Immediately marks Sophie Wessex and her husband Prince Edward 's twenty third wedding ceremony anniversary.
The coupled tied the knot precisely 23 years in the past in 1999 at St George's Chapel in Windsor in what was described as an "casual" wedding ceremony that noticed the royals prove in pressure.
Sophie wowed the nation in a ravishing wedding ceremony robe by Samantha Shaw and was allowed to put on a tiara from the Queen's non-public assortment.
And the extra relaxed nature of the marriage noticed the couple ask their friends to decorate rather less formally, requesting that they don night put on and shun hats, writes The Mirror.
Nevertheless, not the entire friends adopted the bride and groom's. request - with one member of the household seemingly shunning it altogether.
Photos from the day present the groom's mom the Queen sporting a fragile lilac fascinator in her hair.
Whereas the groom's sister Princess Anne opted for a small inexperienced hair accent.
Nevertheless, when it got here to Edward's grandmother the late Queen Mom, she nonetheless wore a hat - though the couple might have been comfortable for her to do that as she was not often seen in public with out one.
After their wedding ceremony ceremony at St George's Chapel, the couple loved a carriage journey round Windsor earlier than heading to their reception in St George's Corridor.
In the meantime, when Sophie married into the Royal Household greater than 20 years in the past, some eyebrows have been raised when she was not made a duchess.
In contrast to her sister-in-law Camilla and her nephew's spouse Kate, Sophie was given the title of Countess of Wessex when she tied the knot with Prince Edward in 1999.
Her title got here as Edward was bestowed the title Earl of Wessex from his mom the Queen upon marriage.
Nevertheless, the couple might each be set for modifications to their Earl and Countess titles in future - however they must wait not less than till Edward's older brother Prince Charles turns into King.
It was introduced on the time of Edward and Sophie's wedding ceremony that he would in the future succeed his father because the Duke of Edinburgh with the blessing of the late Prince Philip and the Queen.
If that occurs, this, in flip, would make Sophie Duchess of Edinburgh - a courtesy title which was held by the Queen.
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