In the photo, the deceased queen Élisabeth II and her husband, Philip, are held away from the newlyweds, Beatrice d’York and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi. The health situation imposed it, but the distance between Beatrice and her grandmother was only physical on July 17, 2020. The deceased queen was absolutely everywhere in the princess choices. From dress to diadem via her bouquet everything was thought of to honor Élisabeth II and the traditions of the British royal family. For the couple’s five years of marriage, return on the symbolic and successful choices of Beatrice d’York.
In a bucolic setting, the princess and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi come out of the royal chapel of Tout-les-Saints of Windsor Fleurie for the occasion. Although they are surrounded only by around twenty people – pandemic obliges – the new spouses radiate with happiness. And quickly, the most observers noticed that the wedding dress chosen by Beatrice d’York recalls a piece carried by the Queen herself in the 1960s.
A reworked dress to sublimate Beatrice d’York
It was a creation signed Sir Norman Hartnell – a British fashion designer who obtained the Royal Warrant or royal mandate of designer of Queen Élisabeth II in 1957. A dress in ivory taffeta worn for the first time in 1961 during a state dinner at the British embassy in Rome. Stones and diamonds form geometric lines on the tight bust of the room … making it unique and easily remarkable.
To put it back to the taste of Beatrice d’York, there was no question of making irreversible changes. A goldsmith’s work was therefore carried out by Elisabeth II’s advisor and dresser, Angela Kelly, in collaboration with Stewart Parvin, British stylist. “Short round sleeves in triple organza have been added to the straps and embroidered with vintage diamonds to correspond to the original embroidery motif. The ample skirt silhouette was softened to give a more contemporary and simplified shape. The skirt and the petticoat were recreated and linked with silk tulle.” explained a spokesperson for the Royal Collection Trust During the exposure of the dress to the castle of Windsor. Words reported by the Daily Mail.
It is not the only nod to his grandmother. Beatrice d’York wore the tiara created for Queen Mary in 1919. And that Queen Elisabeth II had chosen for her marriage to Prince Philip in 1947. It was also that of Princess Anne during her union with Mark Phillips. A family story. And of tradition, the bride’s bouquet was made of pea of scent, roses, jasmine and strands of myrtle, essential to the bouquets of royal brides since 1858. Between respect for traditions and modernity, the secret marriage of Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, was an enchanted break in the middle of repeated crises.
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