The Best and Worst Outfits for the Royal Wedding

The Best and Worst Outfits for the Royal WeddingTurmoil and madness around the royal wedding is finally over. After months of trying to guess at what will be the royal bride Kate Middleton brought a solemn vow in the dress from Alexander McQueen. We suggest you look at the best and worst outfits for the royal wedding! Elegant ensemble of Victoria Beckham and her dress Philippa Middleton of

Evolution of the Royal Wedding Dress

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Royal Wedding Dress as Symbol
Until Friday morning, probably the biggest mystery surrounding the latest British royal wedding was who designed Kate Middleton's wedding dress.

But when the future Queen Elizabeth II (pictured) walked down the aisle in London's Westminster Abbey in 1947, her wedding dress was

Prince William and Kate Balcony Kisses

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Prince William and Kate Middleton Brand-New Portrait

Prince William and Kate Middleton Brand-New Portrait
Just hours before their big day, a beautiful, new black and white portrait of Prince William and Kate Middleton has been released.

Taken by famed photographer Mario Testino, the image shows the couple casually dressed in similar matching white shirts and grinning from ear-to-ear as they get ready to walk down the aisle.

The picture is

Royal Wedding highlights best 20 moments

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Prince William and Kate Middleton have been named husband and wife by the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey.

Here are the top 20 moments from the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday. See our live blog for continued coverage.

• Clarence House announced Prince William and his bride would leave Westminster Abbey in the

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* William tells Kate 'You look beautiful' as she arrives at the altar
* He jokes with Kate's father 'we're supposed to have just a small family affair'
* Two BILLION people watch couple tie the knot
* 5,000 royals enthusiasts camped out overnight at The Mall
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Kate Middleton Pictures Gallery

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The captivating brunette may not come from royalty, but she does have good breeding – her father is a self-made millionaire and she attended the prestigious and pricey private boarding school Marlborough College. After excelling at

Princess Diana's Most Iconic Style Moments

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It was the LBD worth a thousand words—in 1994, just as a documentary regarding her husband's infidelities was airing, a lithe and leggy Princess Diana strolled into a Serpentine Gallery benefit wearing a figure-hugging ruched minidress from Greek designer Christina Stambolian. The next day, every front page

Scots Guard removed from Royal Wedding

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Bearskin, 18, called her 'posh b****' and 'stuck-up cow' on Facebook after perceived snub
Said he fantasised about shooting Jews while on duty
Described London as a 'Paki holding cell'
A Palace guard has been banned from the Royal Wedding parade for making vicious online

kate middleton without makeup

kate middleton without makeupKate Middleton is about to become one of the most widely known women of the world, and you’d think it wouldn’t be hard to find a picture of her without makeup. But when that woman is about to become an English princess it all makes a little more sense. But here are a few shots of Kate without makeup.

     

Royal wedding promotional products

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A souvenir box of condoms for the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton is pictured in London. A company has made souvenir condoms that urge lovers to "lie back and think of England". Crown Jewels Condoms of Distinction is producing special

Next Princess Kate Middleton Cute Photo Collection

Catherine Middleton is being tipped as the royal family's next people's princess.

With Diana, Princess of Wales' sapphire ring on her finger and Diana's son on her arm, she is already aware of the legacy that stands before her.

As she posed for her engagement pictures with Prince William, there was an uncanny similarity to the photos of Diana 29 years earlier.

Both women opted for the same shade of blue as they stood with their arms looped through that of their fiances, with the large oval sapphire and diamond ring on show.

Both spoke of the 'daunting' prospect ahead of them.

Yet Catherine is already marking herself out as very different from the bashful royal bride who became the world's most photographed woman.

Catherine Elizabeth Middleton has entered the public arena in a more assured way than Diana Spencer.

Confident and poised, observers say she has all the appearance of someone who has been groomed for royal duty, possessing a knowing look, secure in her knowledge of William's affections and intentions.

Diana, in contrast, emerged as 'Shy Di'. She was demure and blushed as she posed for her engagement pictures, her eyes peering out from under her long fringe.

Both came to the nation's attention in see-through outfits - but in markedly different ways.

Eager to please, Diana posed up for the cameras at the kindergarten where she worked in September 1980, five months before her engagement to the Prince of Wales.

But she was oblivious to the fact she was backlit by the sun and that her legs could be seen through her long pale-coloured skirt.

In 2002, Catherine strode down a catwalk at a charity fashion show in a transparent dress with black knickers and bra underneath, in front of an audience and future beau William.

When one friend once remarked she was lucky to be with William, she reportedly quipped: 'He's lucky to be going out with me'.

In contrast, in the early days of Diana's relationship with Charles, she ventured to say to one of his confidants: 'If I am lucky enough to be the Princess of Wales...'

She was 19 when she became betrothed to Charles. Catherine was 28 at the time.

Better educated with A-Levels and a degree in history of art under her belt, Catherine is more worldly wise and on an equal footing with her fiance.

Diana was 13 years younger than the Prince of Wales, but Catherine is five months older than William and they have already lived together at St Andrews, and she spends part of the week with William in Anglesey.

