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Britain's Princess Anne recycles 1981 dress
Monday, 21 July 2008
Princess Anne has worn the same dress she wore to the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 27 years ago to another royal wedding.
The Princess Royal wore the white dress with yellow floral print to Saturday's wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman, at the Queen's Chapel, London.
The 57-year-old even completed the outfit with the same hat she wore to Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981.
Kate Middleton also attended, but without boyfriend Prince William.
Lady Rose, 28, is the youngest child of the Duke of Gloucester, who is a relation of the Queen.
She observed the tradition of the bride wearing something old with a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary.
Her dress was designed by Franka Couture.
Her bridesmaids were Mr Gilman's nieces, Lily, three, and Alice, nine, and her pageboy was five-year-old Jesse Grylls, son of the TV star Bear Grylls.
Other guests to attend included Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn.
'Frugality'
Princess Anne has famously recycled a number of items of her wardrobe in the past.
The yellow hat she wore to her daughter Zara's christening in 1981 reappeared on a trip to Khartoum in 1985 and again at Ascot three years later.
Similarly, a midnight blue dress was dug out in 1999 - 23 years after its first outing at a function in Berlin in 1976.
Monday, 21 July 2008
Princess Anne has worn the same dress she wore to the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 27 years ago to another royal wedding.
The Princess Royal wore the white dress with yellow floral print to Saturday's wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman, at the Queen's Chapel, London.
The 57-year-old even completed the outfit with the same hat she wore to Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981.
Kate Middleton also attended, but without boyfriend Prince William.
Lady Rose, 28, is the youngest child of the Duke of Gloucester, who is a relation of the Queen.
She observed the tradition of the bride wearing something old with a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary.
Her dress was designed by Franka Couture.
Her bridesmaids were Mr Gilman's nieces, Lily, three, and Alice, nine, and her pageboy was five-year-old Jesse Grylls, son of the TV star Bear Grylls.
Other guests to attend included Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn.
'Frugality'
Princess Anne has famously recycled a number of items of her wardrobe in the past.
The yellow hat she wore to her daughter Zara's christening in 1981 reappeared on a trip to Khartoum in 1985 and again at Ascot three years later.
Similarly, a midnight blue dress was dug out in 1999 - 23 years after its first outing at a function in Berlin in 1976.
When asked about her frugality, Princess Anne has said: "A good suit goes on for ever. If it is properly made and has a classic look you can go on wearing it ad infinitum.
"The economy is bred into me. My parents believe that things are not to be wasted."
Hilary Alexander, fashion editor at the Daily Telegraph, told BBC Breakfast that other members of the Royal Family, including the Duchess of Cornwall, had done the same in the past.
"Princess Anne is renowned for her frugality," she said.
"The fabulous thing is that the dress is a size 10 and 27 years on the Princess Royal is still wearing it. It's a body miracle."
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the princess did not formally speak about her wardrobe choices.
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"The economy is bred into me. My parents believe that things are not to be wasted."
Hilary Alexander, fashion editor at the Daily Telegraph, told BBC Breakfast that other members of the Royal Family, including the Duchess of Cornwall, had done the same in the past.
"Princess Anne is renowned for her frugality," she said.
"The fabulous thing is that the dress is a size 10 and 27 years on the Princess Royal is still wearing it. It's a body miracle."
A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the princess did not formally speak about her wardrobe choices.
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