A royal life is one of rules and conventions. But that doesn’t mean traditions haven’t been bent to breaking point over the years. From all the way back to the queen mother’s trendy 1920s turn, to Princess Eugenie’s wedding dress featuring a low back that showed her scar from scoliosis surgery, these are our favourite convention-busting wedding day looks. 15 ways British royals broke tradition at their weddings 1. The queen mother’s trendy 1920s wedding dress broke tradition with a drop waist and two trains The dress was created by royal dressmaker Madame Handley Seymour for the 1923 wedding. One of its trains fell from the shoulder, while the other fell from the hip. 2. Rita Hayworth chose a non-traditional blue wedding dress for her 1949 wedding to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan The tea-length Christian Dior dress featured a V-neck and full skirt. Hayworth paired it with a matching Dior hat. 20 extravagant royal wedding dresses from around the world 3. Princess Diana’s 1981 wedding dress famously included a dramatic 8-metre train The storied dress was designed by husband and wife duo Elizabeth and David Emanuel. 4. Zara Phillips married rugby player Mike Tindall in a daring gown with sheer cap sleeves in 2011 Royal couturier Stewart Parvin designed Queen Elizabeth’s granddaughter Zara Tindall’s ivory silk and duchess satin dress. Most royal wedding gowns feature longer sleeves, so Tindall’s shorter, sheer pieces of tulle stood out among other royal brides. Which royal wedding of 2021 was the most lavish? 5. Princess Eugenie’s 2018 wedding dress made a statement with a low back that showed her surgery scar from surgery to correct scoliosis Designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos, the gown featured a neckline that folded around the shoulders and a long, flowing train, deliberately designed to show her surgery scar from surgery to correct scoliosis. Eugenie told ITV’s This Morning before her wedding that she intentionally chose a dress with a low back to “change the way beauty is” and “honour the people” who cared for her after her surgery. 6. Lady Gabriella Windsor wore a blush Luisa Beccaria gown for her wedding to Thomas Kingston in 2019 No traditional white for Prince Michael’s author daughter. “The colour of the dress, which is a shade of blush, is obtained from different layers of tulle and organza that make the body of the gown,” Beccaria told Town and Country . 7 UK royal wedding traditions – and how they’ve been broken 7. Princess Nina of Greece wore a couture wedding gown with a V-neck, a bow at the front, and a train reminiscent of a cape in 2020 The white silk moire taffeta dress was customised for Nina from Chanel’s 2021 autumn-winter couture collection. The deep V-neck, large bow, and billowing cape put a high-fashion spin on her royal wedding. Read the original article on Insider .