One of the oldest elements of a bridal ensemble, dating at least as far back as Ancient Greece, veils have largely remained a ...

The Queen, Princess Margaret and the Queen Mother, for example, wore full black veils to mourn their father and husband King George VI in 1952, and Wallis Simpson did the same when her husband ...

Mourning veils offer extra privacy and are in keeping with tradition. Famously, Queen Victoria spent 40 years wearing black in tribute to her late husband Prince Albert as an outward sign of her ...

Queen Victoria, a monarch who spent ... On January 25, her sons Edward and Arthur, and grandson Wilhelm helped lift her body, dressed in a white gown and her wedding veil, into the coffin.

Queen Victoria had nine children in total – and Princess Alice was her clear favourite. However, the Princess died aged 35 in 1878 from diphtheria. ... Her wedding veil and rings.