Real reason Princess Beatrice wore late Queen's dress to her secret royal wedding

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Prince Andrew's eldest daughter, Princess Beatrice, tied the knot with Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi in a quaint ceremony at Windsor on July 17, 2020.

The event was under wraps and attended by a small group due to tough social distancing rules at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic.With Her Majesty, the late Queen Elizabeth present prior to her death in 2022, the wedding was a secret affair taking place at St.

James's Palace with celebrations following in Buckingham Palace's gardens.In a deeply personal gesture, Beatrice honoured her grandmother by donning the Queen's vintage gown and tiara, much to the delight of royal enthusiasts.However, royal expert Marlene Koenig revealed that the choice of the retro frock actually came about due to a significant glitch, the Express reports.

Beatrice initially planned a different dress for her wedding day; however, design work halted amidst the coronavirus pandemic disruptions.Stepping in for assistance, her grandmother Queen Elizabeth granted Beatrice permission to wear her own Norman Hartnell evening dress, which underwent rapid alterations to fit the bride within three weeks. Join the Daily Record' s WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Koenig told the Express: "It's just a thought but her real wedding gown was not finished and got stuck at the designers because of Covid she could no longer work on it.