The history of Royal weddings as seen through items in the Royal Collection
MARY BETTANS, JERMYN STREET, LONDON
Queen Victoria's wedding dress
1840RCIN 71975
Although the fashion at the time was for Brussels lace, Queen Victoria commissioned Honiton lace for her wedding ensemble, reviving the flagging lace industry in Honiton, Devon. The lace flounce became one of her most treasured possessions; it was worn again at the weddings of her eldest child, Vicky, in 1858, and of her grandson, the future George V, in 1893. In further support of English industry, her dress was made of East London (Spitalfields) silk.
