British royal weddings have grown into a spectacle and cultural fixation over the years. Each wedding has produced memorable moments — Princess Diana and then-Prince Charles’ kiss on the balcony of Buckingham Palace, Karen Gibson and The Kingdom Choir’s rendition of “Stand By Me” at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s ceremony and Princess Beatrice’s sentimental wedding dress to name a few. Here, we look back at the British royal wedding dresses and more.
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Princess Beatrice, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: WireImage HRH Princess Beatrice of York’s wedding dress on display at Windsor Castle on September 23, 2020 in Windsor, England. Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi married on July 18, 2020 in Windsor. The wedding dress, first worn by Her Majesty The Queen in the 1960s, will go on public display at Windsor Castle from Thursday, 24 September 2020.
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Princess Eugenie, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: WireImage Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank leave St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle following their wedding at St. George’s Chapel on October 12, 2018 in Windsor, England.
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Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex kisses his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex as they leave from the West Door of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.
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Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle during their wedding service, conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby in St George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018 in Windsor, England.
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Zara Phillips, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: WireImage Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall after their wedding at Canongate Kirk on July 30, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
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Princess Kate Middleton, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Prince William exchanges rings with his bride Catherine Middleton in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams inside Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London, England. The marriage of Prince William, the second in line to the British throne, to Catherine Middleton is being held in London today. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne is to be led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and will be attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding.
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Princess Kate Middleton, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Their Royal Highnesses Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge kiss on the balcony at Buckingham Palace on April 29, 2011 in London, England. The marriage of the second in line to the British throne was led by the Archbishop of Canterbury and was attended by 1900 guests, including foreign Royal family members and heads of state. Thousands of well-wishers from around the world have also flocked to London to witness the spectacle and pageantry of the Royal Wedding.
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Autumn Kelly, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: WireImage Bride and groom, Autumn Kelly and Peter Phillips, walk hand in hand after their wedding ceremony at St George’s Chapel, in Windsor Castle on May 17, 2008 in Windsor, England.
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Duchess Of Cornwall, Camilla Parker-Bowles, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images TRH the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, and The Duchess Of Cornwall, Camilla Parker-Bowles in silk dress by Robinson Valentine and head-dress by Philip Treacy, leave the Service of Prayer and Dedication blessing their marriage at Windsor Castle on April 9, 2005 in Berkshire, England.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: WireImage Edward and Sophie, the new Earl and Countess of Wessex on their wedding day in Windsor on June 19, 1999.
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Princess Anne, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: AFP via Getty Images Commander Tim Laurence (L) and Britain’s Princess Anne are seen in their car after their wedding at Crathie Church 12 December 1992 in Scotland.
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Fergie, Duchess of York, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images The Duke and Duchess of York waving to the crowds who have gathered to see them on the day of their wedding on July 23, 1986.
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Princess Diana, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, kissing his wife, Princess Diana (1961 – 1997), on the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London after their wedding, 29th July 1981.
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Princess Diana, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Bettmann Archive Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, sitting and whispering to each other during their wedding ceremony at at St Paul’s Cathedral, London, 27th July 1981.
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Princess Anne, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images The wedding of Anne, Princess Royal to Mark Phillips, London, UK, 14th November 1973. Also pictured are Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, Princess Margaret, Prince Philip, Prince Charles, Viscount Linley, Katharine, Duchess of Kent, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, King Constantine II of Greece, King Juan Carlos I of Spain, and King Harald V of Norway and Queen Sonja of Norway.
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Princess Margaret, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Princess Margaret (1930 – 2002) and Antony Armstrong-Jones on their wedding day at Buckingham Palace after the ceremony on May 6, 1960.
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Queen Elizabeth II, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images Queen Elizabeth II, as Princess Elizabeth, and her husband the Duke of Edinburgh, styled Prince Philip in 1957, on their wedding day. She became queen on her father King George VI’s death in 1952.
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Queen Mary, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: Getty Images King George V of Great Britain (right) and Queen Mary on the wedding day of their son George, later King George VI, to Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1900 – 2002) on April 26, 1923. With them are the Earl and Countess of Stramore (left).
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Queen Victoria, British Royal Weddings Through the Years [Photos]
Image Credit: The Print Collector/Print Collector/Getty Images Marriage of Queen Victoria and Albert, Chapel Royal in St James’s Palace, 10th February, 1840, (1899). An engraving from James Taylor’s The Victorian Empire, William Mackenzie, (London, 1899).