A new coronation ring was made for Victoria, and the shafts of the scepters were altered to enable her to hold them comfortably. Among Victoria’s magnificent jewels ... 1839-1840 HER MAJESTY ...

So, when fashion-forward Queen Victoria donned a white dress for her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840, she met with ... by royal standards, with no jewels, crown, or velvet robes trimmed with ...

Queen Victoria ... with dozens of jewels and buried with other sentimental mementos, as she had dictated, including a plaster cast of Prince Albert's hand, her lace wedding veil, and a photo ...

That now-controversial jewel was of course given to Queen Victoria. Camilla honoured ... by the German prince the night before their wedding in 1840. The Queen wore the sumptuous sapphire ...

Victoria went into the wedding determined to show her commitment to traditional femininity despite her power as a queen. She opted not to wear furs or any other royal jewels during the ceremony ...

While a few historic women wore white gowns to the altar over the centuries – including Mary Queen ... Queen Victoria debuted a white silk-spun gown at her wedding to Prince Albert in 1840 ...

the popularity of the white wedding dress actually all began with a royal wedding in 1840. When Queen Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert, the details of her wedding were spread–and ...