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The Best and Worst Outfits for the Royal Wedding

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The Best and Worst Outfits for the Royal Wedding
Turmoil and madness around the royal wedding is finally over. After months of trying to guess at what will be the royal bride Kate Middleton brought a solemn vow in the dress from Alexander McQueen. We suggest you look at the best and worst outfits for the royal wedding! Elegant ensemble of Victoria Beckham and her dress Philippa Middleton of the Alexander McQueen - you see them, and much more!

1. Kate Middleton
the Duchess of Cambridge. Titles it now much, but we'll give her another one: "Its absolutely wonderful majesty! His vow new Duchess of Cambridge brought in a white satin gown and lace veil from Sarah Barton out of the house Alexander McQueen. In addition, it was owned by the queen tiara from Cartier, made in 1930.
2. David and Victoria Beckham
Perhaps it was their appearance at the royal wedding was the most anticipated - except the very bride. Victoria was in a luxurious dress of his own design - dark blue, successfully hides the waist and very elegantly combined with the cap from Philip Treacy. David was more elaborate than usual, in a tailcoat and top hat.
3. Pippa Middleton
Of course, the star of the day was Kate, but her younger sister, Philippa Middleton has also become important centers of attention. She looked simply magnificent in a cream dress with V-shaped notch from Alexander McQueen. From its sun lit figures just could not take his eyes!
4. Prince William
Duke of Cambridge. Kate was wonderful, but let's not forget about her husband! Prince was in a bright scarlet form, so do not notice it was difficult. This form - the colonel's uniform, the Irish Guards, one of the honorary titles of William. Belt, epaulettes and medals - here's a majestic appearance.
5. Princess Beatrice
Very difficult to describe the construction on the head of Princess Beatrice. Because we are better to avoid the refrain. Of course, do not notice it was difficult - in a strange hat and a dress by Valentino.
6. Charlene Uittstok
Olympic swimming champion and a future princess of Monaco was luxurious and reminiscent of another celebrity of Monaco - very Grace Kelly. Charlene arrived at the royal wedding on the arm of her fiance Prince Albert, in a pale gray coat with a round collar, hat with wide brim and varnish boats.
7. Chelsea Davy
Prince Harry's girlfriend, was greenish-blue dress and jacket by Alberta Ferretti, as well as in the cap of Victoria Grant. Unfortunately, the girl seems to have forgotten to have a clock - and had no time to comb your hair.
8. Carol Middleton
Carole Middleton is quite consistent with the main requirement for any bride's mother: Do not overshadow his daughter. She arrived at Westminster Abbey in a pale blue ensemble, dress and a jacket decorated with sequins at the waist modest, charming hat, suede and boats with matching color purse.
9. Samantha Cameron
Samantha Cameron, wife of Prime Minister David Cameron, visited Westminster Abbey in a turquoise dress with short sleeves from Burberry. It is done without the cap, preferring it to a set of hairpins and necklaces by Erickson Beamon. Sandals completed the outfit for 60 dollars from Aldo.
10. Zara Phillips
The eldest granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and style icon Zara Phillips looked as usual luxury in a silver coat from Akris. None of the royal wedding is not complete without a luxurious hats, and Zara is also complemented the ensemble with leopard patterned handbag and shoes from Mary Jane.
11. Spanish Princess Letizia
Princess Letizia is always good! At the royal wedding, she wore a single color dress with lace and floral embroidery, satin pumps, and a hat with feathers and veil.
12. Princess Eugenia
While most guests were dressed with restraint, Princess Eugenie, apparently decided all cheer her appearance. She appeared in a jacket with a colorful pattern and a lush blue skirt. The fact that the royal wedding is vital to the hat, we have already mentioned. So, Princess Eugenia decided to supplement costume headdress, a la Peter Pan with pretentious rose and feather.
13. Queen Elizabeth II
All hoped that Her Majesty will be in blue, like the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana. But the Queen appeared at Westminster Abbey in a golden gown by Angela Kelly from wool crepe, suitable for the color coats, boats and a handbag.
14. Tara Palmer-Tompkinson
Tara Palmer-Tompkinson was in blue. Very blue. Very, very blue. Dress, hat, bag, gloves and shoes were the same color. Or she specifically asked the designers and the whole outfit manufactured to order, or is it long and hard to buy each item separate toilet.
15. Prince Harry
Ladies, do not worry, we have in store one more bachelor prince. And very cute! Harry was in the uniform of Captain of the Royal Horse Guards, a bright blue uniform with gold belt, cross straps and knots.
16. Princess Victoria
Swedish Princess Victoria was from head to toe in an ensemble of peach-colored - a jersey dress and a broad hat.
17. Elton John
Elton John appeared on the day a significant event is quite usual in its traditional coat, morning coat, though this time it was still a canary-colored waistcoat and bright purple tie.

