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22 celebrities and royals who wore similar wedding dresses: Paris and Nicky Hilton were inspired by Grace Kelly’s iconic gown while Meghan Markle’s looked like Infanta Cristina of Spain’s …

Nicky and Paris Hilton had similar wedding dresses, as did royals Meghan Markle and Infanta Cristina of Spain. and Photos: @nickyhilton, @parishilton/Instagram, AFP, Reuters
When celebrities and royals have such stunning bridal fashion, it’s not surprising that they would take style cues from each other on their big days. Grace Kelly’s gown is particularly iconic, but which other A-listers took inspiration from each other?

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Rita Hayworth and Princess Margaret

Actress Rita Hayworth’s Christian Dior dress for her 1949 wedding to Prince Aly Khan of Pakistan was periwinkle blue with a V-neck and full skirt. She paired the tea-length dress with a matching Dior hat.

Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones leave after their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey in 1960. Photo: AP Photo/PA

In 1960, the queen’s sister Princess Margaret wed Antony Armstrong-Jones in a silk organza Norman Hartnell gown that had a similar shape. The long-sleeved gown also featured a V-neckline, which Brides magazine writes was risqué at the time.

Grace Kelly, Nicky Hilton and Paris Hilton

Grace Kelly’s wedding. Photo: @history_queen/Instagram

Grace Kelly wore a long-sleeve, high-neck wedding gown when she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco in 1956. Designed by Helen Rose, Kelly’s dress used 400 total yards of ivory faille and silk net.

James Rothschild and Nicky Hilton Rothschild. Photo: @nickyhilton/Instagram

Nicky Hilton’s Valentino haute couture wedding gown in 2015 also featured a high-neck bodice made of lace. Hilton married investment banker James Rothschild at Kensington Palace in London.

Paris Hilton and Carter Reum on their wedding day. Photo: @parishilton/Instagram

When Paris Hilton and Carter Reum wed on November 11, Hilton wore a custom Oscar de la Renta wedding dress with sheer lace that was reminiscent of her sister’s and Kelly’s gowns.

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The dress was designed by Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim, Vogue reported. The ball gown, which had long sleeves and a high neckline, also included a sheer bodice covered with floral lace that flowed onto the full tulle skirt.

Kate Middleton and Princess Sofia of Sweden

Prince William and his wife Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge as they emerge from Westminster Abbey after their wedding ceremony in London, Britain, in April 2011. Photo: EPA/PA

In 2011, Kate Middleton married Prince William in an Alexander McQueen dress designed by Sarah Burton that had lace sleeves and a V-neckline. The gown featured handmade lace appliqué by the Royal School of Needlework and a nearly 2.7-metre-long (nine-foot-long) train.

The floral embroidery on the sleeves paid homage to the UK. The roses, thistles, daffodils and shamrocks represented the four national emblems of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Sweden’s Princess Sofia and Prince Carl Philip greet the crowds after their wedding ceremony at Stockholm Palace in June 2015. Photo: AFP Photo

Princess Sofia of Sweden’s 2015 wedding dress by Ida Sjöstedt bore a resemblance. The silk organza and crepe dress featured handmade lace in three shades of white, according to The Knot.

Princess Anne and Princess Maxima of the Netherlands

Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. Photo: Instagram

Princess Anne’s cowl-necked wedding dress from 1973 was designed by Maureen Baker of Susan Small. The gown featured a high neck, trumpet sleeves, and a two-metre-long (seven-foot-long) train, according to Vogue.

Princess Maxima smiles at Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander during their wedding ceremony in the Nieuwe Kerk, or New Church, in Amsterdam, in 2002. Photo: Reuters

In 2002, Princess Maxima of the Netherlands married Prince Willem-Alexander in a Valentino dress. Maxima’s dress, made of ivory mikado silk, featured three-quarter-length sleeves and lace panels on the sides of the skirt, according to Hello! magazine. Its neckline was similar to the one on Princess Anne’s dress.

Queen Mathilde of Belgium, Princess Martha Louise of Norway and Queen Letizia of Spain

 

Queen Mathilde of Belgium’s dress from her 1999 wedding to King Philippe included a high-standing collar. The long-sleeved coat dress featured buttons down the front.

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Norwegian Princess Märtha Louise and her husband Ari Behn wave to well wishers on the balcony of Trondheim’s Stiftsgarden royal residence after their wedding ceremony in 2002. Photo: Reuters
Princess Märtha Louise of Norway’s collared wedding gown from 2002 bore a resemblance to Queen Mathilde’s. She married Ari Behn in a coat dress by Norwegian designer Wenche Lyche, according to Vogue.
Then-Princess Letizia and the Spanish then-Crown Prince Felipe walk under the raised swords of a military guard of honour as they leave Almudena Cathedral at the end of their wedding ceremony in Madrid, in 2004. Photo: Reuters

Queen Letizia of Spain chose a Manuel Pertegaz wedding dress for her 2004 marriage to King Felipe that also featured a statement collar. The collar was embroidered with fleur de lys and wheat, symbols from a Spanish royal crest, according to Hello! magazine.

