View Queen Elizabeth Wedding Dress Display Pics. Queen elizabeth's 1947 nuptials to prince philip ushered in new bridal style where no detail went undone. The duchess of cambridge's wedding dress, designed by alexander mcqueen's sarah burton, is to go on display at buckingham palace on saturday.

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During the early stages of his career, david emanuel worked for royal fashion designer hardy amies, who began working with queen elizabeth ii in the 1950s. When commissioned to design princess elizabeth's wedding dress for her marriage to the duke of edinburgh on 20 november 1947, sir hartnell said he wanted to produce the most beautiful dress i had so far made. Queen elizabeth ii's maid of honor still has the dress she wore at the monarch's 1947 wedding at westminster abbey in london.

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The dress, which she keeps neatly inside a huge box, is beautifully embroidered with pearls, gold and zircon leaves. Elizabeth's 1947 wedding dress is decorated with crystals and 10,000 seed pearls. The british designer created the ivory silk gown with a satin train, which was encrusted with 10,000 seed pearls imported from america. Queen elizabeth's 1947 nuptials to prince philip ushered in new bridal style where no detail went undone.