Evolution of the Royal Wedding Dress

by Shazy | 7:28 AM in , , , , , , , , , |

Evolution of the Royal Wedding Dress
These Historic Gowns Weren't Just Fashion Statements
Royal Wedding Dress as Symbol
Until Friday morning, probably the biggest mystery surrounding the latest British royal wedding was who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress.

But when the future Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) walked down the aisle in London's Westminster Abbey in 1947, her wedding dress was more than a fashion statement: It represented the hopes of a nation, according to royal wedding gown curator Joanna Marschner.

With food and clothing still being rationed in postwar Britain, royal dressmaker Norman Hartnell sought to convey a message of national renewal, instead of focusing on opulent materials. He did this in part by embroidering the gown with garlands of spring flowers.

"It is a dress with a message for that particular moment in time," said Marschner, of Historic Royal Palaces, an independent charity that acts as caretaker for five British royal buildings.

"I think you can say that about all the royal wedding dresses—they have become amazing documents that can say a lot about the year when they were worn."
Thoroughly Modern Middleton?
Only time will tell what Kate Middleton's wedding dress—pictured during her Friday wedding to Prince William—really says about its time and place. But, despite its modern design, the dress clearly sounds themes of some historic British royal wedding gowns.

Like her new mother-in-law's 1947 wedding dress, Middleton's blooms with flora, including embroidered roses, thistles, daffodils, and shamrocks—which might be seen as signs of spring for Britain's stagnant economy. Some U.K. leaders, including Prime Minister David Cameron, who's called the wedding "unadulterated good news," have voiced hopes that the nuptials will provide an extended influx of tourist dollars, according to the Reuters news service.

And like Queen Victoria's 1840 gown, Middleton's does its bit to boost British industry. The handmade lace hails from the Royal School of Needlework at Hampton Court Palace, for example. And the new Duchess of Cambridge chose a British fashion house, Alexander McQueen, to design the dress—in part because of the brand's "craftsmanship and its respect for traditional workmanship and the technical construction of clothing," according to a statement on the official wedding website.
Springtime for Britain and Royalty?
The royal wedding dress of the future Queen Elizabeth II, worn during her marriage to Philip Mountbatten in 1947, is an important document of postwar Britain, according to royal wedding dress curator Marschner.

With the country still suffering from the human and economic costs of World War II, "the idea behind the dress is all important, because it's a dress for promise for the future, for better times to come," she said.

With that in mind, royal wedding dress designer Hartnell took as his inspiration the Botticelli painting "Allegory of Spring"—despite the wedding's November date.
Once More Into the Bleach
Worn for her wedding to the future King George V in 1893, Princess Mary of Teck's royal wedding dress belongs to a collection of royal wedding gowns kept at Kensington Palace in London.

During the 19th century British royal brides switched from opulent wedding dresses made with gold and silver textiles—almost advertisements of Britain's wealth and power—to simpler, more common white bridal outfits.

Pale or white wedding dresses had long been worn by wealthier commoners, royal wedding dress curator Marschner explained.

"The lower down the social system you were, the darker color you would wear, because it was harder to keep—or employ someone else to keep—your dress clean," she said.

