Dickie also talks about the princes’ participation in Enduro Africa this week.

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In front: Princess Anne the Princess Royal, and her brother Prince Edward the Earl of Wessex; behind them, Autumn and Peter Phillips (Princess Anne’s son)

Much is being made of the dress that Princess Anne wore to last weekend’s wedding between Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman. The white and yellow print dress was the same one that the Princess Royal wore to the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer in 1981, 27 years ago! She even wore the same yellow hat.

In terms of fashion, Princess Anne’s choice seems to be more talked about than even the bride’s gown. Lady Rose Windsor, by the way, wore a gown by London-based Franka Couture. Kate Middleton, whose fashion choices are also scrutinized often, wore a knee-length dress, paired with a light blue jacket and a black fascinator.

Kate Middleton (middle), Prince William’s long-time girlfriend, with two unidentified guests at the wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman

Princess Anne is well-known for her frugal ways. It’s not a big surprise for her to re-use a dress she’s already worn before. And anyway, vintage is the new black. So Princess Anne is very much on top of today’s trends.

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Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman got married on July 19, 2008 at the Queen’s Chapel at London’s St. James Palace. The 28-year-old bride is a relative of Queen Elizabeth. Her father is the Duke of Gloucester, the Queen’s cousin. Lady Rose works as art assistant and appears in the credits of the movie Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. The groom, 26, is the son of Peter and Gillian Gilman.

Notable attendees at the low-key wedding were Princess Anne, the Earl and Countess of Wessex, Peter and Autumn Phillips, Lady Sarah Chatto and Kate Middleton.

This is the second royal wedding that Kate has attended without Prince William. She was also a solo guest at Peter and Autumn’s wedding. Prince William is still undergoing training with the Royal Navy, and was unable to attend. Prince Harry is doing charity work in Lesotho.

You can see more photos here.

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The deal made by Hello! magazine to have exclusive access to the  wedding of Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly has brought on quite a storm of opinions left and right. The magazine issue that devotes 100 pages to the ceremony and reception went on sale on May 21. I still have to get my copy, but I managed to find these sneak peeks at what’s inside the magazine.

As you can see, a lot of pages were devoted to royal girlfriends Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy, who both tried to be out of sight during the day. However, Hello’s photographers still managed to take several photos of them, from what I can see.

The coverage gives an intimate look into what is deemed a private family affair. It also seems that those photographed may have been unaware that they were being snapped by magazine paps.

The wedding march showing Autumn’s train

The reception venue

Prince Harry, Chelsy Davy, Kate Middleton: one, two, three, four, five

Kate and Chelsy

Chelsy and Autumn: one, two

Prince Andrew, Princess Beatrice, Princess Eugenie, Prince Edward, Prince Harry, and wedding ceremony

Group photo

The bride and groom on the dance floor and cutting the cake

More dancing

Prince Harry and Chelsy

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In the run-up to the royal wedding last weekend, Hello! magazine published a multi-spread feature complete with full-page photographs of them in Aston Farm, their cottage. The couple talked about their wedding, the preparations, how they met, their relationship, and so on. There are mentions of the other members of the royal family, such as Peter’s mom, Princess Anne, and Granny, Queen Elizabeth. But the bulk of the feature focused on the two romantics.

A lot has been said about this decision to essentially play to a media hungry for such access to members of the royal family. Reports say that The Queen and other senior royals are unhappy about the deal, going so far as to refuse to be in photographs that were to be taken by Hello! photographers. The magazine’s feature on the wedding is yet to be seen. So we don’t know yet exactly what photos it will show.

Have you seen the magazine feature? What do you think?

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About 300 guests converged on Windsor Castle to celebrate the wedding of Peter Phillips and Autumn Kelly today, May 17, 2008. All the senior royals were present for the wedding of Queen Elizabeth’s first grandchild, who himself is 11th in line to the throne.

Queen Elizabeth was elegant in a silver brocade ensemble and matching hat in grey and brown. The Duchess of Cornwall wore a similar hat to complete her look. Princess Anne was hatless in her simple chocolate-brown dress and cream jacket. The mother of the bride, Kitty, wore a long light blue dress with a wide-brimmed hat. The groom’s cousin Princess Beatrice wore a rather startlingly colorful head of butterflies.

