1-Royals basically invented the white wedding dress
Queen Victoria, who married Prince Albert in 1840, first popularized the tradition of wearing a white wedding dress.
2-Royals pioneered cake figurines
Victoria and Albert’s wedding cake was the first to be decorated with figures of the bride and groom on top. The two-tier cake was nine feet in diameter and weighed 300 lbs.
3- Diana’s dress was extravagant
It had a 25-foot train, the longest ever worn by a royal bride.
4- Diana did not “obey”
Diana was the first royal bride to omit “obey” from her wedding vows taken from The Book of Common Prayer. Kate Middleton followed suit.
5- Camilla prefers the title Duchess
Camilla officially became the Princess of Wales after marrying Charles, but because that was the same title bestowed on Princess Diana, she opted to be called the Duchess of Cornwall.
6- Royal weddings aren’t cheap
Prince William’s wedding to Kate Middleton reportedly cost $34 million, with $32 million of that going to pay for security. Kate’s dress by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen cost the queenly sum of $434,000.
7- William and Kate’s cakes cost $80,000
William and Kate had two wedding cakes which cost a reported $80,000. In addition to the traditional fruitcake covered in white fondant icing (thanks, but we’ll pass), William requested a non-traditional groom’s cake of his favorite frozen chocolate biscuits.
8- Kate was hands-on
She did her own make-up on her wedding day.
9-Prince Harry and Cressida Bonas are actually related, albeit very distantly. She is rumored to be Prince Harry’s ninth cousin through King Charles II.
10-Celebrities can struggle with royal wedding attire
Soccer star David Beckham was wearing his Order of the British Empire (OBE) medal on the wrong lapel (the right side) when he arrived at the royal wedding. When he emerged from the church after the ceremony, he had moved it to the proper left side.
11-Royals are serious about their hats
Prime Minister David Cameron’s wife, Samantha, made headlines when she broke with tradition and did not wear a hat to the wedding. One outraged Brit called the fashion faux pas “treason” on Twitter.
12-Meghan is old by royal standards
At 36, Meghan Markle is the oldest royal bride as she married Prince Harry.
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