Royal wedding dresses Part 1/5 Narrated

[Music] elizabeth ii of the united kingdom given the rationing of clothing at the time in 1947 she still had to purchase the material using russian coupons the dress designed by norman hartnell had a star pattern fun-shaped bridal trend that was 13 feet in length it had elaborate embroidery motifs of scattered flowers on the rich satin dress a tool veil and a border of orange blossom around the hem the dress featured a heart-shaped neckline and long tight sleeves the material used was unusually rich lustrous stiff ivory satin a diamond fringe tiara secured the veil on the wedding day the dress glittered bejeweled with crystals and ten thousand seed pearls imported from the usa skillfully worked in the flowing lines of wheat ears a symbol of fertility queen matilda of belgium the 1999 wedding dresses simple lines buttoned overcoat and flared collar came from a medieval influence the train was 15 feet long and was an elegant combination with her treasured heirloom veil which was made from the finest brussels lace first worn 120 years earlier and passed down the family line ever since princess claire of belgium british-born belgian raised claire coombs's 2003 dress was a simple designing palest cream with the satin worked into an off-the-shoulder bodice that gave way to a slightly flared full-length skirt the top of the dress had a chantilly lace cover providing full-length sleeves and a hint of material at the top which left the shoulders bare her simple skirt fanned out into a beautiful train helped by a very clever plate which allowed the fabric to move with the bride claire wore their same antique reveal as mathilde but here the lease on the veal had an overlay bodice made of chantilly lease from cali princess metamarish of norway on august 25th 2001 metamerit and prince harkin of norway became man and wife the dress was created from thick custom dyed heavy across silk cream and 125 meters of silk teal the six feet two meter long train on the dress was unusually shorter than the silk veil which was nearly 20 feet long rather than the traditional bouquet the bride carried a long garland of leaves with purple and white flowers woven among them [Music] diana princess of wales this is the first dress that comes to mind for many people when they think of a royal wedding dress the ivory woven silk tuffetter and antique lace gown with a 25 foot train and a 153 yard tail veil was designed by david and elizabeth emmanuel the dress was decorated with hand embroidery sequins and ten thousand pearls centering on a heart motif an 18-carat full-size gold horseshoe was stitched into the petticoats as a sign of good fortune the antiqueless trim with handmade carrick mcross lace which had belonged to queen mary the long train posed problems the designers realized too late that they had forgotten to allow for the train's length in relation to the size of the glass court diana roared in to the ceremony they found it difficult to fit the dress inside the couch and the trim was badly crushed despite diana's best efforts grace kelly princess of monaco the wedding dress of the american actress grace kelly worn during her wedding to prince rainier iii of monaco on the 19th of april 1956 is cited as one of the most elegant of all time it was designed by helen ross of mgm studios the dress was a bodice with an attached underbodis and skirt support there were two petticoats one being an attached foundation it was a high-necked long-sleeved gown with a fitted torso and billowing skirt the wedding attire included a headdress veal shoes and the lace and purlin-crusted prayer book which she carried down the aisle the dress materials included 25 yards of silk tuffetta 100 yards of silk net poor dishwasher tulle and 125 year old brussels roast point lace the julia cap that she wore was bejeweled with sea pearls and orange blossoms the veil made of chill measured 90 yards margaret of the united kingdom the 1960 wedding dress was designed by norman hartnell and was made from silk organza the skirt compromised some 30 meters of fabric hartnell specifically kept the adornment of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit margaret's pitied frame vogue described the dress as stunningly tailored another author called it a study in simplicity and life magazine named it the simplest royal wedding game in history princess charlotte of wales charlotte was the sole child of the disastrous and bitter marriage between king george iv of the united kingdom and caroline of brunswick she was a popular princess and her marriage to prince leopold in 1816 was greeted with much excitement it became the first royal wedding for which souvenirs were made widely available to the public her dress was the height of fashion it featured an empire line and was uncle length it shimmered from the combined effect of a net dress with silver embroidery and a white and silver petticoat underneath the fabric was made of real woven gold and silver threads the dress was adorned with flowers at the hem and brussels lace around their neckline and sleeves the trim was made of the same material as the petticoat charlotte draped herself in diamonds including some in her hair all together her full outfit cost over ten thousand pounds which would be over eight hundred thousand pens today queen anne-marie of greece the 1964 jurgen bender silk dress isn't overdone the gown is relatively unadorned with less detail on the skirt anne-marie's least feel extended over her long train and was anchored in place