英準王妃凱特自創婚紗 爲紀念戴安娜
The 29-year-old, who briefly worked for the High Street chain Jigsaw, has a keen interest in fashion. And as soon as her engagement was announced she took it upon herself to start creating her dream frock before she went to an established dressmaker to put her ideas into practice.
威廉王子與凱特在英國威斯敏斯特大教堂的婚禮可以用“指日可待”來形容了，關於凱特當日所穿婚紗的報道和猜想層出不窮，也許關於婚紗的最後“揭曉”只能等到週五婚禮當天了，然而“英國每日郵報”並沒有讓等待的英國王室粉絲們失望，據《每日郵報》爆料，凱特的婚紗是由29歲凱特自己親手設計的，據悉，凱特曾“效力”於高端時尚品牌《Jigsaw》並一直以來對時尚充滿興趣，有消息稱，當凱特決定訂婚之日起，凱特就已經打算將自己對於婚紗的靈感運用在自己的婚紗設計中，她已經把自己對於婚紗的設計（ 乳白色緞蕾絲鑲嵌珍珠）告訴了婚紗裁縫。
She has also included what is described as a ‘nod’ to the iconic Emanuel wedding dress worn by Lady Diana Spencer, but has avoided including any of its ‘flounce’. Yesterday Sophie Cranston, of the low-key label Libelula, was tipped as the creator of the wedding dress.
有消息透露，凱特這次的婚紗設計是希望向已故的戴安娜王妃表達自己的敬意---=-伊曼紐爾婚紗設計。但是，凱特卻拒絕在婚紗上使用任何關於“花卉”的元素。昨日，時尚大師Sophie Cranston正式被定爲凱特婚紗的首席創意大師，
Although he has been kept in the dark about the gown, William has agreed with Kate that she can auction it for charity after the big day, with the proceeds going to a range of charities including the Prince’s Trust.
Friends have also revealed that Kate plans to wear diamond-and- pearl earrings on the day, although it is not known if they are new or family heirlooms. She will borrow other pieces of jewellery from the Queen including, it is believed, a dazzling tiara. As for shoes, Kate was recently seen in the VIP shopping area of Selfridges London store along with her mother, Carole, and sister, Pippa, surrounded by a heap of stilettoes by designer brand Gina.
在威斯敏斯特大教堂婚禮一結束，據消息稱，威廉同意凱特將婚紗捐給慈善機構。關於慈善機構的名單，日前威廉王子與凱特已經親自擬定，都是王子的最愛，包括威廉王子曾效力過的軍隊，慈善機構,涵蓋支援露宿者、生態保育和醫療等範疇。凱特的朋友還透露，凱特打算當天戴上“鑽石和珍珠”鑲嵌的耳環，目前還不得而知這對耳環是屬於“新的”還是“舊的”飾品。據悉，新(new)，就是新娘的白色禮服必須是新做的，標誌着新娘將開始新的生活。舊(old)，就是新娘頭上的白紗必須是母親用過的舊紗，以表示不忘父母，特別是不忘母親養育子女的恩情。借(borrowed)，就是新娘手裏拿着的白手帕必須是從女朋友那兒借來的，用以表示不忘朋友的友誼。藍(blue)，則是新娘身上披着的緞帶(garter belt)必須是藍色的，象徵新娘對愛情的忠誠。
