See how these royal bridal gowns compare
The Duchess of Sussex, 40, stunned onlookers when she chose a simple yet elegant wedding gown to marry Prince Harry in 2018, but some may have noticed the style was popular with another royal 18 years earlier.
Designed by Clare Waight Keller of Parisian fashion house Givenchy, Meghan looked breathtaking in a long sleeve floor-length dress with a boat neckline and flattering fitted waist as she arrived at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 May 2018.
Compared to some of the high profile royal weddings before her,
which saw the likes of Kate Middleton choose lace sleeves and Zara Tindall
rock a ballgown silhouette, Meghan's gown was very minimalist and
unique.
However, Princess Angela of Liechtenstein, 64, wore a similar style
for her 2000 wedding with Prince Maximilian. The bride was pictured at the
Church of St Vincent Ferrer in New York wearing a timeless white dress that
she reportedly designed herself, with modest sleeves and a neckline that
showed off her décolletage – so it comes as no surprise that many have drawn
links between her outfit and the one Duchess Meghan wore.
The similarities even extend to the royal brides' sleek
hairstyles. They both secured their hair in buns topped with sparkling
tiaras and long flowing veils. In Meghan's case, her 16-foot veil was
embroidered with the national flowers of each of the 53 commonwealth
countries, which took a reported 3,900 hours of meticulous work.
She revealed she had always wanted a classic look during Queen
Of The World, but she trusted Clare to mastermind a lot of the design,
saying: "We had two or three meetings talking about sketches and different
ideas of how this could really come to life. We knew we wanted it to be very
delicate, but then after that point, I just said I trust her implicitly with
what she did."
Mother-of-two Meghan even revealed she didn't know exactly what
her gown looked like until her royal wedding day. "I didn’t see it really
until the morning of, so this is my first time seeing the veil like this,"
she said while viewing her dress in its exhibition display at Windsor
Castle.
