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Vogue delves into the history of the white wedding dress, from its origins in Victorian England, popularised by Hollywood and royalty, to being the ultimate fashion show finale. Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about the white wedding dress

Painting of the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, 1840.

Princess Alice, looking solemn here, married Ludwig of Hesse in July 1862 amid the mourning over the loss of Prince Albert the previous December.

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Tom Hughes and Jenna Coleman in Victoria - 2016

Just as the Victorian era is incorrectly portrayed as a period of demureness, misconceptions about the British monarchy – specifically, Queen Victoria – ...

1858, photograph taken of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert with their daughter Victoria taken just before her marriage. The figure of Queen Victoria is blurred due to her movement.

Our next royal wedding is that of Princess Victoria the Princess Royal, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria, and Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia, the future Emperor and Empress of Germany…and known within their families as Vicky and Fritz. As we have seen, the match between these two was truly a love match, and they remained devoted all their lives. In fact, they became semi-secretly engaged—family were informed, but it wasn’t widely announced—when Vicky was not quite 15. As Fritz was nine…

Ever wonder why so many brides wear white? In 1840, Queen Victoria walked down the aisle to marry Prince Albert wearing a white wedding dress that sparked a trend.