14 Facts About Royals & Their Weddings We’re Sure You Didn’t Know

Video Editor: Vivek Gupta

• King Henry VIII had six wives and he had two of them executed. But his daughter Queen Elizabeth I did not marry at all.

• In 1936, King Edward VIII had to abdicate for marrying a ‘commoner’ – American socialite, Wallis Simpson. In 2018, Prince Harry’s wedding to a ‘commoner’ – Meghan Markle – is being celebrated.
• Meghan Markle, however, is not exactly a commoner. She is related to Jane Seymour, the third wife of King Henry VIII.

• Queen Victoria was the first British royal to get married in a white gown, thus starting the tradition of wearing white gowns at British royal weddings.

• Shellfish is a complete no-no at royal weddings.
• Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Prince Philip are third cousins.
• Queen Elizabeth II’s wedding cake had four tiers and was nine-feet-long.

• Princess Diana’s wedding dress had a 25-foot-long train, the longest among royal brides.
• Princess Diana said ‘Phillip Charle’ instead of ‘Charles Phillips’ during her wedding vows.
• Princess Diana was the first Royal bride to drop ‘obey’ from her wedding vows.
• Princess Diana spilled perfume on her wedding dress. Her quick-thinking make-up artist showed her how to hold the dress to cover the stain.

• Prince Charles and Camilla Parker had to acknowledge their ‘manifold sins’ during their wedding vows.

• Kate Middleton did her own make-up on her wedding day. She even wore two wedding dresses.

• Before Prince Harry could finish his proposal, Markle interrupted him and said, “Can I say yes?”

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