Honestly this was my favourite royal wedding dress and the fact that it's something borrowed just makes it that much better

I've said it before, I'm amazed that no one has ever raided The Queens closet before!! In her youth she wore some nice, nice stuff!

As who studies Art History and well acquainted with terrible restorations, I can say that this dress completely follows what we are taught today: never do anything that can’t be undone.

the tiara shape (the long straight "rays") echoes the embroidery details on the dress really nicely! it was a great choice.

Imagine wearing the Queen of England's dress on your wedding day...and also being descended from the person who made white wedding dresses a thing...

What I really like about Beatrice's dress is that it feels more like an homage to the original design. Changes were made, but they're respectful to the original integrity of the dress. The big problem with those wedding dress alteration shows is that they treat the original dress like scrap fabric that they pull from to make a completely different dress. If you aren't going to respect the original dress, then why use it as a base for a new dress at all? Why not just start from scratch and make a new dress? Beatrice's dress feels new and entirely hers, while still resembling the original design. Massive respect for the people who altered the dress!

She used a vintage “formal” dress of the Queen, it was not originally a “wedding” dress. Love the sleeves, soft, feminine and it is what made it bridal and her own dress.

Depending on the church they used, they may have had to add the sleeves to fit the modesty requirements of the church. Since her grandmother didn’t wear it into a church, the original dress didn’t have to have sleeves.

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I love that she wore her grandmothers dress. Here is a young woman who could have any dress in the world made for her haute couture And decided to wear something from her grandmother. Yes they definitely had to alter the dress because Queen Elizabeth is about 4 1/2 inches shorter than her granddaughter🙂. Skipping the petticoat or crinoline actually helped lower the skirt a little bit, And Beatrix also wore flatter shoes so that the hem would lay properly

"wearing grandma's dress, but she's the Queen" episode. Love it.

I think the satin at the hem is because she’s a bit taller than the queen so the original skirt might have been too short. I really liked the dress, including the sleeves.

There seems to be an unspoken rule of royal wedding dresses needing to have sleeves. That is probably why they are there and may have just been to fulfil an obligation of modesty.

I think the reason she added the sleeves is because, traditionally, shoulders should be covered in a church! Considering that I think they’re pretty clever because they don’t really change the overall look they’re just there to serve a purpose...

All of her choices seemed really personal and not flashy or trend driven. My favorite recent royal wedding dress by far!

I like the addition of the sleeves because without them it would've looked like a nice gown but not very *bridal* if you get what I'm saying. The sheer sleeves plus the sheer veil gave it that push.

I wasn't a fan of the sleeves either, but I read that bare shoulders are not appropriate for royal church weddings, so they had to do something.

Beatrice with her hair down and long veil is so lovely! And the sleeves make her look so cute like a fairy tail princess and the fact that the dress is from the queen is so precious. It really suits her! :)

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The dress' hem had to get an addition because she is very much taller than the queen is (and was when she wore it), and that is also why they had to forego the additional pouffy petticoats, as they would have had to add even more satin for the hemline. Under normal circumstances the dress in its original state would have resembled a 1950's style 3/4 length dress for Beatrice. However, as they dropped the hem and then added the Fringe Tiara, it resembled the queen's late 1940's wedding dress' silhouette (more).

Apparently she put the sleeves on because she had to cover her shoulders in church which I totally get and it was pretty well done

Yes! I loved how Princess Beatrice's alterations were so faithful to the original dress. It's probably my favourite royal wedding dress

I have to admit I do love the puffed sleeves. Am I the only one who finds it interesting/cool that a vintage dress was 'modernized' with a very vintagey-feeling style of sleeve? (Obviously a vintage style from a different era to the original, almost as if someone from the 1930s had adapted a 60s dress. I don't know if that's an accurate description - I am a bit new around here).

Out of all the recent royal wedding gowns, hers is 100% my favorite. It's unique, fun, and elegant. I love!

