The royal Bridezilla?

Reports that the Duke of York and his former wife may be about to get back together are nothing new.  Prince Andrew and the former Sarah Ferguson have a reputation as the happiest divorced couple in town and they have shared a home, on and off, since their split became legal in 1996.  Every few years rumours of another wedding for the pair surface - today's whispers mention an unnamed friend saying it will happen, eventually.  Which covers all bases for a while at least.

The wedding of Andrew, Duke of York and Sarah Ferguson on July 23rd 1986

 

Let's just hope that if they do go for a rematch, Fergie is a bit less wedding obsessed this time round.  Her nuptials in 1986 were bridezilla before the word was even coined.  We've come to expect a few regal signs on royal wedding garb but her dress was so heavy with symbolism it's a surprise she managed to walk up the aisle.  Never mind the obligatory Fergie bow at the back, there was a sprinkling of her personal emblem, the bee, alongside anchors and waves for her sailor prince, an A for his name intertwined with an S for hers, roses, flowers, hearts, thistles and more mini bows.  The floral headdress came off during the signing of the register to reveal a tiara, showing her move from commoner to royal duchess, and then it was back to the Palace for a cake painted with so many royal reminders that even the usual multiple tiers were crowded. 

 

 

The back and front of the wedding dress of Sarah, Duchess of York were filled with symbols linked to her family, future husband and romance

 

It would be a major comeback - the duchess wasn't invited to William and Kate's wedding and she's been making her own way in the world since 1996.  But if the invites are for Andrew and Sarah, and not Beatrice and Dave as had been widely predicted, then fingers crossed for a more discreet affair.