The white-wedding trend among royals was started by King George's grandmother, Queen Victoria, whose decision to adopt the example of her subjects "marked a watershed in royal bridal fashion," Marschner said.
Royal Wedding as Public Pageant
Queen Victoria's newlywed daughter, Princess Beatrice, poses for a wedding snapshot with Prince Henry of Battenberg in 1885.

In earlier centuries royal weddings were largely private, governmental matters arranged among the Europe's royal families. But in the 19th century, the growth of print media and photography helped fuel public interest in the royal wedding dresses.

Reports of Queen Victoria's wedding in 1840 "went to all the colonial regions of the British Empire. Within … a month it was in the all the U.S. newspapers," commented Paula Richter, a curator at the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts.

"She married as the age of photography was beginning—there are quite a number of royal portraits done of the ceremony or of her wearing her garments … many people had a visual sense of that wedding," Richter said.
Nice Century for a White Wedding
When Queen Victoria tied the knot with Prince Albert in 1840, as shown in a period illustration, her choice of dress showed she approached her wedding day very differently to previous royal brides.

"All her advisers were suggesting red velvet robes and ermine and all the grand things of that earlier tradition," royal wedding dress curator Marschner said.

But Victoria, who wanted her marriage to be a personal event, not a political one, rejected royal protocol and opted instead for a simple—by royal standards of the era—ivory satin dress.

"It was the kind of dress well-brought-up girls up and down the country would wear," Marschner said.

"It may not be the first white wedding dress, but it is the first royal example," she added. "It made royal wedding fashions achievable for the general public."

Richter, of the Peabody Essex Museum, added the Queen Victoria's wedding "was as influential as Princess Diana's wedding in the early 1980s," in part due to Victoria's more accessible take on the royal wedding.
Made in Britain
Queen Victoria "saw it as her business to promote things British," and her wedding dress (sleeve pictured) was a perfect opportunity, royal wedding dress curator Marschner said.

Exploiting the worldwide media attention her wedding received, Victoria had the dress made from silk woven in East London and decorated with lace produced in southwestern England.

"Victoria on her wedding day was shouting loud about things that Britain was really good at," Marschner said.

Currently undergoing conservation work, Queen Victoria's wedding dress will go on display in 2012 in London's Kensington Palace—the potential future home of Prince William and Kate Middleton after their Friday wedding.
Last in a Royal Line
Shot through with silver thread, the wedding dress worn in 1816 by Princess Charlotte—only child of the future King George IV—is the last in a centuries-old line of royal wedding gowns made of precious materials.

"It's the last of the great big, expensive, showy dresses that survived in its entirety," said Marschner, the royal wedding dress curator.

Sadly, Princess Charlotte died in childbirth the year following her marriage to Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg.
Power Couple
While Prince William and Kate Middleton—who met about ten years ago in college—have had plenty of time to get to know each other before their wedding, Queen Mary I of England and Prince Philip of Spain (pictured) married two days after they'd met in 1554.

From medieval times to the 19th century, royal marriages were political unions, not fairy tale romances, and royal brides dressed accordingly, said royal wedding dress curator Marschner.

"They wore dresses made of precious gold and silver textiles to represent the status and the dignity of their nation," she said.

"Wearing something that was really precious, really striking, was important," Marschner added. "They were playing their part in the great game of international politics."

Royal Wedding highlights best 20 moments

by Shazy | 11:18 AM in , , , , , , , , , , |

Royal Wedding highlights best 20 moments

Prince William and Kate Middleton have been named husband and wife by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.

Here are the top 20 moments from the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday. See our live blog for continued coverage.

• Clarence House announced Prince William and his bride would leave Westminster Abbey in the same open topped horse-drawn carriage used by the Prince and Princess of Wales on their wedding day in 1981 – meaning that come rain or shine, crowds would be able to clearly see the married couple.

• The Queen gave the Royal couple the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, also naming her grandson Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, titles his bride would also inherit after the ceremony.

