Kate Middleton wore a stunning ivory and lace wedding dress Friday by Sarah Burton of Alexander McQueen, her face covered lightly with a hand-embroidered veil held by a tiara lent by the queen.
The dress had long lace sleeves and an ivory satin bodice, narrowed at the waist and padded at the hips.
The skirt resembled an opening flower, with white satin gazar arches and pleats and a train measuring 2.7 metres (8.8 feet) — relatively short by royal standards, particularly Diana’s, which was 25-feet long (7.6 metres).
Kate wore a veil made of layers of soft, ivory silk tulle with a trim of hand-embroidered flowers. Burton also created the dress for Kate’s younger sister Pippa, 26, who was her maid of honour. The dress was the work of skilled workmanship from across Britain, and Burton paid tribute in her design to the Arts and Crafts tradition.
Burton took over as creative director after Alexander Lee McQueen committed suicide in February 2010.