Hidden Details On Royal Wedding Dresses (Diana/Kate/Meghan) You Didn’t Know About

29. Queen Elizabeth’s silk quickly deteriorated

Despite the best of intentions and careful selection involved in choosing the silk for Queen Elizabeth’s wedding dress, it was later confirmed to be a poor selection. Thirty years following the wedding, the curator at the London Museum observed when the dress was on display that the fabric had deteriorated and didn’t age well. Additionally, it was noted that “weight of the embroidery dragged the skirt down, increasing the strain on the weave.”

28. Diana’s gown barely fit in the carriage

Designer David Emanuel has previously admitted that Diana kept insisting for a longer train. The team of designers worked hard to ensure the excess fabric would fold for when she needed to be chauffeured around throughout the day, but unfortunately the gown was so long that the taffeta barely fit and got crushed in the coach she took to St. Paul’s Cathedral. Elizabeth Emanuel also shared that the crowded ride created visible wrinkles on the dress upon her arrival.

27. Meghan’s veil’s hidden meaning

Markle’s veil was designed to represent a connection to the commonwealth. It was made from five-meter long silk tulle and featured a trim of hand-embroidered flowers from each of the 53 countries in the commonwealth. According to the designer Clare Waight Keller, she and the bride wanted to tell a story with her veil. “We had different conversations back and forth and I came up with the idea of maybe representing each of the countries, the 53 countries of the Commonwealth, through their flora and fauna,” she told People. “We both loved the story of that. It also meant that single one of those countries also journeyed up the aisle with her. It was a really poetic moment.” As well as honoring the Commonwealth, the embroidery included three other symbols as well: a California poppy that pays homage to her birthplace. Wintersweet, a type of shrub that grows in front of the couple’s cottage at Kensington Palace, and finally, the design incorporated crops of wheat interspersed among the flowers to symbolize love and charity.