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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 unveiling of the coronet, one of Victoria’s most important jewels ... of the births of the Queen and Prince Albert, the royal couple from whom it takes its name. Albert designed the piece for ...

1840. Instead of donning a tiara, of which the Queen had many, Victoria instead chose a simple orange blossom wreath, which she paired with her silk wedding dress. READ MORE: How Kate and William ...

Victoria "needed to signal submission," says historian Lucy Worsley of the royal's choice of white Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have Queen Victoria ... Victoria’s 1840 wedding to Albert.

As her wedding ... and the queen chortled together as Albert awaited instructions, biding his time. The skies were black and brooding on the morning of February 10, 1840. Victoria slept deeply ...

The 1840 wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince ... (Discover the love story behind Queen Victoria's crown jewels.) A bride cuts the cake in a British colorplate illustration from 1900.

The slice was first served in 1840 at Queen Victoria's wedding A slice of Queen Victoria's wedding cake dating from the 19th century has fetched £1,500 at auction. The cake, which has survived ...