Bright Simplicity: Wedding Dresses of the British Royal Family

The United Kingdom's royal wedding dresses have been famous for their majestic simplicity, without unnecessary extravagance. These dresses have been setting the course for subsequent wedding fashion for years after their respective use. From the moderate gorgeousness of Queen Elizabeth II's dress and the brilliancy of Princess Diana to the sculptured simplicity of Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle's elegantly minimal one.

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Princess Elizabeth and her new husband Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh; taken after their return to Buckingham Palace after their wedding in Westminster Abbey, Nov. 20, 1947.

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Canadian Autumn Kelly (C) arrives for her wedding to Peter Phillips, 30, grandson of Queen Elizabeth, at St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on May 17, 2008.

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The newly-wed Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, leaves hand in hand with her husband, the photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at London's Westminster Abbey on their wedding day 06 May 1960.

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Prince Edward with his wife Sophie Rhys-Jones with pageboys and bridesmaids, from L to R, Felix Sowerbutts, Henry Warburton, Camilla Hadden, and Olivia Taylor, as they leave St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on 19 June 1999.

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Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, shake hands with the crowd as they leave the service of Prayer and Dedication at St. George's Chapel in Windsor and make their way to Windsor Castle for their wedding reception in Windsor, England, April 9, 2005.

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Lady Diana Spencer in her wedding gown on the steps of St. Paul's Cathedral in London on her way to the wedding ceremony.

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Prince Andrew kisses his bride Sarah on the balcony of Buckingham Palace following their wedding at Westminster Abbey on July 24, 1986.

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Kate Middleton, left, accompanied by maid of honour Pippa Middleton, as they arrive at Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April 29, 2011.

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Meghan Markle walks down the aisle as she arrives in St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle for her wedding to Prince Harry in Windsor, Britain, May 19, 2018