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Political Opposition to the Royal Marriage
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Three hundred people filled the Chapel Royal, but political gossip centred around the fact that Victoria had only invited certain political figures, and among the guests the queen had only invited five Whigs. Lord Melbourne had requested that she invite more, but Victoria was adamant that she would only have those with whom she felt comfortable.
Queen Victoria's White Wedding Dress and Veil
Albert wore a red Field Marshall’s uniform, with the Order of the Garter - the military and honorary ranks the queen had bestowed on him the previous evening. The Archbishop of Canterbury conducted the ceremony, and it was said that Victoria never took her eyes away from Albert. Their vows were well rehearsed and there were no comical mistakes in exchanging them. The bride and bridegroom left the chapel together, and returned to Buckingham Palace in the same carriage.
Florence Nightingale was in the Crowds
As they left Buckingham Palace, the procession was greeted by a multitude of cheering crowds, including a young Florence Nightingale. The public who had waited in anticipation for the entire morning, despite the weather, filled the adjacent St. James’ Park, and spectators lined the short distance along The Mall between Buckingham Palace and the Chapel Royal, shouting encouragement to the young Victoria, amidst the sound of the bands. Over 21,000 tickets had been sold for the ‘best views’ and most of the well-to-do folk and upper-class members of society occupied the balconies of the magnificent Georgian buildings along The Mall, in front of the park.
The Procession to the Chapel Royal
Trumpeters heralded the queen’s arrival as she dismounted the carriage to enter the church. Due to the fact that her father had died when she was a baby, her uncle, the Duke of Sussex escorted her down the aisle, with twelve bridesmaids carrying her train, they were dressed in white with white roses. Inside the church were all of the ambassadors, ministers, and aristocracy, including the Queen Dowager, Queen Adelaide, who was the widow of Victoria’s predecessor and uncle, William IV. Albert was already waiting by the gilt altar, and the Duke of Sussex gave her away to Albert.
The queen was dressed in a white satin gown, trimmed with orange blossoms, and the white veil which she wore down, was made with lace from Honiton Puma Footwear, Devon - she was a particular fan of their products, beneath a wreath of orange flower blossoms for her headdress. She wore an amulet bearing the motto of the Order of the Garter: ‘Honi soit mal y pense’, she also bore the Star of the Order. Her jewellery included a diamond necklace Puma First Round, diamond earrings, and a beautiful sapphire brooch Albert had given to her as a wedding gift the previous evening.
The wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert was arranged for 10th February, 1840, at the Chapel Royal, at St. James’ Palace, in London. Until then it had been customary for royals to marry late at night, thus avoiding public crowds, but they set the time at 1pm. The public came from every corner of London to see the royal wedding procession, and in spite of the weather, the morning was wet and windy, but luckily the sun broke through just as they were about to leave Buckingham Palace.
The Duke of Sussex walks Victoria down the Aisle
Twenty-one guns fired the royal salute to announce Victoria’s departure from the palace, Albert’s carriage departed first accompanied with his father and brother, and Victoria’s followed, she was accompanied by her mother – the Duchess of Kent, and by her Mistress of the Robes, the royal carriages were escorted by the queen’s guardsmen, and ministers Puma Speed Cat, other members of the royal family, and Lord Melbourne followed behind the procession.
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