15 times royals broke tradition at their weddings

Talia LakritzNov 10, 2021, 04:03 IST

Prince William and Kate Middleton broke from royal tradition in a few ways on their wedding day.Chris Jackson/Getty Images

Princess Diana omitted the word "obey" from her wedding vows, a practice continued by Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle.
Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding cake broke tradition with its height and icing.

Princess Diana omitted the word "obey" from her wedding vows.

Princess Diana and Prince Charles on their wedding day in 1981. Anwar Hussein/WireImage/Getty Images

Prince William broke with royal tradition by choosing Prince Harry to be his best man for his 2011 wedding to Kate Middleton.

Prince William and Prince Harry arrive at Westminster Abbey for Prince William and Kate Middleton's wedding in 2011. Paul Rogers - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Middleton also veered from this tradition, choosing her sister Pippa Middleton as her maid of honor.

Kate Middleton and her sister Pippa Middleton arrive for the royal wedding at Westminster Abbey in 2011. Samir Hussein/WireImage

William and Middleton's wedding cake broke tradition with its height and icing.

Team members of Fiona Cairns put the finishing touches on the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's wedding cake in 2011. JOHN STILLWELL/AFP via Getty Images

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said they secretly married three days before their televised royal wedding in 2018.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle on their wedding day. DOMINIC LIPINSKI/AFP/Getty Images

For their public ceremony, Harry returned the favor and chose William as his best man.

Prince Harry arrives at his wedding to Meghan Markle with his best man Prince William in 2018. Jane Barlow - WPA Pool/Getty Images

In a royal wedding first, Markle walked herself down half of the aisle, then was accompanied by Prince Charles for the second half.

Meghan Markle walks down the aisle unaccompanied. DANNY LAWSON/AFP via Getty Images

Markle and Harry's wedding featured a sermon by Episcopal priest Bishop Michael Curry, not a member of the Church of England per royal tradition.

Bishop Michael Curry delivers a sermon at Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's royal wedding in St. George's Chapel in 2018. WPA Pool/Getty Images

Harry and Markle opted for a lemon sponge cake with elderflower syrup, lemon curd, and buttercream instead of the traditional fruitcake.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's wedding cake by baker Claire Ptak of the London-based bakery Violet Cakes in 2018. Steve Parsons/Pool Photo via AP

Prince Harry opted for a platinum wedding ring instead of the traditional Welsh gold.

Prince Harry's wedding ring pictured in January 2020. Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images

Princess Eugenie didn't wear a veil at her 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank.

Princess Eugenie on her wedding day in 2018. WPA Pool/Getty Images

She also chose her sister, Princess Beatrice, as her maid of honor.

Princess Eugenie is helped into a car by Princess Beatrice following her wedding ceremony in 2018. Steve Parsons - WPA Pool/Getty Images

Eugenie also broke from royal tradition by wearing a reception dress by an American designer instead of a British one.

Princess Eugenie's wedding reception dress on display at Windsor Castle. John Stillwell/PA Images via Getty Images

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi held a small private wedding due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi after their wedding ceremony in 2020. Benjamin Wheeler

Instead of a custom-made wedding dress, Beatrice wore a Norman Hartnell gown that once belonged to Queen Elizabeth.

Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi took a socially-distanced wedding photo with Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in 2020. Benjamin Wheeler

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