by the cadive of egypt cartier tiara a gem that has been worn by all of queen ingrid of denmark's female descendants on their wedding days princess carolina of bourbon palmer her 2012 gown featured cup sleeves and a bodice in lace which parted over this slim skirt to create a flowing trend it included heirloom leaves from the dutch royal family she borrowed the laurel wreath tiara for the deer a classic diamond piece in the greek laurel wreath design crown princess victoria of sweden victoria's 2010 dress was made of cream duchess silk satin the rounded collar is nearly off the shoulder and includes small sleeves as sash at the waist transitions the dress to the slim line skirt with a small incorporated train at the back the rounded collar ends in a v-shape and buttons close the dress a nearly 5 meter detachable train extends from the waist and includes a small amount of embellished detail around its edge she wore the family heirloom leah feel and the cameo tiara a beautiful historic piece dating back to empress josephine kate middleton duchess of cambridge the ivory sutton bodice was putted slightly at the hips and narrowed at the waist it incorporated floral motifs cut from british machine made lace which were applicated onto the silk net the main body of the dress was made in ivory and white satin gaza with a long full skirt designed to echo an opening flower with soft plates which unfolded to the floor forming a victorian style semi-bustle at the back and finishing in a train to partially fulfill the something blue portion of the british wedding tradition a blue ribbon was sawn inside the dress the design for the bodice of the dress featuring lace and their style of the 19th century was the something old crown princess mary of denmark mary's 2004 dress was made of ivory duchess satin with a mother of pearl sheen fully lined with silk organza the scoop neckline just touched on the shoulders before descending into sleeves that wrapped the arm like a lily and a slim fit bodice mary had her mother's wedding ring stitched in near her heart her book here which included eucalyptus to honor her aussie roots was taken to scotland to rest on the grave of her mother and grandparents the most unique feature of the dress was the skirt where panels of the sutton opened from her hip to reveal eight meters of heirloom less the back of the skirt keeps its fullness thanks to 31 meters of tulle etched in french until he lays then features a detachable train infante christina of spain the bride wore a 1997 lorenzo capril dress featuring princess line silhouette crafted from silk specially made in valencia it's a very simple design with a few standard features the dress seems to feature little to no ornamentation but there's actually an embroidered silver detail at the empire line of the waste the design is carried through on the trains the train itself is about three meters long it also features an off the shoulder neckline an interesting feature given we usually hear that the first component of a royal wedding dress is that it must cover the shoulders to be respectful of the church sarah duchess of york she wore a dress made from ivory duchess sutton that featured heavy beading for her wedding to prince andrew duke of york on the 23rd of july 1986 at westminster abbey the beadwork incorporated various symbols including hearts representing romance anchors and waves representing prince andrew's sailing background and bumblebees and thistles which were taken from sarah ferguson's family heraldry a notable feature of sarah's 17-foot long train was their intertwined initials a and s sewn in silver beads silver beads were also used on the headdress and bouquet princess charlene of monaco she wore an off-the-shoulder armani silkeng which took three seamstresses 2 500 hours to make the skirt of the gown folded out to a shorter train while the crossover neckline extended into a longer train on top down the front of the dress the bottom of the skirt and the center of the train were forty thousand swarovski crystals twenty thousand mother of pearl teardrops and thirty thousand gold stones all stitched in a floral pattern with platinum quartered embroidery thread the detailing alone took 700 hours to complete the veil also featured light embroidery on 20 meters of off-white silk tulle [Music] princess hey you the lavish wedding ceremony was in line with the traditions of javanese culture prompting the bride and groom and all in attendance to wear traditional javanese wedding style outfits both the bride and groom's faces were painted and adorned with intricate headdresses and pieces of jewelry the colourful traditional wear also prompted the groom to attend his wedding topless while both of them were adorned in vibrant and regal gold accented wraps attendants carried bright peacock feathers which added to the festive torn princess anne the 1973 dress worn by princess anne was designed by maureen baker the dress was an embroidered tudor style wedding dress with a high collar and medieval sleeves the train was embroidered by lux embroiderers the 23 year old bride designed the dress herself compared to previous royal wedding dresses it was described as simplistic and was noted as being close to contemporary 1970s wedding fashion the dramatic trumpet sleeves were edged in pearls and draped over pleated chiffon cuffs to create their shape though simple in appearance the game did have some significant ornamentation the neck and the top featured rows of pearls and the back and train of the game featured orange