The Queen, The Duke of Edinburgh, and other Members of The Royal
Family attended the wedding of Lady Gabriella Windsor and Mr. Thomas Kingston at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.
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Another family wedding at St. George's Chapel, yay!
Starting with this site's leading lady: bright pink and one of her mother's brooches is about as trusty a combo as it gets for Her Maj, and this is no exception.
Now, the bride:
From the Royal Family's press release:
Lady Gabriella’s wedding dress was a bespoke design by Luisa Beccaria. It was made of lace, embroidered with flowers and embellishments. Its blush shade came from layers of tulle and organdie beneath the lace, which created the body of the gown. The skirts fanned out into a long train. Her veil was made from layers of white tulle, together with embroidered flowers.
The Bridesmaid and Pageboy outfits were also designed by Luisa Beccaria. Bridesmaids wore cream dresses with blush underlays and sashes, with flower rings in their hair to echo the bridal bouquet. Pageboys wore cream shirts and knickerbockers. Their shoes were by Papouelli.
Lady Gabriella wore a Russian Fringe style diamond tiara also worn by her grandmother, HRH Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent, and her mother, HRH Princess Michael of Kent, on their wedding days.
Lady Gabriella’s bouquet featured a creamy ivory ‘Ella’ rose by David Austin, named for the bride, and myrtle, which has formed part of many Royal wedding bouquets in a tradition started by Queen Victoria. Other flowers incorporated included Juliet roses, Lily of the Valley and white and apricot sweet peas.
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The aforementioned Russian Fringe style diamond tiara is the
Kent City of London Fringe Tiara, covered here at the other blog. (Some will say that the Royal Family has their information wrong and Princess Marina wore a different fringe tiara
on her wedding day. That's the trouble with fringe tiaras - too many twin pieces!)
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Luisa Beccaria was a surprise designer choice to
me; Lady Gabriella is usually dressed by the same designer
for major royal events (previously, Catherine Walker; more recently,
Claire Mischevani). You never have to convince me of the merits of a fringe tiara, but the sharp lines work as a nice contrast to the rest of this tremendously romantic bridal outfit. The overall effect gives me a strong flashback to the
wedding ensemble worn by the bride's aunt, Princess Alexandra of Kent. Gabriella made a stunning bride.
Also in romantic mode - if we assume that loads of feathers = romance - were the rest of the ladies in this branch of the Kent family. I'd lose at least half of the layered elements of Princess Michael's outfit. Lady Frederick Windsor, on the other hand, I find charmingly festive in her
Catherine Walker coatdress and hat. (Much like her sister-in-law, Sophie tends to be designer-loyal for major events. Catherine Walker's serving her well of late.)
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Mustard and navy might be the opposite of charmingly festive, as color combos go. The Princess Royal dug straight into her usual repeats for this occasion.
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Speaking of digging into one's closet...The Duchess of Gloucester
wore this headband for Trooping the Colour in 1984. I suppose we should just be glad she left the '80s hair in the decade it belonged.
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You never have to sell me on this shade of pink for a wedding guest, so Sarah, Duchess of York was an easy win for me. Updated and understated.
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Princess Beatrice was decidedly
not understated in her mess of a navy dress. Let's have a do over without the criss crossy deal at the top and see how it goes next time, shall we?
These are not all the guests, but I'll leave you to further spotting. Happy royal wedding weekend!
