There are so many traditions that many of us adhere to when marrying. The royal family has a lot of expectations on their weddings, too. But, did you know that a lot of these started with the wedding of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert?<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Victoria was completely besotted with Albert. In fact, after his death\nin 1861, the queen wore black mourning dress for the rest of her life. To many\naccounts, she considered herself a wife and mother first, and a queen second.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
And so, with a marriage that remained important to the queen until the end\nof her life, let\u2019s have a look at the relationship, and the dress, that started\nthe union\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Blood is thicker than water<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Victoria and Albert were cousins, sharing the same grandparents. At the time a match was first considered between them, in 1821, Victoria was fourth in line to the throne. However, a series of deaths in the family meant that she quickly became heir presumptive. Moreover, a set of rules meant that the young princess was unable to meet anyone her mother deemed undesirable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Not only were\nthey blood relations, but they were also delivered by the same midwife.\nCharlotte von Siebold was the first German gynaecologist, who delivered\nVictoria in London in May 1819, and Albert in Coburg in the August of the same\nyear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first\ntime the idea of marriage between the two was brought up was in 1821 in a\nletter to Albert from their grandmother. Their uncle, Leopold I of Belgium, had\nthe same idea. The queen lived with her mother, who she did not like, and was\nadvised that the easiest way to cease living with her would be to marry.\nVictoria was shocked by this idea, but quickly began seeing Albert as a\npotential partner. However, she refused to rush into marriage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Albert\nand Victoria met again in October 1839 and liked each other. She proposed on\n15th October, five days after his arrival at Windsor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The wedding day<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Nowadays, we see royal couples tying the knot in the grand Westminster Abbey. However, this was not the case in Victoria\u2019s day. In fact, the marriage of Victoria\u2019s granddaughter, Princess Patricia, in 1919 was the next to take place in the Abbey. As a result, the queen instead wed in the Chapel Royal at St James\u2019s Palace. More recently, the same chapel held the christening for Prince George.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The happy couple married at 1pm on Monday 10th<\/sup> February 1840. As her father was dead, her uncle the Duke of Sussex gave her away instead. Behind them followed twelve<\/em> young bridesmaids who carried her train \u2013 a first for a royal bride. In fact, long trains were a symbol of wealth and power for the simple fact that fabric was expensive. However, getting other people to carry the 18 feet of fabric was probably even more of a power move!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Images of the dress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As this was before the time of the commercial photography that couples enjoy today, we have little visual reference of Victoria on her wedding day. However, the young queen did keep a diary in which she wrote about the day and what she wore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Victoria also wore the gown to pose in a portrait which she gave to Albert as a first anniversary present. Furthermore, years later, Victoria and Albert posed in their wedding attire so that they could have photographs taken as the technology became more advanced. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The royal wedding dress<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Her gown was designed by William Dyce, head of the Government School of Design (now the Royal College of Art). The dress itself was made by a woman called Mary Bettans, along with over a hundred lace makers. They worked on the exquisite design for over six months. Victoria ordered the destruction of the patterns for the dress soon after, so that they could not be copied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
In her diary, Victoria wrote, \u201cI wore a white satin dress, with a deep flounce of Honiton lace, and imitation of an old design\u201d. The white dress\u00a0featured a\u00a0full skirt, taken in at the waist with a number of pleats. There was also a large panel of lace cut into the front. Short sleeves gathered into double puffs and sat off the shoulder with plenty of lace detailing. Meanwhile, the bodice had a low, sweetheart neckline which showed off her sapphire brooch, a wedding gift from Albert. She also wore a Turkish diamond necklace and earrings which her \u201cAngel\u201d designed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Her train was an impressive eighteen feet in length and was embellished with orange blossoms. And, onto a cotton, machine-made net, seamstresses had appliqu\u00e9d handmade lace motifs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The veil, which matched the ruffles of the dress, was four yards long and nearly a yard wide. This veil was so special that she subsequently allowed only one of her five daughters to wear it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
