Look At All The Wedding Dresses These British Royals Wore Over The Past 100 Years

More than a century of beautiful brides.

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Ellie Hall
by Ellie Hall

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July 6, 1893: Princess Mary of Teck

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Spouse: Prince George, Duke of York, the future King George V

Dress Designer: Linton and Curtis

April 26, 1923: Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon

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Spouse: Prince Albert, Duke of York, the future King George VI

Dress Designer: Madame Handley-Seymour

June 3, 1937: Wallis Simpson

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Spouse: Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor, the abdicated King Edward VIII

Dress Designer: Mainbocher

Nov. 20, 1947: Princess Elizabeth

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Spouse: Lt. Philip Mountbatten

Dress Designer: Norman Hartnell

May 6, 1960: Princess Margaret

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Spouse: Antony Armstrong-Jones

Dress Designer: Norman Hartnell

Nov. 14, 1973: Princess Anne

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Spouse: Cpt. Mark Phillips

Dress Designer: Maureen Baker

July 29, 1981: Lady Diana Spencer

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Spouse: Charles, Prince of Wales

Dress Designers: David and Elizabeth Emanuel

July 23, 1986: Sarah Ferguson

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Spouse: Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Dress Designer: Lindka Cierach

Dec. 12, 1992: Princess Anne

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Spouse: Cmdr. Timothy Laurence

Dress Designer: Unknown

July 14, 1994: Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones

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Spouse: Daniel Chatto

Dress Designer: Jasper Conran

June 19, 1999: Sophie Rhys-Jones

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Spouse: Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

Dress Designer: Samantha Shaw

April 9. 2005: Camilla Parker-Bowles

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Spouse: Charles, Prince of Wales

Dress Designers: Antonia Robinson and Anna Valentine

May 17, 2008: Autumn Kelly

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Spouse: Peter Phillips

Dress Designer: Sassi Holford

Apr. 29, 2011: Catherine Middleton

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Spouse: Prince William, Duke of Cambridge

Dress Designer: Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen

July 30, 2011: Zara Phillips

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Spouse: Mike Tindall

Dress Designer: Stewart Parvin

May 19, 2018: Meghan Markle

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Spouse: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex

Dress Designer: Clare Waight Keller for Givenchy

Oct. 12, 2018: Princess Eugenie

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Spouse: Jack Brooksbank

Dress Designer: Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos

July 17, 2020: Princess Beatrice

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Spouse: Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi

Dress Designer: Norman Hartnell

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