Oldest surviving royal wedding gown to go on show - in pictures


  • Anna Reynolds, exhibition curator, adjusts the earliest surviving British royal wedding dress, worn by Princess Charlotte of Wales. PA
    Anna Reynolds, exhibition curator, adjusts the earliest surviving British royal wedding dress, worn by Princess Charlotte of Wales. PA
  • The dress was worn by Princess Charlotte at her wedding to Prince Leopold of Cobourg in 1816. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023
    The dress was worn by Princess Charlotte at her wedding to Prince Leopold of Cobourg in 1816. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023
  • The dress is on display in the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace as part of an exhibition, Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians. PA
    The dress is on display in the Queen's Gallery at Buckingham Palace as part of an exhibition, Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians. PA
  • Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Cobourg on their wedding day in 1816. PA
    Princess Charlotte of Wales and Prince Leopold of Cobourg on their wedding day in 1816. PA
  • The dress worn by Princess Charlotte. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023
    The dress worn by Princess Charlotte. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023
  • A rare surviving court gown with floral embroidery, worn at Queen Charlotte's court in the 1760s, is also on display. PA
    A rare surviving court gown with floral embroidery, worn at Queen Charlotte's court in the 1760s, is also on display. PA
  • A bracelet with nine lockets, one with a miniature of the left eye of Princess Charlotte of Wales. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023
    A bracelet with nine lockets, one with a miniature of the left eye of Princess Charlotte of Wales. Photo: Royal Collection Trust / © His Majesty King Charles III 2023