She hails from a far steadier family background than William's mother.

Her parents are still together, sparing her any of the anguish suffered by Diana, whose own mother and father split acrimoniously when she was only young.

Her non-aristocratic background differs from the posh Spencer circles of Diana - whose sister married the Queen's private secretary and whose grandmother was a confidante of the Queen Mother.

Charles was under pressure to find a wife and Diana fitted the bill.

The prince told a friend he was sure he could fall in love with her, but we now know his heart was already taken by Camilla Parker-Bowles.

He had been heir to the throne since he was three years old and was well aware it was his duty to secure the monarchy's future.

Lord Mountbatten advised Charles to find a virgin bride and Diana seemed ideal.

Catherine and William, in contrast, are not under the same time pressures. William is still only second-in-line to the throne.

However, Catherine has not escaped speculation as to her traditional suitability as an untouched royal bride.

The Spectator magazine once commented that she 'may still have her V-plates intact'.

While she is a brunette and Diana was blonde, both are tall and willowy and deemed English roses.

Both were educated at public school where they were popular and sporty, captaining the hockey team and excelling at tennis.

Diana had a warmth and openness which attracted Charles, something Catherine is said to possess too.

Their backgrounds were clear of potential tabloid fodder. Diana appeared squeaky clean, as does Catherine, although she was known to 'moon' out of the window at boys at boarding school.

Diana, at her first official royal event with Charles after their engagement in March 1981, was pictured arriving in her car at Goldsmiths Hall wearing a plunging strapless evening gown.

In December 2006, Catherine unwittingly flashed a fishnet clad thigh while getting into a car after a night out with William and Harry.

But on her first official public engagement in Anglesey in February 2011, she wore a demure Katherine Hooker-tailored herringbone coat.

In a clever move, she had recycled the outfit, which she wore five years earlier at Cheltenham races, and had the length shortened.

Catherine, like Diana, is keenly aware of her actions in front of the media.

Press who doorstepped Diana in the early days found her friendly. Catherine has also politely told photographers she cannot pose for pictures, helpfully giving them just enough time to take a snap.

She endured intense media attention outside her own home, like Diana did, as speculation gathered pace that she could be the country's next Queen.

Before her own engagement, Diana once broke down in tears at the intrusion, prompting photographers to place a note of apology under her windscreen wiper.

Her mother, Frances Shand Kydd, wrote to The Times to complain about 'harassment'.

Before her own engagement, Diana, however, invited a newspaper journalist into her flat for a chat and a cup of tea.

Catherine is tougher and has kept the media well at bay.

Royal wedding: Kate Middleton is urged to spurn her 'too sexy' Brazilian designer

Kate Middleton is advised to wear a bridal gown by a British designer when she marries Prince William.

Some people are suggesting that Kate Midleton should get her wedding gown from a British couturier Photo: Eddie Keogh/Reuters

By Richard Eden 6:28AM GMT 21 Nov 2010

Kate Middleton is rapidly discovering that royal wedding planning is a collective enterprise. For her bridal gown, she favours the Brazilian designer Daniella Helayel, but Prince William's fiancée is being strongly urged by palace officials to use a British couturier.

"Kate has been advised that while Helayel makes stunning cocktail dresses, her designs are too sexy for a royal wedding," says my man with the tailor's scissors. "The Royal family believes that we should support British talent whenever it is possible."

Viscountess Linley, who married the son of Princess Margaret in 1993, has joined the officials in suggesting that Kate should buy British.

"My wedding dress was designed by Bruce Robbins," says the wife of Viscount Linley at a party in Belgravia to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Linley, the furniture firm owned by her husband. "He was known for his work with Marks & Spencer."

Does she think that Kate will opt for a British designer? "I hope so," says Lady Linley, whose daughter, Margarita, eight, is expected to be a bridesmaid at the wedding.

Bruce Oldfield, who designed Samantha Cameron's wedding dress, is understood to be among the leading contenders, along with Alice Temperley and Dame Vivienne Westwood.
Her use of Oldfield, who was a favourite of Diana, Princess of Wales, would increase the comparisons between Kate and William's late mother.
However, she has already happily accepted the engagement ring that Diana was given by William's father, the Prince of Wales, and described her as "an inspirational woman to look up to on this day".
For the engagement announcement, Kate wore a blue dress by Helayel, whose label is called Issa. Yesterday, the Brazilian, whose dresses have been worn by Kate for some years, said she was keen to be chosen for the bridal gown.
"I would be so nervous," said the publicity-loving Helayel. "Maybe I should start making it now. We are very thrilled with the engagement news. It's fantastic and we wish Kate and William all the best. I am very happy. She is a very pretty and lovely girl – and I am happy that she wears Issa. I just think she wears clothes very well."

Royal Focus: The Goring Hotel

In a royal twist, St James's Palace announced that Kate Middleton would depart for her wedding, not from one of the royal palaces, like most royal brides, but from the Goring Hotel, in Belgravia, near Buckingham Palace. Many people might wonder why Kate chose this hotel over one of the royal palaces to mark her last night as a commoner. But looking at the rooms it makes sense. Rumored to be