• As crowds gathered in Westminster, the crew of the International Space Station broadcast pre-recorded greetings to the Royal couple, from hundreds of miles above the surface of the Earth
• The Archbishop of Canterbury promised the ceremony would be “very special” to the bride and groom, adding that they seemed to him a “deeply sensible” and “realistic” couple.


• Crowds outside went into a frenzy as celebrity guests, including Victoria Beckham – who wore one of her own dresses – her husband David (who wore his OBE medal on the wrong lapel) and Elton John arrived at the abbey.

• Villagers from Kate Middleton’s home in Bucklebury held a quaint fete to celebrate the most momentous occasion in their small community’s history.

• Boris Johnson confirmed he would bestow a tandem Boris Bike on the couple as a wedding gift – cue a video of what that might look like.

• David Cameron arrived at Westminster Abbey wearing tails, after confusion earlier this week about whether the Prime Minister would dress down for the occasion due to fears over his image.

• The PM disclosed how he camped out on the streets to celebrate Prince Charles and Diana Spencer’s wedding in 1981.

• Prince William and his best man Prince Harry left Clarence House to a raucous reception from the public. The groom was resplendent in the full dress of the Irish Guards with RAF wings on his sash, while his brother wore black.

• Police sealed off an area around a suspicious car near the Goring hotel, where the bride’s family was staying, but the situation was resolved shortly afterwards.

• After Princes William and Harry arrived at the abbey, so did the Queen, wearing a yellow Angela Kelly-designed single crepe wool primrose dress.

• As Kate Middleton’s car pulled away from the Goring Hotel it was confirmed that she was, as suspected, wearing Sarah Burton, artistic director of Alexander McQueen, with a v-neck and lace long sleeves.

• The bride also wore a diamond tiara previously worn by Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Queen and the Princess Royal.

• As she arrived next to him on the aisle, Prince William could be seen remarking to Kate: “You look stunning, babe”, and joking to his father-in-law: “Just a small family affair!”

• During a service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince William said “I will” clearly and firmly, while his bride spoke more quietly, apparently slightly overcome with emotion as the couple were married.

• Rousing choruses of Jerusalem and the National Anthem inside the abbey are echoed by crowds enjoying a brief period of sunshine in the streets outside.

• The couple left the abbey hand in hand and rode in the sunshine past cheering crowds to Buckingham Palace, where crowds converged to watch their first kiss as a married couple.

• As mounted guards accompanied the couple’s open-topped carriage, one rider lost control and fell from his saddle, while the horse bolted up Whitehall and past Downing Street.

• Anarchists’ plans to tarnish the wedding with a demonstration at Soho Square failed to spoil the day, with only 10 or so gathering for their so-called “zombie wedding” protest.

Here are the top 20 moments from the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday. See our live blog for continued coverage.

• Clarence House announced Prince William and his bride would leave Westminster Abbey in the same open topped horse-drawn carriage used by the Prince and Princess of Wales on their wedding day in 1981 – meaning that come rain or shine, crowds would be able to clearly see the married couple.

• The Queen gave the Royal couple the titles of Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, also naming her grandson Earl of Strathearn and Baron Carrickfergus, titles his bride would also inherit after the ceremony.

• As crowds gathered in Westminster, the crew of the International Space Station broadcast pre-recorded greetings to the Royal couple, from hundreds of miles above the surface of the Earth

• The Archbishop of Canterbury promised the ceremony would be “very special” to the bride and groom, adding that they seemed to him a “deeply sensible” and “realistic” couple.

• Crowds outside went into a frenzy as celebrity guests, including Victoria Beckham – who wore one of her own dresses – her husband David (who wore his OBE medal on the wrong lapel) and Elton John arrived at the abbey.

• Villagers from Kate Middleton’s home in Bucklebury held a quaint fete to celebrate the most momentous occasion in their small community’s history.

• Boris Johnson confirmed he would bestow a tandem Boris Bike on the couple as a wedding gift – cue a video of what that might look like.

• David Cameron arrived at Westminster Abbey wearing tails, after confusion earlier this week about whether the Prime Minister would dress down for the occasion due to fears over his image.

