FROM Queen Victoria I to Grace Kelly's high society turn as the
Princess of Monaco, royal weddings have always been a casue for
national celebration.
The Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton chose Sarah Burton for Alexander
McQueen for her regal walk up the aisle, and our royal wedding
photo album documents the changing wedding fashions through
history.
While the Queen Mother married King George VI in 1923 in a
simple wedding dress - in-keeping with an era in which Coco Chanel made unstructured styles de
rigueur - designed by court dressmaker Madame Handley Seymour,
58 years later Diana Princess of Wales made headlines, and
designer Elizabeth Emanuel a household name, by marrying
Prince Charles in a wedding gown featuring an extravagant
25-foot-long train.
Fast-forward 24 years and the trends change again, as Prince
Charles' second bride, Camilla Parker Bowles (now the Duchess of
Cornwall), chooses an elegant two-piece designed by Antonia
Robinson and Anne Valentine, with statement headwear created by Philip Treacy.
For aristocratic grooms, military uniforms tended to rank
highly. Although Prince William may decide to take sartorial
inspiration for his big day from the adorable little outfit he wore
to witness the Duke and Duchess of York tie the knot in 1986.