When Catherine Middleton stepped out of the vintage Rolls Royce Phantom, she stepped straight onto the pages of fashion history, revealing for the first time her wedding dress to a world audience, estimated at around two billion people. She carried a small bouquet of flowers which bore a secret love message to her future husband.
The wedding dress was a model of luxurious simplicity, perfectly suitable to the sweet and serene style of the woman who is now the Duchess of Cambridge and is destined to be the future Queen of England.
The dress was designed by Sarah Burton, the creative director of Alexander McQueen. It was made of ivory and white satin gazar. It features English lace and French Chantilly lace throughout the bodice and skirt. Kate also wore a veil of ivory silk tulle held in place by a Cartier “halo” tiara borrowed from the Queen. 