Princess Beatriz’s secret wedding on Friday with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi became a little less secret on Saturday with the release of photographs showing the bride and groom leaving the church, and another with the Queen and Prince Philip smiling at both of them.
A photograph shows Beatrice, 31, and Mapelli Mozzi, 35, emerging from the flower-adorned All Saints Chapel in Windsor Great Park. The mystery of what Beatrice, who is ninth in the throne line, used for the ceremony was also solved, taking “something old” and “something borrowed” to another level.
Her wedding dress was a vintage taffeta gown from Peau De Soie, in ivory tones from Norman Hartnell, on loan from the Queen, adorned with the Duchess’s satin and inlaid with diamonds. Hartnell designed the queen’s wedding dress, and this taffeta dress appeared to be a modified version of the dress the queen wore for the film’s London premiere. Lawrence of Arabia in 1962
Beatrice also wore the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, which the Queen wore on her 1947 wedding day. Buckingham Palace said the dress had been remodeled and adjusted by the Queen’s dresser, Angela Kelly, and the designer. Stewart Parvin.
The ceremony took place after the initial date, May 29, had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The tiara “is possibly the most sentimental [piece] borrowed from the Queen yet, for a very special reason, “said a source Persons. “The Queen kept this great tiara specifically for Beatrice. It was always reserved for her, as they are exceptionally close.” It was originally made for Queen Mary by Garrard and company in 1919 from a diamond necklace delivered by Queen Victoria.
“The queen was the guest of honor, and it was very important that she be there,” said a source. Persons. “It was planned for some time, and everyone had to be extremely cautious before the big day because the Queen was present. They had to make sure that everyone who attended was in perfect health. “
“Working within government guidelines, the service was tailored to unique circumstances and allowed them to celebrate their wedding with their closest family.“
– Buckingham Palace Declaration
“The couple decided to hold a small private ceremony with their parents and siblings after their wedding postponement in May. Working within government guidelines, the service met unique circumstances and allowed them to celebrate their wedding with their closest family, “Buckingham Palace said in a statement.
About 20 people attended the ceremony, conducted in accordance with new guidelines for weddings, including a ban on singing hymns. Guests included Beatrice’s parents, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson.
They don’t appear in any still-released images, with Andrew embarrassed still wanted by the FBI to question him about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the pressure on him only increases with the recent arrest and indictment of Ghislaine Maxwell. Andrew is known to have accompanied his daughter down the hall, while Mozzi’s young son Wolfie served as the best man and boy on the page.
Beatrice carried a bouquet, made by Patrice Van Helden, co-owner of RVH Floral Design, of jasmine, pale pink and cream sweet peas, porcelain royal ivory spray roses, O’Hara pink garden roses, wax flower rose, astilbe baby pink and, according to royal tradition, myrtle twigs.
The BBC reported that, as tradition dictates, Beatrice’s wedding bouquet was placed at the grave of the unknown warrior at Westminster Abbey; Another photo showed Reverend Canon Anthony Ball putting the bouquet with Toby Wright, the son of the dean of the Royal Chapel, the Reverend Paul Wright.
The service also reportedly included two of the bride and groom’s favorite poems read by their mothers: Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare and “I Carry Your Heart With Me” by EE Cummings.
The well-known and recited First Letter to the Corinthians of Saint Paul, chapter 13, verses 1-13, which includes a series of meditations on the meaning of love, was also read, such as “Love is patient, love is kind. He does not envy, he does not boast, he is not proud ”.
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