Ellie Goulding and Miranda Kerr

Ellie Goulding’s wedding dress. Photo: @elliegoulding/Instagram

Singer Ellie Goulding wed Caspar Jopling in a gown designed by Chloé’s creative director Natacha Ramsay-Levi in August 2019. The dress featured a ruffled lace collar and hand-stitched White Roses of York. It took over 640 hours to make, Harper’s Bazaar reported.

Miranda Kerr’s wedding dress. Photo: @mirandakerr/Instagram

Miranda Kerr’s custom-made Dior Haute Couture wedding dress also featured a high neck and similar floral appliqués. The Belgian lace, silk, taffeta and tulle dress was embellished with lilies of the valley.

Pippa Middleton and Katrina Bowden

Pippa Middleton and her husband James Matthews smile following their wedding ceremony at St. Mark’s Church in Englefield, west of London, in May 2017. Photo: Reuters

Pippa Middleton wore a custom Giles Deacon lace wedding gown for her 2017 wedding to James Matthews. Middleton’s dress featured a high neck and cap sleeves.

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Katrina Bowden’s wedding dress. Photo: KatrinaKBowden/Facebook

Actress Katrina Bowden wore a similar design in 2013 when she wed Ben Jorgensen. It was a Christos “Eve” gown.

Bowden, best known for her roles in 30 Rock and The Bold and the Beautiful, and Jorgensen’s wedding took place at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Infanta Cristina of Spain and Meghan Markle

 

Infanta Cristina of Spain wore a custom Lorenzo Caprile gown in 1997 for her wedding to Inaki Urdangarin. The silk gown featured an off-the-shoulder silhouette.

Britain’s Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and his wife Meghan, Duchess of Sussex walk down the west steps of St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in Windsor, after their wedding ceremony in May 2018. Photo: AFP

Meghan Markle’s Givenchy dress designed by Clare Waight Keller resembled the look when she wed Prince Harry in 2018. The Duchess of Sussex worked closely with Waight Keller on the design of the silk organza dress, which featured an off-the-shoulder neckline and three-quarter-length sleeves, Kensington Palace announced at the time.

Princess Victoria of Sweden and Princess Charlene

Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel Westling, Duke of Vastergotland wave from the royal carriage during the cortege through central Stockholm, Sweden, in June 2010, after their wedding at Stockholm’s Storkyrkan cathedral. Photo: EPA

Princess Victoria of Sweden wore a dress with a folded neckline designed by Pär Engsheden when she married Prince Daniel in 2010. The duchess satin gown also featured a 16-foot train.

Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene of Monaco leave the Prince’s Palace after their religious wedding in July 2011, in Monaco. Photo: AFP Photo

Princess Charlene wore a similar Giorgio Armani Privé gown with a folded, off-the-shoulder neckline for her wedding to Prince Albert II of Monaco in 2011. The gown, sewn from cream silk duchesse satin, featured mother-of-pearl and Swarovski crystal embellishments, according to Harper’s Bazaar.

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Princess Eugenie and Princess Nina of Greece

Britain’s Princess Eugenie of York and Jack Brooksbank in the White Drawing Room, Windsor Castle with Prince George, Princess Charlotte, Theodora Williams, Isla Phillips, Louis De Givenchy, Mia Tindall Savannah Phillips and Maud Windsor, following their wedding at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, in October 2018. Photo: Buckingham Palace via AP

Princess Eugenie’s wedding gown featured a neckline that folded around the shoulders, a low back, and a long, flowing train. The gown was designed by Peter Pilotto and Christopher De Vos. Instead of a veil, Eugenie opted for the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara with diamonds and emeralds.

Prince Philippos and Nina Flohr married three times. Photo: @olympiagreece/Instagram

Princess Nina of Greece’s Chanel wedding dress had a similar silhouette to Eugenie’s. The white silk moire taffeta gown featured a V-neck, a bow at the front and a pleated skirt.

This article originally appeared on Insider
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  • Paris Hilton took inspiration from the Hollywood star and Princess of Monaco in her recent wedding to Carter Reum with a custom Oscar de la Renta gown
  • Princess Sofia of Sweden’s dress looked like Kate Middleton’s Alexander McQueen piece, which featured handmade lace appliqué and a 2.7-metre-long train