The Royals Have a Long History of Memorable Bridesmaid Dresses

When the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge married in 2011, they had two royal bridesmaids — Lady Louise Windsor (pictured here), who is William's cousin, and Lady Margarita Armstrong-Jones, who is the granddaughter of his late great-aunt Princess Margaret. All the bridesmaids wore ballerina-length ivory silk satin Nicki Macfarlane dresses with ballet pumps and a floral crown.

Not widely reported during the wedding coverage but seen here was a high-collared matching mini cape that the bridesmaids wore for the chilly April carriage ride from the service in Westminster Abbey to the reception at Buckingham Palace.

The two cute little princesses did their bit to support their nanny Alison Wardley in 1993. Shiny white ruffled dresses with abundant flower crowns and hoops were the order of the day for both the young and adult bridesmaids.

A river of shiny white fabric threatened to engulf Anne (bottom left) and the other bridesmaids at the 1964 wedding of Princess Anne-Marie of Greece.

The queen's daughter was the go-to royal bridesmaid for many weddings as she was growing up. She's seen here (left) at the 1960 wedding of her father Prince Philip's cousin Lady Pamela Mountbatten.

In 1950, the queen's sister was a bridesmaid in ivory satin with a blossom bouquet and white opera gloves for their cousin Margaret Elphinstone.

For the queen and Prince Philip's wedding in 1947, Margaret wore an exquisite flower-decked tulle gown and matching tulle wrap fastened with a bow. Both were made by royal couturier Norman Hartnell, as was the queen's wedding dress.

For her first time as bridesmaid, the future queen (right) was 5 years old and wore a velvety gown and skull cap for the wedding of her cousin once removed Lady May Cambridge in 1931.