I'm so relieved that the phrase "fit and flare" was no where to be found.

I love what the York princesses did with their weddings. I have scoliosis and it meant so much for me when Princess Eugenie made a statement with her dress and brought attention to scoliosis. It was terrifying when I was a young girl going through everything and I was imagining other girls (and boys) getting encouragement that this beautiful princess could have the same condition they did. I could go on but I'll leave it at that for now ;) Then with Princess Beatrice, I love how she went back to the family history and brought back the classiness. I'm sure I am wording that wrong and trying to find a better way would be too long I think but basically I have lots of heirlooms both tangible and "cultural" (?) and my family has a lot of traditions that mean more than in other families I think. I can't quite describe it but I love how Princess Beatrice showed respect for her family and history. Also, I love the fact that they waited to release more info and pictures the day of because they didn't want to take away from the investiture of Captain Sir Tom Moore. Long live Princess Eugenie and Princess Beatrice!

Exactly!!! Alter without damaging vintage/antique pieces. Respect the art, the time, the craftsmanship, and the love that goes into their making. At an estate sale, I overheard a person thinking out loud about if she should buy large pieces of early New England hand woven cotton (marked as handwoven antique) in pristine condition, to make herself some window curtains. As she turned away, I scooped them all up and purchased them myself in order to save them from being cut, especially into curtains. When I spoke to the estate owner, she confirmed the dates and provenance, as coming from the family of a well-known American’s author. We are stewards of these textiles, and the like-minded person or museum will be the next steward to have them.

This was such a beautiful way to use her Granny’s dress. She needed sleeves because the Royal protocol demands that you don’t show any sexy shoulders in church, lol. So, they could have gone for a simple matte white satin cap sleeve at the least, but I think the puffy sleeves is her style choice. Great to see you & hear your thoughts. I took a dozen screenshots of the two versions. Such a beautiful original gown. Have a good day.

I'm getting married this September, and am having my mothers dress from the 80's altered. She designed it herself and had it custom made, the only thing I'm changing besides having it taken in and shortened, is taking the sleeves from full length to 3/4. :)

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She looked like a fairy tale princess with her hair and the tiara and the dress and her huge doe eyes. Overall it was a beautiful look on her.

I was recently going through some photographs of my great-grandparents with my granny, and she opens a page of wedding pictures. There are five different brides on the page all wearing the same dress! A white velvet 1937-38 long sleeved dress with tiny buttons down the front- apparently all the sisters/ cousins got married in the war period and all shared the dress! It was honestly the most beautiful wedding dress I've seen and made me appreciate what I have now and the fact that you aren't obligated to share such things because times were hard! (I then had a conversation with my granny about Beatrice's dress so it jogged my memory!)

Y'know, I just realize that this the first time I've seen a royal bride in shorter sleeves. the shortest I've seen before this dress are usually a inch below the elbows. It's quite refreshing.

Honestly, I woulda 100% worn that dress exactly how Queen Elizabeth wore it, giant bubble hem and all. That style and cut is timeless.

When I watch those Say Yes shows and the bride says how timeless her plunging neck mermaid dress is, I just chuckle to myself. This dress actually seems to be timeless.

I love how the design pattern in the dress matches the design pattern in her tiara. It's also important to know that a bride must not have exposed shoulders in the Anglican church during her wedding - hence the cap sleeves. I think she did good job with the cap sleeves and matching jeweled embellishments.

I can't pretend to care about our royal family but that is a really nice wedding look. Glad to know a dress wasn't destroyed.

It’s kinda sad to see princess Beatrice get tossed to the side, especially when she dresses better than the rest of the royal family at times

She added the sleeves because the church requires women’s shoulders to be covered.

She looked really lovely! I think she really hit it out of the park choosing to recycle instead of spending a fortune!

I literally DIED with happiness when I saw her dress, the alteration was so well done and she looked amazing in it ! Also, I think they added the sleeves because of the reception in the Anglican Church, I play a lot in them and it is a very clear written rule for women performers.

