Princess of Wales wears same dress designer as the bride at Jordan's royal wedding
By Natalie Oliveri|
T?he Princess of Wales has worn not one, but two, pink gowns for the royal wedding of Jordan's future King and Queen.
Crown Prince Hussein married Saudi Arabian architect Rajwa Al-Saif in a ceremony at the Zahran Palace in the capital of Amman on June 1 in front of 140 guests and Jordan's King Abdullah II and Queen Rania.
The celebrations later moved to the Al Husseiniya Palace, the official residence of Jordan's royal family, for the reception where the 1700 guests changed into white tie outfits which included tiaras for the women.
READ MORE: Jordan's Crown Prince Hussein marries Rajwa Al-Saif
The Prince and Princess of Wales were among the royal guests who had flown in from all over the world, but their attendance was kept top secret until just hours before the wedding due to security reasons.
But they had been widely expected to be there because of Britain and Jordan's longstanding ties, particularly between the two royal families.
Prince William and Crown Prince Hussein have been friends for years and both will one day rise to the position of King.
?The Princess of Wales wore a pink Elie Saab gown from the Lebanese designer's Fall 2017 Couture collection.
It is believed to be the first time Kate has worn the dress in public.
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She accessorised with her diamond and morganite earrings that she has worn on multiple occasions.?
Kate's choice of dress was interesting because it is by the same fashion house as the bridal gown worn by Rajwa Al-Saif, now Her Royal Highness Rajwa Al Hussein.
?The bride wore a custom-made gown by Elie Saab and a diamond tiara.
The long-sleeved gown featured an asymmetrical neckline? and a long, detachable train with floral embroidery.
Her veil was several metres long and held in place with a diamond tiara that matched her diamond earrings.
The tiara and earrings, which feature pear-cut stones, appear to be new and not from the collection of Jordan's royal family.
It is believed the jewels were made for the occasion by luxury French brand FRED Paris.?
The tiara featured Arabic script? intertwined with the diamond arches.
Following the marriage ceremony, the bride and groom met with their guests in the gardens of the Zahran Palace, the same location where King Abdullah and Queen Rania married 30 years ago. They will celebrate their wedding anniversary next week on June 10.
The wedding was livestreamed on Jordanian state television and across the world and Prince and Princess of ?were seen speaking with the newlyweds.
As they got to the front of the long line of guests, Prince William and Kate stood with Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa for several moments.
But Prince William appeared to get a little impatient with his wife, who continued to chat to the bride.
As Prince William tried to walk away, Kate kept speaking to Rajwa prompting William to say to his wife "chop chop" while making a wind-up motion with his hands.
Kate continued to speak to Rajwa before soon moving on, allowing the other guests to come forward.
After the wedding ceremony, the bride and groom and their guests proceeded to the ?Al Husseiniya Palace for the evening reception which had a white tie dress code.
All guests had changed outfits, with the Princess of Wales wearing a pink Jenny Packham sequined gown and the Queen Mary's Lover's Knot tiara.
She also wore the blue sash of the Royal Victorian Order.
Kate has the same gown in emerald green which she first wore during her and Prince William's? tour of Pakistan in 2019.
If the pink version looks familiar, that's because Denmark's Crown Princess Mary wore the same gown in a series of portraits to mark her 50th birthday in 2022.
?Known as the 'Georgia' gown, the frock is from the designer's AW19 Collection and features crystal floral embellishments and rose pink sequins hand-sewn on tulle.
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