#royal brides

[thepastisalreadywritten]

[grits-gal-raised-in-the-south]

Kate: Artist & Photographer: "After her successful charitable ventures, Kate decided that she wanted to spread her wings & handed in her notice at Jigsaw... [Kate interned w/ photographers Mario Testino in NYC & Alistair Morrison]

"Kate approached me when she was at university to come & do a little bit of work w/her & we've kept in touch. She is very, very good, and it shows. She takes very beautiful, detailed photographs. She has a huge talent and a great eye. I'm sure she will go far." Alistair Morrison¹

¹Kate The Making of a Princess by Claudia Joseph p259

"the 18-year-old, who was a keen photographer...a promising artist as well as a talented photographer, Kate had left Marlborough College that summer with an A grade in art at A level under her belt"²

"Kate had applied to study art history at several universities and it was almost a given that she would spend a portion of her gap year in Italy...a 12-week course in Italian at the world-renowned British Institute. She was one of about a dozen girls in her class at the Institute, "³

² ³Kate The Making of a Princess by Claudia Joseph p141-142

[nobilityandnostalgia]

On her wedding day, 2004

[glitterofthepast]

Princess Beatrice of the UK on her wedding day, 1885. Photo colored by me.

[royalpain16]

Kate Middleton, Catherine Duchess of Cambridge, wore the Cartier Halo Tiara on loan from the Queen.

Zara Tindall (Phillips)  wore the Meander Tiara from her mother, Princess Anne.

Autumn Phillips (Kelly) wore the Festoon Tiara, loaned by Princess Anne, her mother-in-law.

                                 Which tiara will Meghan wear! 

[theavidindoorswoman]

No 2. Beatrice Borromeo, Monaco. This was definitely my favorite of the 5 weddings gowns she wore.

[thepastisalreadywritten]

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[theavidindoorswoman]

No. 5. Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. It looks like something out of Shakespeare yet something about its simple romanticism is so perfectly Scandinavian.