ROYAL WEDDING DRESSES

1. Princess Charlotte's wedding dress

Princess Charlotte married Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg
in 1816. Her wedding dress was silver lama [lam] on net,
over a silver tissue slip, embroidered at the bottom with
silver lama in shells and flowers. Body and sleeves to
correspond, elegantly trimmed with point Brussels lace.
The manteaux was of silver tissue lined with white satin, with a border of
embroidery to answer that on the dress, and fastened in front with a splendid diamond
ornament.

2. Queen Victoria's wedding dress
The wedding dress of Queen Victoria was white dress, which was
considered an unusual choice at a time when colors were more usual,
made from heavy silk satin. The Honiton lace used for her wedding dress
proved an important boost to Devon lace-making. Queen Victoria has
been credited with starting the tradition of white weddings and white
bridal gowns, although she was not the first royal to be married in white.
The handmade lace motifs were appliqud onto cotton machine-made net.
Orange flower blossoms, a symbol of fertility, also trimmed the dress and
made up Victoria's wreath, which she wore instead of a tiara over her veil. The veil, which
matched the flounce of the dress, was four yards in length and 0.75 yards wide. Her jewelry
consisted of diamond earrings and necklace, and a sapphire brooch given to her by Albert.
The slippers she wore matched the white color of the dress. The train of the dress, carried by
her bridesmaids, measured 18 feet (5.5 m) long.
Queen Victoria described her choice of dress in her journal thus: "I wore a white satin dress,
with a deep flounce of Honiton lace, an imitation of an old design. My jewels were my
Turkish diamond necklace & earrings & dear Albert's beautiful sapphire brooch."

3. The wedding dress of Princess Alexandra of Denmark
Alexandra's wedding dress was described as "symbolic, echoing long
traditions of wedding attire and a fashionable court dress of completely
English manufacture." The white court gown was made of English silk. The
lace used was from Honiton and was elaborately embellished with
emblematic designs of England, Ireland and Scotland of roses, shamrock and
thistles. The sensational dress was the first to be photographed of any royal
family member and the pictures of the princess wearing the gown were
flashed across the world. The dress of the Princess Alexandra was a petticoat of white satin
trimmed with chatelaines of orange blossoms, myrtle and bouffants of tulle with Honiton
lace; the train of silver moire antique trimmed with bouffants of tulle, Honiton lace and
bouquets of orange blossom and myrtle; the body of the dress trimmed to correspond. Her
Royal Highness wore a veil of Honiton lace and a wreath of orange blossom and myrtle.
4. Wedding dress of Princess Mary of Teck
The front of the dress was made of white satin, featuring three small
flounces old Honiton lace which had been used on the wedding dress of
her mother. The bodice, cut at the throat, was long and pointed and was
made of Silver's white and silver brocade, also featuring a small amount
of her mother's Honiton lace near the top and on the upper part of the
sleeve. The rich satin manteau de cour fell from her shoulders.The train
was long and plain (although The Times reported there was none and
the veil of her mother's which she wore was also made of Honiton lace,
fastened by diamond pins given as a gift from Queen
Victoria. Matching the orange blossom elements to the dress, small wreaths
were placed all the way around the bust and on the hair. Princess Mary
completed the wedding outfit with a diamond tiara from Queen Victoria;
diamond rivire necklace from the Prince and Princess of Wales and
diamond earrings and anchor brooch, a wedding gift from Prince George.
Out of all of the wedding toilette, the veil was reportedly the only piece that
was not to be worn again after the wedding.

5. Wedding dress of Princess Margaret
The favoured couturier of the royals and was made from silk organza, and a
skirt made from some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the
adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a
minimum in order to suit Margaret's petite frame. In 1960, Life magazine
named it "the simplest royal wedding gown in history", although it has been
described as one of Hartnell's most beautiful and sophisticated pieces.

6. Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester
In August 1935, Lady Alice became engaged to Prince Henry, Duke of
Gloucester, the third son of King George V and Mary of Teck. They were
married in a private ceremony, in the Private Chapel, Buckingham Palace, on
6 November of that year. Her dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, who
also designed the wedding dresses of princesses Elizabeth and Margaret. It
was made in a blush/pink-coloured silk crepe. When Lady Alice married
Prince Henry, the Duke of Gloucester, she was given also a collection of a seven-piece suite
of pearls and diamonds (no tiara in this suite) jewelry by Queen Mary and the King George
V.

Bibliography
http://www.thetudorswiki.com/page/Historical+Royal+Weddings
http://www.vogue.co.uk
http://ro.wikipedia.org