05/09/2024
The Royal Wedding of the century 💒
On April 29, 2011 Prince William of Wales married his longtime girlfriend Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey in front of 1,900 wedding guests and 72 millions viewers watching on live on TV in more than 180 countries.
Miss Catherine Middleton wore a Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen wedding gown featured an ivory satin bodice slightly padded at the hips and narrowed at the waist, and was inspired by the Victorian tradition of corsetry that is a particular Alexander McQueen hallmark.
The bodice incorporated floral motifs cut from machine-made lace, which were then appliquéd on to silk net (tulle) by workers from the Royal School of Needlework, based at Hampton Court Palace. On the back were 58 buttons of gazar and organza, which fasten by means of rouleau loops.
The skirt, underskirt trim and bridal train (which measured 270 cm—110in) also incorporated lace appliquéd in a similar manner. The main body of the dress was made in ivory and white satin gazar, using UK fabrics which had been specially sourced by Sarah Burton, with a long, full skirt designed to echo an opening flower, with soft pleats which unfolded to the floor, forming a Victorian-style semi-bustle at the back, and finishing in a short train measuring just under three metres in length.
To partially fulfill the 'something blue' portion of the British wedding tradition, a blue ribbon was sewn inside the dress. The design for the bodice of the dress featuring lace in the style of the 19th century was the 'something old'.
The bride wore The Cartier Halo Scroll Tiara loaned to her by HMTQ and the groom wore his Colonel of the Irish Guards uniform.
The vows are the traditional ones : “I, William Arthur Philip Louis, take thee, Catherine Elizabeth to my wedded wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse; for richer, for poorer; in sickness and in health; to love and to cherish, till death us do part, according to God's holy law; and thereto I give thee my troth."
You can see Kate’s nervousness in her little voice while William fondly smiling at her 🥺😍
Kate’s curtsy to the Queen was adorable 🥰
11 year ago 😭