She\ncarried a small posy of snowdrops, which were Prince Albert\u2019s favourite flower.\nOn her feet, she wore slippers which matched the white colour of the dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Queen of the Empire<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Queen Victoria was queen not only of England, but also of the British Empire. This was also the first wedding of a reigning British monarch since Bloody Mary almost 300 years previously! As a result, she needed to make an impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Furthermore, she wanted to support British industries and show the strength of her country across the globe. She had eyes on her globally. Because of this, she wanted to include a lot of lace in her gown to boost the British lace industry. She chose a wedding gown design which incorporated it heavily. This is also the reason why she chose to wear white, as she thought it suited the material the best. From here, she started the tradition of wearing white on your wedding day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of\ncourse, all the materials that went into Queen Victoria\u2019s dress were British.\nThe silk for her gown was spun at Spitalfields in London, and she chose Honiton\nlace from Devon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The colour<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Nowadays\nwe associate the white colour of wedding dresses with purity. However, white\nwas actually a colour which reflected wealth. Before Queen Victoria, white\nwedding dresses were reserved solely for the very wealthy. White was a very\ndifficult colour to keep clean, and thus the gown would not be worn a lot after\nthe big day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Until\nthis point, brides simply wore their Sunday best, or else found a dress they\ncould easily reuse afterwards. Many gowns were colourful, sometimes with gold\nor silver embroidery running through them. However, from this point onwards,\nwomen began to recognise the wedding dress as a one-off piece of attire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\ncolour white quickly became so popular for wedding dresses that Godey\u2019s Lady\u2019s\nBook mistakenly wrote that it was an ancient tradition. Here also started the\nidea that white symbolised virtue and virginity. And all because it suited lace\nbetter! Victoria certainly did her bit for the British lace industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let them all eat cake<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
After the\nceremony, Buckingham Palace hosted the wedding breakfast. Numerous illustrious\nguests attended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
The\nwedding cake weighed 300lbs, was three yards in circumference, and was designed\nby confectioner Mr Mawditt. The cake was decorated with the figures of Queen\nVictoria and Prince Albert, dressed in Ancient Greek costume. Orange blossom\nand sprigs of myrtle entwined together covered the many layers. Multiple cakes\nwere baked so that all of the guests could enjoy a piece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To love, cherish, and obey\u2026<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
As monarch,\nthe queen was given the opportunity to change her vows to not include the line \u201cto\nhonour and obey\u201d. Importantly, the groom was never expected to say this line.\nHowever, Victoria was adamant that she would say it, queen or not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
However,\nshe broke her promise to always obey her husband just a day later when she\nrefused to take any longer than two days off from royal duties. After the\nfeast, the bridal party had set off for Windsor Castle, attended by the\nmilitary. Once there, the couple supposedly read, walked, rode, and hosted\ndinner parties before returning to Buckingham Palace on Friday 14th February.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Albert\nstill got all that he needed from their three short days away, though. Although\nthe queen had a bad headache that afternoon and needed to lie down, she regained\nher energy and wrote in her diary that the night was \u201cmost gratifying\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A royal bride<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Aside\nfrom the union taking place in a royal building, of course, Victoria wanted to\nbe seen as a doting bride before a queen. As such, she refused to wear anything\nexplicitly \u201croyal\u201d on her wedding day. She forwent a crown or tiara and chose\nto wear a wreath of orange blossoms instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Orange blossoms\nfeatured on the trim of her dress, too. The flowers were a symbol of fertility\nand as such used by many couples. We can only assume they worked because the\nqueen ended up having nine children and was pregnant for nearly 20 years! Unfortunately,\nthe Queen hated being pregnant and found breast feeding disgusting. Yet,\nthe bond between Victoria and Albert was strong, and they were both thoroughly love\nstruck.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Orange\nblossoms were not the only flower used by Victoria that has become tradition\nfor all other royal brides to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Queen\nVictoria spent a lot of time at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight. She used to\nsit in the lower terrace of the gardens and paint watercolours. Here, Victoria\nplanted a myrtle bush given to her by Albert\u2019s grandmother. Cuttings from this\nfamous bush have been taken to be used in countless royal bouquets since,\nincluding Queen Elizabeth II, Diana, Camilla and Kate. Queen Elizabeth took a\ncutting from Victoria\u2019s bush to grow her own, so now flowers from this plant\nare used in royal bouquets, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Until\ndeath us do part<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Diagnosed with typhoid fever, Albert died on 14th<\/sup>\nDecember 1861 aged 42. Victoria went into mourning as she was thoroughly\ndistraught, and proceeded to wear black for the remainder of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The queen was aptly nicknamed the \u201cwidow of Windsor\u201d\nand was rarely seen in public and her weight increased as a result of her\nunhappiness. In her later years, Victoria was overcome with cataracts in her\neyes and rheumatism in her legs. The queen died on 22nd<\/sup> January 1901\nat the age of 81, as the longest reigning British monarch (until Queen\nElizabeth II overtook her in September 2015).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
When she\ndied, she was buried wearing her wedding veil and a white dress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Which of these traditions did you not know came\nfrom Queen Victoria\u2019s wedding? Are there any you are hoping to implement, or\navoid, at your own wedding? Let us know below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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