blossom embroidery in pearls and silver thread [Music] queen sophia of spain sophia wore a 1962 white dress with silver shing covered in layers of heirloom lace and teal the dress itself was rather simple in design with fitted three-quarter length sleeves a flared skirt and a jewel neckline the 20 feet long white organza train extended from the neck of the dress sophia's veil consisted of 15 feet of heirloom lease queen federica had worn the same veil when she married paul of greece in 1938 the dress was made in greece by greek seamstresses at the bride's request meghan markle duchess of sussex the 2018 dress was made of silk with three quarter length sleeves an boat neckline and a train with built-in triple silk organza underskirt a double bonded silk cuddy for the construction of this six same dress was developed the dress was without lace or any other embellishments a piece of the blue dress from her first year with prince harry was stitched into the bridal game the dress was augmented by a long five meter 16 feet and embellished with individual flowers representing the 53 countries of the commonwealth and symbolic crops of wheat it was three meters wide and the veil took 500 hours to create [Music] queen maguiretta of denmark her 1967 silk gang came from the royal courtier jurgen bender the silk dress featured a flared skirt long sleeves and a square neckline the front shawl keys several family traditions the least in the center is a piece of lace passed down from crown princess margaret of sweden this lace along with another narrow piece of lace has been used on various family wedding games this six meter long train descended from her shoulders and ended with an unusual squared edge detail which echoed the game's neckline the lace was accented with her centrally positioned brush which was a wedding gift to queen ingrid from her father in honor of her mother princess marina of greece and denmark the bride's 1932 gang was in white and silver silk brookhead and worked on by a team of seamstresses the dress featured sheath silhouette draped cowl neckline trumpet sleeves and a white train a tiara was given to her is a wedding gift which secured the chill veal in place elizabeth bore's lion the queen mother her 1923 game was crafted by madame hundley seymour a court dressmaker for queen mary but it certainly wasn't your typical court dress the design followed the coco chanel dictated trends of the time dropped wastes and straight silhouettes the gowners still create moire embellished extensively with pearls and silver embroidery the detail and weight of their decoration gives the dress an almost medieval fail her veil which was loaned to her by queen mary covered her head almost as a hat wood and fell cloak-like at her sides she anchored it with a band of myrtle and a york rose on either side rather than the tiara we'd expect today since her game was short-sleeved she had a wrap to guard her against the april weather princess lala salmer of morocco the marriage of mohammed vi and salma changed the history of royal marriages in morocco traditionally the wife of the king hasn't had a public role to play moroccan kings have typically been polygamists prone to secret marriages to wives who remain private figures in 1999 they announced their engagement not only did the king announced that he was marrying he identified his bride and released a picture of salma a moroccan who worked in i.t when they met at a party in 1999. they married in a private ceremony on march 21st 2002 the bride dressed traditionally including donning a thick veil for a portion of the ceremonies she let her signature red locks cascade down around her and top them off with a diamond tiara princess michael of kent the couple married on the 30th of june 1978 surrounded only by claus family the bride wore a belleville sassoon cream silk crepe gang the dress had a pin tucked bodice a deep neckline with see-through panel and lace trim there was a small train and the skirt of the dress had inserts of chantilly less [Music] christina of sweden the 1974 white silk creep gang has a rub style top and v-neck bell sleeves and buns accenting the waist and slim skirt the game also included an attached train she wore queen sophia's lace fill and the corner tiara princess alice duchess of gloucester alice did not want to marry in a pure white dress she wore a satin gown in her pearl pink shade with a matching chill veal and a cluster of orange blossoms at the neckline on her head she wore a crystal headdress specially made for the day instead of a regular tiara simonetta gomez assemble a 1990 dress with a court train measuring over 20 feet a simple white silk confection of christian dior it was designed to showcase queen marie christine's pearl and diamond tiara the same tiara worn by her mother at her wedding empress masako of japan on the morning of the 1993 wedding masako's body was purified in an ancient ritual next court ladies dressed her in the formal bridal attire the juni hitor which literally means 12 layered garments the 30 pound silk kimono with a white broccoli train took three hours to put on and cost over 300 thousand pounds masako's hair was arranged in classic style with long artificial strands added down her back [Music] princess lillian duchess of holland lillian craig was a welsh-born model and aspiring actress she first met prince bertal of sweden in 1943 and they fell in love 33 years later they were finally allowed to murray he was 64 and she's 61. the bride wore an ice blue silk shantung court dress with