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What Royal Wedding Dresses Look Like Around the World

Lady Gabriella Windsor married Thomas Kingston in a dress designed by Luisa Beccaria.

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston on their wedding day.

 

Lady Gabriella Windsor and Thomas Kingston.

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Lady Gabriella Windsor is the Queen’s first cousin once removed. She and Kingston married at St. George’s Chapel in 2019.

Thailand’s Queen Suthida wore an iridescent pink jacket and skirt for her surprise wedding to King Maha Vajiralongkorn.

Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida on their wedding day.

 

Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn and Queen Suthida.

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In 2019, the king of Thailand married Suthida Tidjai in a lavish surprise ceremony where he poured sacred water on her head at Ampornsan Throne Hall in Bangkok. The event took people by surprise because the royal palace never acknowledged the pair’s relationship.

Suthida was a commoner before marrying into royalty, working as a flight attendant on Thai Airways and later a general in Thailand’s army before joining Vajiralongkorn’s security detail.

Ayako Moriya of Japan wore a red kouchiki — a cloak with long, wide sleeves — and a brown naga-bakama — a “divided skirt” — when she married shipping-firm employee Kei Moriya.

Ayako Moriya of Japan on her wedding day.

 

Ayako Moriya of Japan.

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Ayako Moriya, born Princess Ayako of Takamado, gave up her royal status to marry a commoner in 2018.

Meghan Markle wore a Givenchy dress designed by Clare Waight Keller when she wed Prince Harry in 2018.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry on their wedding day.

 

Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle got married in St George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle on May 19, 2018.

Princess Ariana Makonnen married Prince Joel Makonnen of Ethiopia in a Lazaro dress customized by Cheryl Lofton, who has tailored outfits for Michelle Obama.

Princess Ariana Makonnen married Prince Joel Makonnen of Ethiopia.

 

Princess Ariana Makonnen of Ethiopia.

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Prince Joel Makonnen and Princess Ariana Makonnen of Ethiopia celebrated their wedding day in Washington, DC, in 2017.

Princess Sofia of Sweden chose a lacy dress by Swedish designer Ida Sjöstedt.

Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Princess Sofia on their wedding day.

 

Princess Sofia of Sweden.

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Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Princess Sofia got married in 2015.

Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah of Brunei was dripping in precious stones, including a bouquet of gems, on her wedding day.

Dayangku Raabi'atul 'Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah of Brunei on their wedding day.

 

Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah of Brunei.

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Prince Abdul Malik and Dayangku Raabi’atul ‘Adawiyyah Pengiran Haji Bolkiah got married in the Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan in 2015.

Journalist Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein married the prince of Belgium in Valentino.

Prince Amedeo and Princess Elisabetta of Belgium on their wedding day

 

Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein.

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Belgium’s Prince Amedeo and his wife, Princess Elisabetta, had their wedding ceremony in Rome in 2014.

Princess Claire of Luxembourg wore a wedding gown by designer Elie Saab.

Princess Claire Of Luxembourg in her wedding dress

 

Princess Claire of Luxembourg.

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Princess Claire of Luxembourg, a German bioethics researcher, married Prince Felix of Luxembourg in 2013.

Indonesia’s Prince Notonegoro and Princess Hayu were friends when they were younger and dated for 10 years before marrying.

Prince Notonegoro and Princess Hayu of Indonesia on their wedding day.

 

Princess Hayu of Indonesia.

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Indonesia’s Prince Notonegoro and Princess Hayu’s wedding lasted three days, from October 21 through 23, in 2013.

Viktória Cservenyák chose a dress by Danish designer Claes Iversen when she married Prince Jaime of the Netherlands.

Princess Viktória Cservenyák of the Netherlands on her wedding day.

 

Viktória Cservenyák.

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Viktória Cservenyák, a former lawyer and writer, married Prince Jaime of the Netherlands in 2013 in Apeldoorn.

Princess Charlene of Monaco’s simple Armani gown was embellished with subtle embroidery.

Princess Charlene of Monaco on her wedding day.

