Behind the perfect rituals at the British Royal wedding, there are always many secrets that few people know.
Weddings of the British Royal Family always attract the attention of the public. It is a place where people can admire the bride’s dreamlike wedding dresses, precious crowns, expensive diamond jewelry in a lavish setting like in a fairy tale. Photos of the British Royal wedding were featured in magazines and many documentaries. However, behind the perfect wedding rituals hide countless secrets that few people know.
Princess Diana’s wedding dress almost didn’t fit in the carriage because it was too long Princess Diana’s wedding dress has gone down in history as one of the most elaborate and grandiose gowns ever worn by a British Royal bride to a wedding. The tail of the dress has been designed to be up to 7.6 meters long with an even longer chiffon scarf. To make a matching chiffon scarf, 139 meters of tulle fabric was used. This is the longest chiffon scarf in Royal history. The designers did not take into account the size of the carriage that the princess would use to get to the wedding venue. Princess Diana’s wedding dress almost didn’t fit in the carriage because it was too long. When Diana got off the carriage in front of the church, many people noticed the wrinkles in her skirt and veil. The blue stitching on Meghan Markle’s wedding dress was part of the dress she wore on her first date with Prince Harry. Bringing “something blue” to the wedding is a long-standing tradition in the UK in the hope of bringing luck to the bride and as a wish for a happy marriage. Princess Meghan has attached a special memento in her wedding dress. It was a piece of blue fabric – cut from the dress she wore on her first date with Prince Harry. She considers it a great demonstration of the strength and foundation of their relationship. Sarah Ferguson pays tribute to Prince Andrew’s naval career Royal family men often pursue military careers in addition to their Royal duties. In the case of Prince Andrew, Queen Elizabeth’s third son, he focuses on serving in the country’s navy. So in 1986, when he married Sarah Ferguson, the beads on her dress incorporated various symbols including a heart symbolizing romance, anchors and waves representing her love of the sea. Prince Andrew. The dress also embroidered their initials on it. Up to 5 wedding dresses were made for Princess Diana As the wedding day approached, Princess Diana continuously lost weight. In fact, in the 7 months before the ceremony, Princess Diana’s waistline had decreased by 12 cm. Designers were forced to create up to 5 different wedding dresses to accommodate the Princess’s physical changes. However, in the end, they adjusted the waist of the dress on the very day of the wedding. Princess Kate’s earrings in the wedding ceremony are a gift from the family At the wedding of the century with Prince William, Princess Kate wore extremely sophisticated earrings. The jewelry, crafted by the brand Robinson Pelham, is modeled after the leaves and seeds of the oak tree, studded with sparkling diamonds. This is a gift that Kate Middleton’s parents gave her when she returned to be the bride of the British Royal Family. Princess Diana dirty her wedding dress Just hours before the wedding, Diana had a small problem with her wedding dress. As she prepared to leave for church, Princess Diana spilled some perfume on her wedding dress. With a calm personality, Princess Diana tries not to make a big deal out of it and trusts that no one will notice. And really, no one noticed the stain on Diana’s wedding dress that day. It wasn’t until her makeup artist, Barbara Daly, revealed this detail in her book “Diana: The Portrait” that the truth became public. In some photos, Princess Diana tried to cover the stain on her wedding dress. Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s license plate shows their wedding date Following the emotional and iconic wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Prince Charles held a party later that same evening, where only a small group of guests were invited. In images taken after the ceremony, you can see the bride and groom leaving Windsor Castle, hand in hand, in a blue Jaguar. The car’s license plate was specially made for that day, and its number refers to the wedding date: 19-05-18. Princess Kate borrowed Queen Elizabeth’s diamond tiara Many brides still follow the tradition of using a few borrowed items for their wedding ceremony, just as the old English tune advises them to do so. For her wedding, Princess Kate borrowed Queen Elizabeth a tiara called Halo. The headpiece to accompany Kate on her big day, made by Cartier in 1936, consists of 16 winding rings set with 888 diamonds. Halo was bought by the Queen’s father, King George VI, for his wife, then she gave it to her daughter Elizabeth on her 18th birthday. Meghan paid homage to the Commonwealth with a veil at her wedding On her wedding day, Meghan wore a 5-meter veil embroidered with flowers representing the Commonwealth. Meghan later revealed that the detail was quite a surprise to Harry, as he did not expect his bride to incorporate his political ideas so intimately. Princess Diana didn’t wear heels out of respect for Prince Charles Most Royal brides wear heels under chic dresses to accompany their prince, but that was not Princess Diana’s choice. Diana and Prince Charles are the same height, about 1.77m. That is one of the reasons why Princess Diana wore flats to avoid looking taller than her husband in the official photos of the ceremony. Another romantic detail is that Princess Diana asked the designer to print the letters D and C on the soles of the shoes.
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