Queen Mary Of Teck Wedding Dress

She was the mother of kings edward viii and george vi and the grandmother of queen elizabeth ii.

Queen mary of teck wedding dress. Unfortunately little remains of the plans for her first wedding dress but her second remains iconic. Mannequins wearing the gowns of queen elizabeth ii and her mother also queen elizabeth. Mary was born in 1867 as a princess of teck in germany as the daughter of a german duke. The wedding dress of princess mary of teck is the gown worn by the future queen mary at her wedding to prince george duke of york king george v from 1910 1936 on 6 july 1893 at the chapel royal st.

Most of albert and victoria s own children were married in st george s chapel windsor castle. Princess victoria mary may of teck was born on 26 may 1867 at kensington palace london in the same room where queen victoria her first cousin once removed had been born 48 years earlier queen victoria came to visit the baby writing that she was a very fine one with pretty little features and a quantity of hair. Upon the death of queen mary the duchess of teck diamond collet necklace went to queen elizabeth the queen mother who wore the necklace at the 1953 coronation of her daughter queen elizabeth ii. Because of this mary of teck had not one but two royal wedding dresses designed for her.

The satin gown with ivory and silver brocade was designed by linton and curtis. Mary of teck married george v in 1893 in this wedding gown shown in a 2002 exhibition as part of queen elizabeth s golden jubilee celebrations. Mar 10 2016 photographs and information regarding the wedding. The wedding dresses belonging to princess charlotte 1816 queen victoria 1840 alexandra of denmark 1863 princess mary of teck 1893 princess margaret 1960 and princess alexandra of kent 1963 are usually carefully stored at kensington palace.

Their wedding was the first royal wedding to take place in st james s chapel since the death of prince albert in 1861 which plunged queen victoria into deep mourning. She was mary of teck the wife of george v who both were our current elizabeth ii s grandparents. See more ideas about queen mary royal weddings king george. Mary of teck became queen mary consort of king george v.

Queen mary wore a longer version which had 46 large diamonds and it became one of her most frequently worn necklaces.