Kate Middleton: the 5 secrets of her wedding dress
On April 29, 2011, Prince William married Kate Middleton, sublime in a wedding dress signed Sarah Burton for Alexander Mc Queen. As they celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary, discover 5 things to know about this legendary wedding dress.
Kate Middleton and Prince William are celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary on April 29, 2021 and for the occasion, have published two new unseen photos of their successful couple, who have survived the years despite storms, rumors of infidelity and of course the end of the Fab Four with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. A few weeks after the strong emotion which followed the death and the funeral of Prince Philip, the Crown has something to rejoice in celebrating the tin wedding of the future king of England with Kate Middleton.
From this royal wedding, everyone remembers the emotion of the ceremony, the complicity between William and his brother Harry, Pippa Middleton revealed to the eyes of the whole world by her tight dress. But the star of the day, it was obviously and especially the wedding dress of Kate Middleton, imagined for her by Sarah Burton, the artistic director of Alexander McQueen, the fetish brand of the Duchess of Cambridge. A cult dress that still holds many secrets. Discover 5.
1. A wedding dress over $ 300,000
A royal wedding, royal wedding dress! Carol and Michael Middleton have put in place everything to be perfect for their daughter on her wedding day. Kate Middleton's wedding dress signed Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen would have cost $ 332,000 in 2011 according to the Insight site (against $ 265,000 in 2018 for that of Meghan Markle, for example). A made-to-measure wedding dress made in Caudry lace, with a veil and a 2.7-meter train, which has gone down in history.
2. Long sleeves in a nod to Grace Kelly and Lady Di
As is the royal tradition of both the British monarchy and Monaco, Kate Middleton's wedding dress has long sleeves, like that of Grace Kelly at her wedding in 1956, or of Lady Di . The fact that the sleeves are in lace adds a supplement of glamor to its outfit.
3. Messages hidden in her wedding dress
Sarah Burton has followed the tradition of wedding dresses featuring a touch of blue as a lucky charm. So she sewed a blue ribbon inside the gorgeous wedding dress, made in both white and ivory. She did not leave out any royal details and also paid a discreet homage to the United Kingdom through the embroidery of the long sleeves of the dress. The designs included roses, daffodils, thistles and shamrocks, which are the national emblems of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. A tender wink, subtle and all in delicacy.
4. A cheater wedding dress
Sarah Burton wanted to mark Kate Middleton's slim waist and make the bottom of the wedding dress look like a flower with open petals. She therefore reinforced the skirt with a double petticoat in tulle and lace to give it more volume. According to Harper's Bazar, the wedding dress was also lined at the hips to further emphasize the waist and recall the Victorian tradition of the dress which gives pride of place to corsets.
5. A symbolic tiara
If it was the Middletons who paid for their daughter's wedding dress, the tiara is symbolic and was loaned by Elizabeth II, who had received it as a gift from her father for her 18th birthday. A Cartier signed tiara with 1000 diamonds, which holds the veil and is perfectly accessorized to the hairstyle of Kate Middleton, who dared the half-ponytail, instead of the traditional royal bun.
