THE TIARA
For these modern royal brides, like
their predecessors, ‘something
borrowed’ came in the rather
spectacular form of a tiara from
the royal collection.
Meghan wore the Queen Mary
tiara, an art deco-style platinum
and diamond bandeau, made in
1932 for the Queen’s grandmother.
Eugenie dazzled her guests in
the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik
Tiara, made by Parisian jewellery
house Boucheron in 1919.
Kate wore the Cartier Halo
scroll, a beautiful piece comprising
739 brilliant cut diamonds and
149 baguette diamonds. It was a
gift from King George VI (then
still the Duke of York) to his wife
Elizabeth (the Queen Mother)
who later passed it down to their
daughter, Queen Elizabeth II.
Zara wore the Meander Tiara, lent
to her by her mother. The Greek-key
design tiara, which originated in
Greece’s royal family, consists of a
brilliant-cut diamond surrounded
by a diamond wreath. ]THE MAKE-UP
Meghan chose make-up artist and
friend Daniel Martin, who she
trusted to such an extent that they
had no dry run. The Dior brand
ambassador skilfully created such a
natural look that it left people
questioning whether she was even
wearing foundation. So appealing
was Meghan’s bridal visage that
Pinterest saw a spike in searches for
‘freckle friendly make-up’.
Eugenie went to Bobbi Brown’s
Hannah Martin for her natural
look: a layer of sheer foundation,
rosy cheeks, glossy lips, volumi-
nous lashes and bronze eyeshad-
ow. Hannah also created Zara’s
classic, pared-back bridal look.
Kate took to the brushes herself,
with the support of Arabella Preston,
now best known as co-founder of
plant-oil-based skincare company
Votary, loved by beauty insiders.
instagram.com/danielmartin;
instagram.com/hannahmartinmake-
up; instagram.com/arabellaprestonTHE HAIR
Eugenie put her hair in the hands
of stylist Sonnie-Jo Macfarlane
from Hari’s Salon in Chelsea,
known for their youthful on-trend
cuts, colour and styling. Meghan,
meanwhile, heeded the advice of
Amal Clooney, choosing celebrity
stylist Serge Normant who report-
edly took only 45 minutes to fin-
ish her relaxed up-do. Zara Phillips’ blonde locks were
swooshed into an elegant chignon
by Evangelos Tsaipkinis of old
school salon Michaeljohn.
The Duchess of Cambridge fa-
mously wore hers in a half up, half
down look styled by James Pryce,
who was then based at her family’s
favourite salon, Richard Ward in
Sloane Square (adored by the Chel-
sea set) and is now at Larry King.
harissalon.com; sergenormant.com;
michaeljohn.co.uk; larryking.co.ukTHE WEDDING CAKE
Eugenie eschewed the traditional
fruit cake in favour of a five-tier
red velvet and chocolate cake dec-
orated with delicate sugar work
depicting autumnal leaves. Its dec-
oration was so elaborate that
designer Sophie Cabot began work
three months in advance.
Meghan chose fellow Californian
Claire Ptak – whom she had previ-
ously interviewed for her lifestyle
blog – of Hackney’s Violet bakery
to make her wedding cake. Fla-
voured with lemon and elderflower
(another modern choice), the four
cakes were decorated with butter-
cream and fresh flowers. Unusually,THE CAR
Harry drove his new new bride to
their evening reception at Frog-
more House in a powder blue fully
electric E-Type Jaguar, with a per-
sonalised wedding date number
plate. Such was the public admira-
tion that the car received on the
day that Jaguar is putting the mod-
el back into production for 2020.
Eugenie and Jack, meanwhile,
zoomed off in a futuristic Aston
Martin DB10 sedan. It was one of
eight models specifically created
for the 2015 Bond film, Spectre.
Will drove Kate away from their
daytime reception at Buckingham
Palace in Prince Charles’ dark-blue
1969 Aston Martin DB6 Volante,
which runs on bio-ethanol dis-
tilled from surplus British wine.
jaguar.co.uk; astonmartin.comthey were displayed on individual
gold stands rather than in a tiered
construction.
An eight-tier fruitcake was the
centrepiece for the Duke and
Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding
reception. At the request of the
Duchess, pastry chef Fiona Cairns
decorated the cake with nine hun-
dred sugar-paste flowers, each with
a symbolic meaning such as the
daisy, a symbol of innocence, and
lily of the valley, a symbol of sweet-
ness and humility. Tiers of the cake
were saved to be served at their fu-
ture children’s christenings, as per
tradition. At the request of Prince
William, McVitie’s was commis-
sioned to create a second cake, a
chocolate biscuit cake, using a
Royal Family recipe. sophiecabot.
com; violetcakes.com; fionacairns.com;
mcvities.co.ukPRINCE CHARLES’ 1969ASTON MARTIN RUNS ONSURPLUS BRITISH WINEPHOTOGRAPHS: IAN WEST WPA POOL / GETTY IMAGES; DANNY LAWSON / AFP / GETTY IMAGES; GARETH FULLER / AFP / GETTY IMAGES; SAMIR HUSSEIN / WIREIMAGE / GETTY IMAGES; STEVE PARSONS - WPA POOL / GETTY IM-AGES; JOHN STILLWELL - WPA POOL / GETTY IMAGES; MAX MUMBY / INDIGO / GETTY IMAGES
Above, The Duke and
Duchess of Sussex’s lemon and
elderflower cake. Left,
Princess Eugenie’s relaxed
bridal hairThe Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge in Prince
Charles’ Aston Martin.
Above right, Zara wearing
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