Wedding dresses of Princess Anne of the United Kingdom

Princess Anne (only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II) has been married twice, in 1973 and 1992:

First wedding

The wedding dress worn by Princess Anne for her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips on 14 November 1973 at Westminster Abbey was designed by Maureen Baker, the chief designer for the ready-to-wear label Susan Small; she had previously designed outfits for the princess.[1]

The dress was an embroidered "Tudor-style" wedding dress with a high collar and "mediaeval sleeves".[2] The train was embroidered by Lock's Embroiderers.[3] Princess Anne was said to have designed many aspects of the dress herself.[4] Compared to previous royal wedding dresses, it was described as "simplistic" and was noted as being close to contemporary 1970s wedding fashions.[5][6]

Second wedding

For the wedding dress worn for her marriage to Timothy Laurence on 12 December 1992 at Crathie Kirk, Princess Anne wore a white jacket over a "demure, cropped-to-the-knee dress" and a spray of white flowers in her hair.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Princess Anne's 'simplistic' wedding dress was inspired by one of history's most famous monarchs - and it's not Queen Elizabeth II". Yahoo. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "On this day...197: Crowds cheer marriage of Princess Anne". BBC. 14 November 1973. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  3. Nina Grunfeld, The Royal Shopping Guide (W. Morrow, 1984)
  4. Anne Matheson, Princess Anne: a royal girl of our time (Crown Publishers, 1973)
  5. Alfred J. López, Postcolonial whiteness: a critical reader on race and empire (SUNY Press, 2005) 49
  6. Catherine Woram, Wedding dress style: the indispensable style-file for brides-to-be (Apple, 1993), 46


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