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The original hem was probably a lot damaged from touching the ground, and having to be adjusted to the bride height I feel like the satin panel just works perfectly. The fact that it was also worn in Italy by the Queen, being Edoardo Italian, just adds to the choice. I do really love the pictures and the dress.

As a rule for alterations, I’d say that you can alter it to fit your form, and if you want: add. If you have to deconstruct and reconstruct the thing to wear it how you want, buy a sundress and use that as your base instead.

Princess Beatrice's wedding dress is by far my FAVORITE royal wedding dress. It was done so well that I forgot the sleeves were not originally a part of the dress! She chose well. And what a great way to honour her grandmother. ❤

Before I'm even watching: THANK YOU for talking about the dress, I looooove it. And I love that its vintage

I love the dress. I'm glad we're generally going in favor of sleeves on wedding dresses now; for years every bride looked like she was just coming out of the shower wrapped in a towel under her arms. I still love Diana's dress best but Beatrice is a close 2nd!

One of the most beautiful and most original wedding dresses i've seen in a very long time. I loved Meghans and Eugenies dresses too, but this one is perfect on a whole different level. LOVE.

I love it - the style, the fit, the preservation of a vintage dress done right, it’s beautiful.

I love the way she wore it! The alterations were noticeable but it she didn't completely change it, the accessories weren't over the top it was just perfect!

This is the ultimate way to use a dress and keep the integrity of the original.

They had to add the sleeves for else she couldn't have used this eveningdress from 1961 in a royal church wedding. The hem was altered because of the lenght of Princess Beatrice...she is much taller than her grandmother. You are right she just left the petticoat at home. The fringe tiara was made in 1901 and given as a present to Queen Mary the great-great grandmother of Beatrice.

i’m obsessed with her short hair 😍😍

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She looks so gorgeous and classy! That's such a lovely dress.

With regards to the alterations, it's inappropriate to wear something sleeveless in church... whether you're a bride or not...so some sort of sleeve was imperative. She also appears a bit taller than the Queen so no doubt needed the satin strip at the bottom to add a bit of length. Overall, I thought it was a lovely look for her.

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I like how the sleeves were done. The gown was for a small, day wedding -- I'm not a fan of sleeveless (or worse, strapless) wedding gowns at any time, and to wear it as is at a day wedding would have been out of place.

I loved the dress the moment I saw it! I actually like the sleeves, they make the dress more demure (for church probably, and also I just like having a short sleeve myself) but keep it light. Princess Beatrice looked absolutely glowing!

Honestly I love the modernised Tudor vibes of it. It's amazing.

I'm from Italy. My name is Beatrice and it's pronounced in a different way here. To help me to understand the video, I used the auto-sub of KZfaq and when you said Beatrice , it appeared "be a b*tch" and I laughed so hard. My god.

Just chiming in that British royalty always wear wedding dresses with sleeves because of church guidelines. Queen Elizabeth could were the original with no sleeves because it was just a gown, not her wedding dress.

I’m obsessed with this dress, I would die to wear something like it at my wedding

It was a generous gift from grandmother to granddaughter. I like it best of all the royal weddings in the past 10 years. The focus was on the bride, not all the pomp and circumstance. Beatrice was a beautiful bride.

Both the York princesses looked like I've always imagined a modern western princess would in her wedding 😍 Eugenie wore a stunning dress with volume and Beatrice literally used the dress of queen.

I like the sleeves, I think it makes the dress look more elegant and less like a party dress

My guess with the sleeves is that she needed to cover her shoulders for the church. You're supposed to cover naked shoulders in church.

it’s so gorgeous 😍 i love a respectful upcycle

The last time I was this early people still didn't know how to recreate vintage styles properly

I really liked how they updated the dress. And God, that tiara!

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The sleeves were also to be respectful in Church, don't forget she's a Royal Bride, and no Royal Bride has been married in a sleeveless dress. The 2 people who altered the dress are the Queen's dressmaker/designers.

