A Wedding Dress for Princess Beatrice - Suggestions and Musings

[tommy100]

HM in the dress originally

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detai...te-opening-of-parliament-news-photo/613464816


The Royal Watcher blog actually has gifs of HM in the dress from the Lawrence of Arabia film premiere in 1962, it was a very full evening gown back then.

https://royalwatcherblog.com/2017/12/10/queen-at-lawrence-of-arabia-premiere-1962/

 

[Nico]

Princess Beatrice wore a remodelled version of a dress Norman Hartnell made for The Queen and was worn at 1967 Opening of Parliament. It was remodelled by Angela Kelly and Stewart Parvin.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1284594474132344837

Love vintage and i had this 60's couture vibe about it.
Nice idea and tribute.

 

[tommy100]

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...sted-diamante-huge-message-support-Queen.html

For Princess Beatrice, this was the ultimate ‘something borrowed’.

Fashion is so often used to make a statement and this gown, personally loaned by the Queen, sends a huge message of her support to a much-loved granddaughter on her wedding day.

The Queen Mary tiara – worn by the Queen when she married Prince Philip in 1947 and loaned to her only daughter Princess Anne on hers – also signifies the warmth of feeling.

A very traditional design, it is beautifully crafted from peau de soie taffeta and features a geometric, chequered bodice encrusted with diamanté.

There have been amendments to the original, of course, to allow for Beatrice’s height and the modesty of a Royal bride in church. Angela Kelly, the Queen’s personal dresser, and Stewart Parvin, Her Majesty’s favourite dressmaker, remodelled and refitted the dress to Beatrice’s size and tastes.

A longer sleeve, for example, might have been more fashionable but then Beatrice has never been in thrall to fashion labels and the puffed organza sleeves show her playful style. A sleek trim of ivory Duchess satin at the bottom of the gown allows for added length.

 

[Lemon Lyman]

Bea looks absolutely stunning. What a lovely choice of dress. Love the sentiment behind it.

 

[Pranter]

It's a nice color for her and a good style....very sweet that she was able to wear the Queen's dress and QM Tiara!


LaRae

 

[Countessmeout]

Vintage absolutely suits Beatrice (Eugenie too). I was hoping one of them would go for a vintage vibe, and instead I just got vintage.

I love the dress, and paired with her grandmother's tiara, beautiful choice.

 

[JessRulz]

Further discussion on Princess Beatrice's wedding gown can take place in the wedding thread:

https://www.theroyalforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2327765#post2327765