bell sleeves made for her by her longtime friend and designer elizabeth wandra she accessorized with blue feathers in her hair pearl and diamond jewelry and a bouquet of lilies of the valley she became princess lillian duchess of holland and would eventually be honored with sweden's highest order of chivalry the order of the seraphim [Music] princess nedla bint assam the bride who is the great-granddaughter of king abdul the festive jordan wore a shimmering floor-length gown for the nuptials which glimmered under the lights with his intricate beading and embroidery finished with their nipped in belt and crystal encrusted sheer slaves [Music] katherine worsley the duchess of kent the bride's 1961 wedding dress designed by john kavanagh on the recommendation of her future mother-in-law was made of 237 yards of french made white silk it featured a tight bodice stiff neckline and a full skirt with a 15 foot double train she anchored her white two veil with a diamond tiara which belonged to the bridegroom's late grandmother queen mary queen sanja of norway in many ways it is a typical design of the time 1968 the silk gowners structural yet simple with a high round neck bell-shaped skirt and three-quarter length bell sleeves to match the pearl ornamentation around the cuffs of the sleeves and the neck is restrained a long train fastens out her shoulders and widens as it extends back to a squared edge and her two veil extends the length of the train though sonja would soon have some of the grandest tiaras at her disposal she crowned her veil with a white artificial floral ornamentation princess helena of the united kingdom she wore a dress of white satin featuring deep flounces of less the design featured roses ivy and myrtle for her marriage to prince christian of schleswig-holstein on the 5th of july 1866 at windsor castle her headpiece was composed of orange blossom and myrtle and the veil was also made of lace she also wore a necklace earrings and brooch of opals and diamonds a wedding gift from her mother queen victoria along with bracelets set with miniatures helena also wore the order of victoria and albert caroline princess of hanover in 1978 21 year old princess caroline married 38 year old player boy philippe juneau for her wedding game she turned to mark borhan at christian dior the end result was not precisely the original design intent last minute changes had to be made after details of the bride's look was late her wedding dress was very of the era with a billowing waistline flowing sleeves and floral accents the long veil was changed at the last minute for a much shorter one queen rania of jordan rainier chose british designer bruce oldfield to create her 1993 wedding look drawing on inspiration from the embellishments on syrian formal dresses exhibited at the victoria and albert museum in london the designer added gold detailing to the trim of the bride's voluminous dress matching hair ornament and gloves the dress had exaggerated lapels short sleeves and a large belt the skirt was full with full sand extended into a train at the back a veil attached not to a tiara but a headband princess ayeko of takamado she wore a pale yellow traditional court kimono with red flowers and green leaves embroidered on it and a rich purple hakama a wide leg ankle-length pants underneath her hair was styled in an elegant traditional look for a noble woman for the indoor ceremony she changed into a more formal kochiki or small claw that featured brightly hued floral accents embroidered over a brilliant red silk and it fell to the ground behind her as she walked paula queen of belgium paula's game was made of specially woven heavy satin the dress featured a five meter long train and a ball at the waist accented with a small brush the standard feature is her veal a family heirloom first worn by her belgium grandmother and made so fittingly of brussels lace since paula brought the veal home the family tradition has continued with her daughter and two daughters in law wearing it at their weddings paolo wore a small cluster of orange blossoms in lieu of a tiara with her grand veal lady sarah chateau she may have had a queen for a grandmother and a queen for an aunt but lady sarah armstrong joneses the daughter of princess margaret and lord snowden's 1994 wedding wasn't really a royal affair it was held in a church instead of a large cathedral in front of two hundred guests instead of two thousand and the dress was a custom creation from jasper conran it had a square neckline with yards of white georgette draped over the corset bodice and down the skirt and train the dress inspiration came from a 16th century holbein portrait sarah went with older bridesmaids than it's typical for a british royal wedding and she dressed them in much the same dress as herself sarah's veal was anchored with the snorden floral tiara to enhance the floral effect some greenery was added amongst the diamond flowers personally this and princess sophia of sweden's dress are two of my favorites [Music] beatrice borromeo she wore an ivory colored dress with a flared silhouette in chantilly lace the silk chiffon layered gown had a sweep train extending from the waist and was paired with a delicate silk teal veal with the chantilly lace bordeaux [Music] and this concludes the video thank you very much for watching if you enjoyed this please click the like button give it a thumbs up and please subscribe for future videos thank you [Music] you

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Published: Wed Sep 09 2020