Attending the bride were Zara Phillips (Peter’s sister, photo above), Jacqueline Aubie (Autumn’s friend from Canada), Susannah Toynbee, (a friend of Autumn’s from England); and children Stephanie Phillips (Peter’s half-sister), Jessica Kelly (Autumn’s half-sister), and Rosie Bush (Peter’s god-daughter). The bridesmaids had white flowers in their hair to match the bouquets they carried. 

Notably absent was Prince William. He was in Kenya to attend the wedding of Batian Craig, the brother of his ex-girlfriend Jecca. In his stead at his cousin’s wedding was his girlfriend Kate Middleton. Also present was Chelsy Davy, Prince Harry’s girlfriend, who was to meet The Queen for the first time. The two royal girlfriends, around whom speculations of royal weddings continue to swirl, discreetly made themselves scarce after the ceremony. Instead of exiting through the front of the church with the royal family, they made their way out through a side door, thus avoiding undue attention for themselves. It is, after all, Peter and Autumn’s special day.

Here’s a list of the notable guests present at the wedding:

The Queen and Prince Philip
The Princess Royal, with husband Tim Laurence
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall
The Duke of York and his daughters, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie
The Earl and Countess of Wessex and their daughter Lady Louise
Prince Harry and his girlfriend Chelsy Davy
The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester
The Duke of Kent
Mark Phillips  
Zara Phillips (bridesmaid) and her boyfriend Mike Tindall
Kate Middleton
Stephanie Phillips (Peter’s 11-year-old half sister)
Ben Goss (Peter’s housemaster at Gordonstoun School and best man)
Andrew Tucker (childhood friend and second best men)
Autumn’s father Brian Kelly
Autumn’s stepfather Ron Magas nd her mother Kitty
Autumn’s twin brother Chris 
Autumn’s older brother Kevin
Autumn’s uncles Ken and Bill McCarthy
Autumn’s aunt Colleen Galley
Autumn’s goddaughter Daragh McCarthy, aged 8, and her mother Jan
Sir Michael Parkinson
Sir Jackie Stewart
Peter’s colleagues from the Royal Bank of Scotland’s sponsorship department
Peter’s former colleagues from the Williams Formula 1 marketing team
Jackie Aubie, a friend of Autumn

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Photos of The Queen, The Duchess of Cornwall, Prince Harry and Mike Tindall (Zara Phillips’ boyfriend) at Hello

More photos at BBC

Photos of Kate Middleton and Chelsy Davy at the Daily Mail

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In the first wedding among the younger British royals, Peter Phillips married Canadian Autumn Kelly at St. George’s Chapel in Windsor Castle today,  May 17.

Peter is the eldest grandchild of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip, and the son of Princess Anne and her first husband Captain Mark Phillips. He is 11th in line to the throne. Autumn is a management consultant, and the daughter of Brian and Kitty Kelly. She has a twin brother named Chris.

The bride wore a Sassi Holford gown of Chantilly lace and duchesse satin, and a full veil. A tiara loaned by Princess Anne, and a necklace and earrings given to her by Peter completed her radiant look. Three  bridesmaids, who included Peter’s sister Zara, wore sage green dresses by Vera Wang. The groom was properly dashing in a formal coat and light green tie.

After the hour-long ceremony, the new Mr. and Mrs. emerged from the church holding hands. They had photos taken on the steps of the church with some of their guests. Then they rode a horse and carriage to nearby Frogmore House for the fesetivities. The use of the mansion for the wedding was granted by The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh to their grandson. There was a reception and dance for 350 guests. The menu included Cornish crab and Welsh lamb, coffee mousse and sugared doughnuts.

The couple employed a wedding planner, Peregrine Armstrong-Jones, to organize their big day. Flowers were by Rob Van Helden, and photography was by Sir Geoffrey Shakerley.

BBC has videos here and here.

Congratulations to the bride and groom! May your marriage be long and full of joy!

via Hello, Telegraph; images used with permission from Newscom

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