It’s not uncommon for brides and grooms to make specific requests to guests who attend their nuptials. Some members of the royal family do so as well including Prince Edward and Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh (formerly the Countess of Wessex) who specifically told everyone attending their wedding not to wear one thing. However, some royals completely ignored them.
Read on to find out what that was and who didn’t follow the rules. What Prince Edward and Sophie told their wedding guests not to wear Prince Edward and Sophie tied the knot on June 19, 1999, at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
That chapel has since become a popular spot for royal weddings as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle said “I do” there and so did Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank in 2018. It’s also where then-Prince Charles and Camilla had a marriage blessing after their civil ceremony in 2005. Guides for Brides noted that Sophie and Edward made one request they expected everyone to follow when they tied the knot.
But that didn’t happen. The couple asked all guests to come in “formal evening wear” as the ceremony took place at 5 p.m.
However, guests were told “not wear hats or headpieces” because the bride and groom felt those were “too formal.” The Queen Mother though still showed up wearing a hat anyway. Edward’s sister, Princess Anne, and aunt, Princess Margaret, also went against the rules and wore headpieces.
Following the ceremony, the newlyweds smiled for photographers bu.
