Princess Beatrice really followed through on the âsomething borrowedâ part of her wedding.
The royal tied the knot with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a private ceremony at the All Saints Chapel at Windsor on Friday, after postponing their nuptials due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the ceremony followed all ârelevant government guidelines,â and that Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip and other family members were in attendance.
For the private ceremony, Beatrice borrowed the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara that the queen wore on her own wedding day in 1947.
Her grandmother also lent the young royal a vintage dress by Norman Hartnell, who designed both the queenâs wedding and coronation dresses.
Beatriceâs dress was updated and fitted by the queenâs dressmaker, Angela Kelly, and designer Stewart Parvin, according to a statement from the palace.
The dress itself âis made from Peau De Soie taffeta in shades of ivory, trimmed with ivory Duchess satin, with organza sleevesâ and âencrusted with diamanteÌ.â
The queen wore the same dress to the premiere of âLawrence of Arabiaâ in November 1962 and the state opening of Parliament in April 1966.
Following Beatrice and Edoardoâs surprise wedding announcement, the couple thanked supporters for their well-wishes.
âHer Royal Highness Princess Beatrice of York and Mr Mapelli Mozzi have been touched by the warm wishes they have received since their wedding,â read a post on the Royal Family Instagram account.
Many commenters commended Beatrice for wearing a vintage gown and having a small ceremony, while others praised the royal familyâs PR team for keeping Prince Andrew out of the wedding photos. Andrew stepped back from royal life last year after a disastrous interview about his relationship to Jeffrey Epstein, the dead convicted sex offender.
Beatrice and Edoardo announced their engagement in September 2019.
âWe are both so excited to be embarking on this life adventure together,â the couple said at the time. âWe share so many similar interests and values, and we know that this will stand us in great stead for the years ahead, full of love and happiness.â
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