• The PM disclosed how he camped out on the streets to celebrate Prince Charles and Diana Spencer’s wedding in 1981.

• Prince William and his best man Prince Harry left Clarence House to a raucous reception from the public. The groom was resplendent in the full dress of the Irish Guards with RAF wings on his sash, while his brother wore black.

• Police sealed off an area around a suspicious car near the Goring hotel, where the bride’s family was staying, but the situation was resolved shortly afterwards.

• After Princes William and Harry arrived at the abbey, so did the Queen, wearing a yellow Angela Kelly-designed single crepe wool primrose dress.

• As Kate Middleton’s car pulled away from the Goring Hotel it was confirmed that she was, as suspected, wearing Sarah Burton, artistic director of Alexander McQueen, with a v-neck and lace long sleeves.

• The bride also wore a diamond tiara previously worn by Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, the Queen and the Princess Royal.

• As she arrived next to him on the aisle, Prince William could be seen remarking to Kate: “You look stunning, babe”, and joking to his father-in-law: “Just a small family affair!”

• During a service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Prince William said “I will” clearly and firmly, while his bride spoke more quietly, apparently slightly overcome with emotion as the couple were married.

• Rousing choruses of Jerusalem and the National Anthem inside the abbey are echoed by crowds enjoying a brief period of sunshine in the streets outside.

• The couple left the abbey hand in hand and rode in the sunshine past cheering crowds to Buckingham Palace, where crowds converged to watch their first kiss as a married couple.

• As mounted guards accompanied the couple’s open-topped carriage, one rider lost control and fell from his saddle, while the horse bolted up Whitehall and past Downing Street.

• Anarchists’ plans to tarnish the wedding with a demonstration at Soho Square failed to spoil the day, with only 10 or so gathering for their so-called “zombie wedding” protest.

Kate and william wedding pictures

by Shazy | 10:53 AM in , , , , , , , , |

Kate and william wedding pictures
Prince drives his new bride away from the Palace in a vintage Aston after balcony kiss thrills the crowds
* William tells Kate 'You look beautiful' as she arrives at the altar
* He jokes with Kate's father 'we're supposed to have just a small family affair'
* Two BILLION people watch couple tie the knot
* 5,000 royals enthusiasts camped out overnight at The Mall
* Prince struggles to get ring on Kate's finger
* One million well-wishers line the streets to catch a glimpse of the couple
* Prince William takes the title Duke of Cambridge and Kate becomes Duchess

After a kiss that thrilled the nation, Prince William drove full throttle into the nation's affections as he took his new wife on an unexpected drive to Clarence House.
They left their Buckingham Palace reception in Prince Charles's open-top Aston Martin with 'Just wed' on the number plate.
It was the fitting climax to what had already been a remarkable day - and it was the common touch his mother Diana would have been proud of.
As the crowds roared, the couple emerged in the 38-year-old classic car with a yellow RAF rescue helicopter flying overhead.
The vehicle had been given to Charles as a gift when he turned 21. The couple drove round the front of the Palace before returning to the private reception.
They emerged from the Palace two hours after stepping out on the balcony and marked their marriage with their first public kiss.
But the first public embrace of William and his bride Catherine was so fleeting that you would have missed it if you had blinked.

The loving couple leaned in for a brief, but loving kiss, after which he smiled broadly while she giggled. The crowd in The Mall below, chanting ‘We want Kate, We want Kate’ simply roared with delight.
Then, as an RAF flypast was sweeping towards the palace, William whispered to Kate and leaned forward for a second, slightly more lingering kiss.
This was the fairytale a million people had taken to the streets of London to see today. And they were not disappointed.
Despite predictions that rain would put a dampener on the big day, it stayed dry and the sun even managed to poke its head out.
In a stunning ivory gown with lace applique floral detail designed by Sarah Burton at Alexander McQueen, Kate walked up the red carpeted aisle a commoner.
At Westminster Abbey’s altar she became a royal.
She clutched a bunch of white flowers as she embarked on the short drive to Westminster Abbey, before starting her three-minute walk up the aisle to be with her groom.

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