Everything we know so far about Princess Beatrice’s wedding
In case you missed it, Princess Beatrice got married in secret on Friday to her fiancé Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi - and the wedding looked absolutely beautiful. Congrats to the happy couple!
Pictures of the Royal wedding were finally released on Saturday night, revealing Beatrice's epic bridal gown, a vintage Norman Hartnell previously worn by the Queen herself. Talk about that for something borrowed.
The couple were seen posing outside the chapel in Windsor alongside the Queen and Prince Philip, and the Queen looks probably the happiest we have ever seen her. So, here's everything we know about the Royal wedding so far.
The ceremony
After getting engaged in September, the couple were originally supposed to marry in London at the end of May, but (just like the rest of us) had their plans changed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, meaning they had to switch to a smaller ceremony.
Instead, the wedding took place at the Royal Chapel of All Saints at Royal Lodge in Windsor, with a "small private ceremony," according to the Royal family's official Instagram account.
Government guidelines now restrict weddings in England to just 30 guests, and of course Royals are no exception.
A statement release by the palace explained, "The couple decided to hold a small private ceremony with their parents and siblings following the postponement of their wedding in May."
It continued, "Working within government guidelines, the service was in keeping with the unique circumstances while enabling them to celebrate their wedding with their closest family.
"No hymns were sung, but a selection of music was played. The National Anthem was played but not sung."
Mother of the bride Sarah Ferguson and Edoardo's mother Nikki Williams-Ellis also both read poems chosen by the newlyweds.
The guest list
The smaller ceremony also meant the guest list had to be kept tight, reportedly limited to just parents, including Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, siblings, Edoardo's son Wolfie, and of course the Queen and Prince Philip.
Princess Eugenie was of course in attendance, alongside her husband Jack Brooksbank, and little three-year-old Wolfie was Edoardo's best man and page boy. However, only the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh appeared in the official pictures.
More guests were invited to the reception, with the couple reportedly bringing 14 friends to a party in the gardens at Royal Lodge, the home of Beatrice's parents Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
The reception
Despite the smaller guest list, Beatrice and Edoardo still pulled together a fun-filled reception, taking place in a marquee in the Royal Lodge gardens. The marquee was reportedly named 'The Duke of York', after Prince Andrew, and was kitted out with sofas, a jukebox, draft beer and a dartboard.
Guests also slept in glamping pods in the gardens, which sounds perfectly low-key, and a bouncy castle was brought in.
A friend of the couple told The Sun, "I heard that everyone had a great night. It was totally relaxed. There was a bit of dancing into the early hours with the jukebox blazing away.
Some guests made sure they kept their social distance — and everyone was laughing about it."
The dress
Beatrice's dress fabulously broke away from convention, as she opted not for a custom-made gown but for a vintage design on loan from the Queen, with the Queen herself having previously worn the dress. Well, that covers 'something old' and 'something borrowed', eh?
Originally designed by Norman Hartnell - the same designer who made the Queen and Princess Margaret's wedding dresses - royal dressmaker Angela Kelly and designer Stewart Parvin made a few tweaks to the dress here and there to make it unique to Beatrice.
A statement from the palace added that the dress "is made from Peau De Soie taffeta in shades of ivory, trimmed with ivory Duchess satin, with organza sleeves. It is encrusted with diamanté and has a geometric checkered bodice."
Beatrice's bouquet also kept in line with Royal tradition, including sprigs of myrtle, as well as trailing jasmine, pale pink and cream sweet peas, royal porcelain ivory spray roses, pink o’hara garden roses, pink wax flower and baby pink astible, made by Patrice Van Helden.
Hopefully we'll be treated to more pictures from the event soon!
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