SOME DAY MY PRINCE WILL COME

We remember the fairytale weddings of the royals

The Prince and Princess of Wales

In a classic tale of friendship blossoming into romance, a young William Wales met Kate Middleton in 2001 while studying at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Fast forward nine years, and they announced their engagement to the world after William proposed with his late mother Princess Diana's ring. On 29 April 2011, two billion people across the world watched as the sweethearts said 'I do' at London's Westminster Abbey, before sharing a kiss during the RAF flyover on Buckingham Palace's balcony. Kate looked incredible in a bespoke Alexander McQueen dress and the couple, their family and close friends enjoyed a reception hosted by the late Queen Elizabeth and a private dinner arranged by William's father, the then Prince Charles.

King Charles and Queen Camilla

King Charles and Queen Camilla's relationship was far from linear, but true love always finds a way. After the dissolution of both their marriages and following the tragic death of Princess Diana, they finally became a public couple. On 9 April 2005 - 34 years after they'd first met - the then Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles in a civil ceremony at the Windsor Guildhall, followed by a blessing by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, at Windsor Castle's St George's Chapel. For the ceremony, Camilla wore a cream silk chiffon dress with a matching coat and wide-brimmed straw hat, before changing into a long-sleeved blue and gold embroidered gown, accessorised with a gold feathered hat.

Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip

At just eight years old, the late Queen found her Prince Charming, Prince Philip, at the wedding of Princess Marina of Greece and Denmark and Prince George, Duke of Kent.