{"id":191400,"date":"2025-09-05T15:34:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/remembering-the-late-duchess-of-kents-tradition-defying-1961-royal-wedding\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T15:34:02","slug":"remembering-the-late-duchess-of-kents-tradition-defying-1961-royal-wedding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/05\/remembering-the-late-duchess-of-kents-tradition-defying-1961-royal-wedding\/","title":{"rendered":"Remembering the Late Duchess of Kent’s Tradition-Defying 1961 Royal Wedding"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The bride’s choice of dress was decidedly 1960s in style. Designed by John Cavanagh, on the recommendation of her future mother-in-law, Princess Marina, it featured a round neck with fitted sleeves, as well as a full skirt with a 15-foot train. There were some concerns that the dress was too awkward and heavy to maneuver, with the bride reportedly practicing her curtsy multiple times. She borrowed a diamond and pearl tiara<\/a> from her mother-in-law’s collection, one that had belonged to her husband’s grandmother, Queen Mary. The same tiara was later loaned to Katharine’s daughter, Lady Helen Taylor<\/strong>, on her wedding day in 1992.<\/p>\n

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