Sheer white chiffon dress, £300, Malene Birger, 020 8960 6161. White silk coat dress (worn underneath), £100, John Rocha, as before. Gold St Christopher's pendent, £90, Blacks of Blackheath, 020 8852 ...

For the Grenfell Tower memorial service in London, the Duchess of Cambridge went for classic summer style. Kate Middleton opted for a white silk dress from Suzannah London, complete with a full skirt, ...

While a few historic women wore white gowns to the altar over the centuries – including Mary Queen of Scots in 1558 – it wasn’t until Queen Victoria debuted a white silk-spun gown at her wedding to ...