Wedding dresses of Princess Anne of the United Kingdom
Princess Anne (only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II) has been married twice, in 1973 and 1992:
First wedding
editThe wedding dress worn by Princess Anne for her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips on 14 November 1973 at Westminster Abbey was designed by Maureen Baker, the chief designer for the ready-to-wear label Susan Small; she had previously designed outfits for the princess.[1] The train was embroidered by Lock's Embroiderers.[2] Princess Anne was said to have designed many aspects of the dress herself.[3] It was reported that Princess Anne took inspiration from court dresses worn during the Elizabethan era, and had a much simplistic design compared to prior more extravagant styles worn by other royals.[4]
The dress was an embroidered "Tudor-style" wedding dress with a high collar and "mediaeval" trumpet sleeves,[1][5] with white silk chiffon under sleeves edged with pearls and other jewels.[6] Her veil was made of silk net embroidered with floral sprays, and her "something borrowed" was the Queen Mary Fringe tiara.[6]
Compared to previous royal wedding dresses, it was described as "simplistic" and was noted as being close to contemporary 1970s wedding fashions.[7][8]
Second wedding
editFor her marriage to Timothy Laurence on 12 December 1992 at Crathie Kirk, Princess Anne wore a white jacket over a high-necked white midi dress.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse (22 March 2023). "Princess Anne's 'simplistic' wedding dress was inspired by one of history's most famous monarchs - and it's not Queen Elizabeth II". Woman&Home. Retrieved 5 January 2023 – via Yahoo! Life.
- ^ Nina Grunfeld, The Royal Shopping Guide (W. Morrow, 1984)
- ^ Anne Matheson, Princess Anne: a royal girl of our time (Crown Publishers, 1973)
- ^ Culverhouse, Charlie Elizabeth (22 March 2023). "Princess Anne's 'simplistic' wedding dress was inspired by one of history's most famous monarchs - and it's not Queen Elizabeth II". Woman and Home Magazine. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "On this day...197: Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne". BBC. 14 November 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Every Romantic Detail Of Note From Princess Anne's Wedding". British Vogue. 18 July 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Alfred J. López, Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire (SUNY Press, 2005) 49
- ^ Catherine Woram, Wedding dress style: the indispensable style-file for brides-to-be (Apple, 1993) 46
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