30 Fascinating facts about British royal weddings
And what are you waiting for Harry and Meghan's big day.
Prince Harry andMeghan Makle's Nuptiales can be a six months in its full, but the royal wedding fever has officially taken maintenance. If you are obsessed with what it will wear, there will be a prenup, or anything else in Harry and Meghan, let us offer a very necessary historical perspective on what is coming.
Here we have provided a complete list ofroyal wedding Facts of the Victoria era so far. So, dust your most beautiful tea kettle, gift your hat as much as possible and enjoy this fascinating trip throughout history.
1 Royals essentially invented the white wedding dress
Here is an interesting piece of the Royal Wedding Trivial:Queen Victoriawho marriedPrince Albert In 1840, first popularized the tradition of carrying a white wedding dress.
2 Royal pioneering cake figurines
Victoria and Albertwedding cake was the first to be decorated with figures of the bride and groom on the top. The two-tier cake was nine feet in diameter and weighed 300 lbs.
3 The royals have always attracted a large crowd
WhenPrincess Elizabeth marriedPhilip Mountbatten On November 20, 1947, the ceremony was broadcast on the radio at 200 million people.
4 Even the royalty had to do with the best they had
Another interesting piece of Royal Marriage Trivia: Elizabeth's dress was designed byNorman Hartnell. She used rationing stamps to buy the fabric.
5 The monarchs also have their wedding day Snafus
Theday of his wedding, Tiara d'Elizabeth broke. The jeweler of the court was precipitated by an escort of the police at his work room and repaired before the left of the Westminster Abbey Bride.
6 They treat with king-size mail bags
Elizabeth and Philip received 2,500 wedding gifts and 10,000 congratulatory telegrams.
7 The marriage of Princess Margaret was consulted with 300 million people
The first royal wedding ever televised was held on May 6, 1960, whenPrincess margaret, The sister of Queen Elizabeth, married photographerAntony Armstrong-Jones (Who became Lord Snowdon). It was broadcast by the BBC to a worldwide audience of 300 million.
8 Everyone did not feel royal love, although
MoreRoyal families From Europe disapproved a princess marrying a photographer.Queen Ingrid Denmark was the only foreign queen attending the ceremony.
9 The marriage of Charles and Diana was considered by 750 million
WhenLady Diana Spencer Prince Married Charles on July 29, 1981, at St. Paul's Cathedral, attended 3,500 people. About 750 million in 74 countries on television.
10 Princess Diana was secreted about her dress.
The attention of the media was so intense surroundingDiana's dress that designers,Elizabeth and David Emanuel, thrown away from the chest of different white fabrics every night to throw the press. The effective dress was the ivory color silk and lace in taffeta.
11 Diana's dress was extravagant
Fun Fun Royal Wedding does: There was a 25 feet train, the longest ever worn by a royal bride.
12 Diana did not "obey"
Diana was the first royal bride to omit "obey" herMatrimonial wishes from the book of common prayer.Kate Middleton followed by the pursuit.
13 Flubs occur
Diana helped Charles wrongly by the wrong name at the ceremony. She judged to love "Philip Charles Arthur George."
14 The Diana ring was a catalog
DianaEmblematic Engagement Ring, which included a 12-carat sapphire surrounded by 14 solitary diamonds located in white gold, has not been custom made. She chose him from the catalog of a Garrard. It is now carried by Catherine, Duchess de Cambridge.
15 They have clumsy moments too
At the blessing according to their marriage of civil ceremony on April 9, 2005, Prince Charles andCamilla Parker Bowles have been made to recognize their "sins of collector and malice" in front of the congregation of the Chapel of Saint-George at the castle of Windsor.
16 Camilla prefers the duchess of the title
Camilla is officially becoming the princess of Wales after the Charles wife, but because it was the same title offered at Princess Diana, she chose to be called the Duchess of Cornwall.
17 Royal marriages are not cheap
Prince William's marriage toKate Middletonwould have cost $ 34 million, with $ 32 million from those who will pay for security. The Kate dress of Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen cost $ 434,000 of $ 234,000.
18 William and Kate cakes cost $ 80,000
William and Kate had two wedding cakes that cost $ 80,000. In addition to the traditional fruit helmet covered with frosting on the white fondant (thank you, but we will pass), William asked a non-traditional groom cake with his favorite frozen chocolate cookies.
19 They planted trees for the occasion
The wedding of William and Kate on April 29, 2011, coincided with the day of the tree. The bride has decided to have maple trees the Alley of the Westminster Abbey. The trees were then planted at Prince Charles' house in Wales.
20 Kate was practical
Fun part of the Royal Wedding Trivia: She made her own makeup during her wedding wedding.
21 William and Harry watched to stay cool
At William and Kate's wedding, William and Harry wore custom-made military uniforms with integrated sweat guards so that they do not do under the light television lights of the cathedral.
22 Some royals are not stitters for traditions
WilliamDoes not wear a wedding ring. But his father does.
23 Celebrities may have trouble with royal wedding holding
Football playerDavid Beckham Wearing his order of the British Empire Medal (EBO) on the wrong setback (the right side) when he arrived at the royal marriage. When he came out of the church after the ceremony, he had moved it to the left side.
24 The royals are serious about their hats
Prime Minister David Cameron's wife, Samantha, made headlines when she broke the tradition and did not wear a hat at marriage. A broister apré called theFake fashion "TRAHISON" on Twitter.
25 Royal marriages are never free from family drama
Sarah Ferguson, the ex-wife of William's uncle Prince-Andrew was not invited to the wedding of William and Kate. His daughters, Beatrice and Eugenie, attended their father.
26 Kate Middleton had the most adorable wedding gift
Kate's brother, James Middleton, gave her sister and brother-in-law their famous spaniel cocker, lupo, as a wedding gift.
27 Royal weddings are an excuse to party, even when people have to work
The marriage days of Diana and Charles and William and Kate were a national vacation. Meghan and Harry's Big Day will not be a day off for the British.
28 Meghan is old by royal standards
At 36,Meghan murder Will be the oldest royal bride when she marries Prince Harry next May.
29 Meghan has a calligraphy experience
Meghan used independent wedding calligraphy when she was from an actress. Anotherjostling she had?Material model on "Deal or no transaction".
30 Titles are a big problem in the royal family
When she marries Harry, Meghan will automatically become his Royal Highness, Princess Henry of Wales. If the queen opts to change the name of Harry on the Duke of Sussex, as expected, Meghan will become the duchess of Sussex.
Diane Clehane is a journalist and author of New YorkImagine Diana: a novel.
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