Wedding dress of Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom

On the event of her wedding to Prince Henry of Battenberg at Saint Mildred's Church at Whippingham, near Osborne, on 23 July 1885, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom wore a wedding dress of white satin, trimmed with orange blossom and lace,[1] the lace overskirt held by bouquets of the blossom entwined with white heather.

One of her most treasured possessions was a tunic of old point d'Alençon which had belonged to Catherine of Aragon.

Knowing her daughter's love of lace, Queen Victoria allowed Princess Beatrice to wear the Honiton lace and veil which she herself had worn on her wedding day.

It was a very precious possession to the Queen, and Princess Beatrice was the only one of her daughters to be given the opportunity to wear it.

[2] She was accompanied by ten royal bridesmaids dressed in ivory gowns.