Kate Middleton cried when her wedding dress designer was spoiled

• Kate Middleton reportedly cried when the designer of her wedding dress was revealed long before her ceremony.
• Kate worked with Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton to design the intricate lace dress.
• The designs on her sleeves included roses, daffodils, thistles and shamrocks, which represent the United Kingdom.

Much was made of the royal wedding of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2011. Their nuptials were the most anticipated at the time – it was the first major royal wedding after that of Princess Diana and Prince Charles in 1981 – and the only thing that rivaled her was when Meghan Markle and Prince Harry tied the knot in 2018. Kate and William’s wedding appeared to be going according to plan, but apparently there was some major drama before the ceremony.

In a new documentary titled The secrets of the royal seamstresses, royal correspondent Katie Nicholl said there were tears when the designer of Kate’s dress was revealed. You see, one of the most exciting parts of royal weddings is finally seeing which designer made the custom dress and noticing all the little tributes hidden in the seams. (Kate’s dress had roses, daffodils, thistles and shamrocks woven into the sleeves to symbolize England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.)

Unfortunately for Kate, despite her best efforts to keep the designer of her wedding dress a secret, the Sunday time spoiled that she chose Alexander McQueen’s Sarah Burton because the fashion house is known “for the beauty of its craftsmanship and its respect for traditional craftsmanship and the technical construction of garments”.

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The English newspaper broke the news almost two full months before the wedding, which definitely caused a stir among Kate and her team. “Behind the scenes, I think it brought tears to the palace because Kate had done everything she could to keep the wedding dress a secret,” Katie said.

But the good thing is that no one knew what the dress would actually look like, so the reveal wasn’t totally ruined. I’m inclined to say she lived happily ever after, but this family is full of drama right now, so…

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