress by Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy, featuring a bateau neckline.
5. Zara Tindall (2011) wore a Stewart Parvin dress with a dropped waist.
6. Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge (2011) wore a dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen, featuring Victorian-inspired corsetry.
7. Autumn Phillips (2008) wore a strapless dress by Sassi Holford with a lace bolero.
8. Camilla, The Duchess of Cornwall (2005) wore a dress and overdress by Antonia Robinson and Anna Valentine.
9. Sophie, The Countess of Wessex (1999) wore a gown by Samantha Shaw embellished with 325,000 crystals and pearls.
10. Lady Sarah Chatto (1994), Princess Margaret’s daughter, wore a Jasper Conran dress.
11. Serena Armstrong-Jones (1993) wore a Bruce Robbins design similar to mother-in-law Princess Margaret’s.
12. Sarah, The Duchess of York (1986) wore a Lindka Cierach dress, with symbols of hearts, anchors, thistles, and bumblebees.
13. Diana, The Princess of Wales (1981) wore a dress by David and Elizabeth Emanuel, adorned with 10,000 pearls and a 25-foot-long train.
14. Princess Anne (1973) wore a Maureen Baker Tudor style dress for her first wedding.
15. Princess Margaret (1960) wore a full-skirted silk organza dress by Norman Hartnell.
16. Princess Elizabeth/The Queen (1947) wore a Norman Hartnell dress inspired by Botticelli’s 1482 painting of Primavera, symbolising rebirth after WWII.
17. Wallis Simpson (1937) wore silk crepe blue dress by Mainbocher.
18. Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon/The Queen Mother (1923) wore a gown by Madame Handley Seymour with a Juliet lace cap.