To feel like Princess Beatrice has played a blinder!!!

[PenguinIce]

She has managed to make be feel all emotional seeing her in the Queen’s dress and tiara. Didn’t think any Royal bride could top Kate but think Beatrice might have managed it by going ultra low-key.

[Bemorechicken]

@Bouledeneige

What we know about Edo is that he left the mother of his children for Beatrice. He's an old family friend and is a millionaire sourcing and developing properties for rich people.

I really like the dress, the beading is very beautiful. But I'm not sure about the sleeves - how and where they are attached. At first glance I thought the tiara and veil a bit OTT for the dress. It might have looked more modern if it was a bit more understated. But hey why not - its totally blinging.

I'm just wondering how on earth the idea came up of her wearing her grandmother's dress. It seems very symbolic.

He did not leave the mother of his child and ex finacee for PB.
He dated PB 10/11 months later. There are plenty of people that go through a horror of a break up and get together with a family friend. PB was in a relationship for 10 years before she split up with DC in I think 2016. She's known him for a long time and therefore knows exactly what she is doing and him the same I expect. Just saying.

[ememem84]

Oh she looked lovely.

Understated elegant and happy. So happy

[Jocasta2018]

I think the wedding was a very happy occasion for the Queen.
She went from the wedding to the investiture of Capt Sir Tom Moore and she looked as though she was really pleased to be there. Rather than the standard queue of people waiting for their titles, with a one in-one out affair, it was just him and HMQ had a nice smiley chat with him and his family.
Hadn't seen the Queen look that at ease for a long time.

[WhattheHhashappened]

Oh she’s played a blinder alright!

The last thing she needs is the gutter press critiquing (ripping apart) her choice of dress.

This way, if the press go to town on Beatrice’s fashion sense they will also be going to town on the Queen’s.

Fantastic move.

[randomer]

Where is Fergie in her spanx?

[CrowdedHouseinQuarantine]

it looks a lovely dress and i do love the flowers and the covid restrictions would have been perfect for any fuss about her dad
poor beatrice
good for her

[WhattheHhashappened]

I think it was genius to have a quiet ceremony under cover of Covid, neatly sidestepping the shitshow circus it would be for her with the media and her parents in attendance at any other time.

This too!

[Stellakent]

I don't love the dress, but I love the gesture. And for her it is 'granny's dress'. She can't help who her family are.

The flowers were amazing. I hope she had a magical day.

[CrowdedHouseinQuarantine]

And of course the Vintage dress is spot on trend

[AuntieStella]

The reason that some posters are comparing those born Princesses to those marrying in, when it comes to the tiara stakes, is because there is a whole pecking order of tiaras.

There is a whole thread about it. I'll see if I can find it for those who are interested.

[AuntieStella]

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/the_royal_family/3830352-Tiaras-and-tantrums

[TeaAndHobnob]

I don't love the dress particularly but I do love that it is a family heirloom, and she wore a much loved tiara. She looks so happy and the Queen and Prince Philip look so chuffed. I hope she had a lovely day and I agree with everyone that it is a PR masterstroke, there is literally nothing that anyone could criticise about this royal wedding. And you never know, she might actually prefer it this way. I always got the impression it was ma and pa who were keen on the big dos.

[SeasonFinale]

I think a quiet lockdown wedding given the circumstances around Prince Andrew was a sensible idea.

The photos are great, they look happy and she looked fab in the vintage dress. I wish them all the best.

[Pobblebonk]

Good for them for having natural decorations around the door that others will be able to continue to enjoy.

[Fernie6491]

@Bouledeneige

I'm also not sure of the hemming on the dress. Is it a bit bunched? There's seems to be a huge wad of hem turn up.

(Apart from the fact that the photo with the Queen and Prince Phillip looks photoshopped with that vertical line running down it).

I think an extra panel of fabric was added to the hem of the original dress - it looks to be about 30 cms extra, I guess they took time to find an almost perfect match for the original fabric.
I have concluded this because I wondered how they would make it long enough otherwise, as Beatrice is quite a bit taller than her grandmother.
The Queen is quite short.

[speakout]

She knows how to suck up to the queen.

[speakout]

Covid has been a very lucky break for the Royal family on this one!

[floralf]

Love the dress and tiara....totally agree she looks fab!

[DateLoaf]

Agree with everyone’s comments in the symbolism and privacy which was nicely and wisely done. And also agree with what was said by HillFarmer. To have to take your father’s suspected involvement in some very dark behaviour against women into account in planning your wedding must be grim, because personal relationships can only have been changed by learning more about that. Multiplied of course when you are a public figure and people will be interested your wedding. A lot of additional pressure. And she isn’t her dad or her mum. So good on her. I hope the groom is nice.

As for the pics, the flowers were beyond beautiful and if I had cupboards full of vintage gorgeousness open to me I would happily do the same thing. I can imagine PP may be quite right about always her plan being for wearing vintage. Across the centuries, all Royal weddings are governed by PR and political expectation relevant to the time they are held in, so in that context they must be quite wierd events to be centred in when it’s also your own actual wedding. Given all that, it’s always a pleasure to see any of the royal couples looking happy at their wedding. Beatrice and Edo do. Good luck to them and I wish them well.

Hopefully the next we hear of Andrew will be that he’s cooperating with the authorities appropriately.

[BahMooQuack]

Oh i thought that was so classy. The flower colours are so beautiful. The dress is not quite to my tatste but such a lovely meaningful thing and that tiara is gorgeous. I think she played it very well. It makes her wedding about 2 people in love, not glitz, glamour, and show. She's done it brilliantly. Good on her and them.

[SoupDragon]

Apart from the fact that the photo with the Queen and Prince Phillip looks photoshopped with that vertical line running down it

Do you mean the one that is clearly the corner of the small turret thing?

[mintich]

I think she looks stunning!

[Tappering]

I like the dress, the tiara is lovely, but the show-stealer is those flowers. They are amazing.

[Xenia]

Very wise. We had about 30 guests at our church wedding in the 1980s and that was fine - in fact you can speak to more people at smaller weddings. I don't know why people want bigger and more expensive ones really.

[BahMooQuack]

yes agree the flowers are amazing. And her bouquet!

I hope they have a wonderful and long life together.