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Princess Beatrice’s wedding dress already made history — and now it’ll be on full display. The young royal, 32, married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on their wedding day on July 17 wearing an original gown her grandmother Queen Elizabeth originally wore in 1961. Now, as is tradition in the royal family, the Sir Norman Hartnell design …
Princess Beatrice’s wedding dress already made history — and now it’ll be on full display.
The young royal, 32, married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on their wedding day on July 17 wearing an original gown her grandmother Queen Elizabeth originally wore in 1961. Now, as is tradition in the royal family, the Sir Norman Hartnell design will be put on display at Windsor Castle for visitors to see up-close.
The ivory taffeta gown features a satin trim on the skirt and geometric hand-embroidery and crystals on the bodice. The original design was altered for Princess Beatrice to include the addition of shoulder straps, sheer sleeves and additional embroidery at the waist — as well as a slimmer, more contemporary silhouette — under the direction of Angela Kelly, the queen’s personal dresser and wardrobe curator, and designer Stewart Parvin.
The royal wedding was held in private with strict social distancing measures after the couple cancelled their May nuptials amid the coronavirus pandemic. The ceremony took was held at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge with a small number of close family in attendance, including the Queen.
Beatrice truly took “something borrowed” to the extremes for her big day; she topped off her bridal look with the tiara worn by the Queen on her own wedding day in 1947.
Alongside the dress, Beatrice’s custom Valentino wedding day shoes will also go on display and, keeping with her theme of sustainable fashion, have been a go-to pair in her wardrobe already, having worn them several times, including to Prince William and Kate Middleton’s 2011 wedding.
A replica of the bride’s bouquet — containing jasmine, sweet peas, pink O’Hara roses, myrtle and more — will also be put on display at Windsor Castle from September 23 until November 22, 2020.