As someone who never shows her upper arms, I like the sleeves, but I suppose she could have used a bolero or something instead. This is such a lovely gown, and I think it's a nice tribute to family, from a girl who could have done anything. She chose something elegant instead of flashy.

The sleeves were there for modesty in church.

Thank you! I keep seeing this dress posted in various "wedding dress shaming" groups because it isn't what the poster would personally wear. Usually they have no idea of the history of this dress or the fact that brides in royal families have a lot less freedom to choose the details of their dresses because they're bound by cultural tradition and public expectation. It's quite beautiful that Princess Beatrice and the Queen worked together to adapt and preserve a piece of history. I love that while you personally don't like the sleeves, you separated your own opinion from the overall context/quality of the alteration.

I love this dress, the beading is so elegant and the alterations so tasteful and classy! I didn’t initially like the sleeves, but after seeing the pictures a few more times they’ve grown on me. So lovely!

Its funny how im british and literally no one cared about her wedding

I think they porobably had to ad the sleeves as a lot of churches don't allow uncovered shoulders inside the church rooms.

The sleeves remind me of a very toned-down butterfly sleeve, part of the traditional Maria Clara dress of the Philippines.

I think it looks absolutely amazing. I normally wouldn’t like the sleeves but on her and on this dress it looks so good.

The most beautiful royal wedding dress I’ve ever seen....and such a good example of economy as well

I have my mom's Senior picture and her hair is EXACTLY like yours!! Somewhere around 1951!!!

This was my favourite wedding look of any of the currently young generation of royals

The whole thing, from the dress, to the tiara, to the Tudor chapel decorated with a mass of flowers, to the rose-tinted photographs made it look like a Disney princess wedding-in the best possible way. My favorite part though was their gorgeous smiles. They looked ecstatic. It was so sweet!

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I loved how she chose this dress and how it was altered! It took my breath away when i first saw it, and I think it’s one of my fav royal wedding dresses🥰💕

I loved it! The dress is amazing, the alteration is subtle (yes, I love the sleeves) and the tiara is to die for. Is so beautiful and meaningful that she chose her grandmother’s dress!!

Ohhh i love everything that was done to that dress. The satin hem is so precious. And i like the sleeves. And the tiara. Well done Beatrice

i really loved the alteration, it looks gorgeous on both women !!

I think I remember reading somewhere that the sleeves were added for royal protocol about there being no bare shoulders

I was so obsessed by this look! SO EXCITED to have one of my favorite youtubers break it down :)

The Queen was so happy and you could tell it!! It was so lovely 💗😭😍

She looked so pretty! I liked it a lot.

I love this dress! Love that it's borrowed when she could have spent $$$ on something that wouldn't have been anywhere near as great. Also, I love the history of the dress being worn to the Lawrence of Arabia premiere, as that's one of my favorite movies. ❤️ I feel now like I should know more about Princess Beatrice. She seems cool.

I adore this! The dress is amazing, and actually surprisingly modern for a vintage dress, even before alteration

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When I was in Venice, it was real hot weather. I wore shorts and a sleevless shirt. But I knew I would be checking out some churches too. It was a school trip, after all (art school), we went to many maaany churches. Luckily we were informed of the dresscode beforehand. So in my backpack, I had packed a long wraparound skirt and a long sleeved vest, which I could quickly put on over my outfit to be able to enter the churches, and take off again once I was outside. So in this case, I believe the sleeves were also added for religious modesty.

I actually really love the sleeves! They remind me of a very modern, very toned down version of the sleeves on her mother's wedding dress from 1986.

I wonder if the sleeves were an homage to her mother's wedding dress that had enormous sleeves

I LOVE this dress... I loved when QEII wore it and I love the modernization of it for Princess Beatrice. As others have said, I think the sleeves were added because Beatrice didn't want to wear a shawl to cover her shoulders. They're pretty and practical IMO.