 

Princess Charlene of Monaco.

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Princess Charlene of Monaco married Prince Albert II of Monaco at the Prince’s Palace in 2011.

Two billion people tuned in to watch Kate Middleton marry Prince William in a now-famous Alexander McQueen dress.

Kate Middleton on her wedding day.

 

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, also known as Kate Middleton.

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The couple married in 2011 and now share three children: Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.

Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara Phillips married English rugby player Mike Tindall in an ivory silk and duchess satin gown designed by royal couturier Stewart Parvin.

Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall on their wedding day.

 

Zara Phillips.

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Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall wed in 2011.

Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan was a commoner before marrying King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck in a traditional Buddhist ceremony.

Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan wearing a colorful dress on her wedding day.

 

Queen Jetsun Pema of Bhutan.

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King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck and Queen Jetsun Pema got married at Punakha Dzong in Bhutan’s ancient capital, Punakha, in 2011.

Princess Tatiana of Greece wore a dress by Venezuelan designer Ángel Sánchez.

Princess Tatiana of Greece on her wedding day.

 

Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Princess Nikolaos of Greece and Denmark.

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Prince Nikolaos of Greece and Princess Tatiana got married at the Cathedral of Agios Nikolaos in 2010 in Spetses, Greece.

Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a dress with a folded neckline designed by Pär Engsheden when she married Prince Daniel in 2010.

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden on their wedding day.

 

Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden on their wedding day.

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The duchess satin gown also featured a 16-foot train.

Princess Nathalie of Denmark’s 2011 gown was created by Danish designer Henrik Hviid.

Princess Nathalie of Denmark on her wedding day.

 

Princess Nathalie of Denmark.

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Princess Nathalie is the youngest daughter of Prince Richard of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Princess Benedikte of Denmark. Her ivory satin and silk organza gown was decorated with a bodice made of appliques, with matching embellishments down the front.

Princess Noor of Jordan was radiant in a beaded wedding dress, though the couple divorced in 2009.

Princess Noor of Jordan on her wedding day.

 

The wedding in 2003.

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Prince Hamzah bin Hussein of Jordan and Princess Noor married in 2003 and divorced in 2009. Both have since remarried.

Sayako Kuroda gave up her royal title as Princess Nori of Japan to marry Yoshiki Kuroda in a plain, A-line dress and white gloves.

Sayako Kuroda wears a plain white dress on her wedding day.

 

Sayako Kuroda.

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Sayako Kuroda and Yoshiki Kuroda married in Tokyo in 2005.

Morocco’s Princess Lalla Salma, who worked as an engineer before taking the title, broke the tradition of keeping royal wives hidden when she married King Mohammed VI.

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco on her wedding day

 

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco.

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King Mohammed VI of Morocco married Princess Lalla Salma at the royal palace in Rabat, Morocco, in 2002.

In 2002, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands married Prince Willem-Alexander in a Valentino dress.

Princess Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on their wedding day

 

Princess Maxima and Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands on their wedding day.

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Maxima’s dress, made of ivory mikado silk, featured three-quarter-length sleeves and lace panels on the sides of the skirt, according to Hello! magazine.

Karabo Motsoeneng married the King of Lesotho in a jewel-encrusted dress, necklace, and crown.

Karabo Motsoeneng of Lesotho on her wedding day

 

Karabo Motsoeneng.

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Karabo Motsoeneng, now Queen ‘Masenate Mohato Seeiso, married King Letsie III of Lesotho in 2000.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s dress from her 1999 wedding to King Philippe included a high-standing collar.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium on her wedding day

 

Queen Mathilde and King Philippe of Belgium on their wedding day.

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Queen Mathilde wore a long-sleeved coat dress with buttons down the front.

Infanta Cristina of Spain wore a custom Lorenzo Caprile gown in 1997 for her wedding to Inaki Urdangarin.

Infanta Cristina of Spain on her wedding day.

 

Spain’s Infanta Cristina with her father on her wedding day in 1997.

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Cristina wore a silk gown with an off-the-shoulder silhouette.

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