Princess Catherine's Bouquet: A Discovery That It's Actually a Classic Slim-Handled Bouquet, Not a Clutch!

2021.09.01 published

When it comes to classical weddings, the British Royal Wedding＊

A traditional, classical, and refined wedding that emphasizes a calm atmosphere and a sense of history rather than the modern sparkle.

A wedding that will make your back straighten with pride, no matter when you look back on it in the years to come. Isn’t that lovely?

Speaking of representative examples of classical weddings, there's no doubt it has to be the royal weddings of the British monarchy.

Royal weddings are widely reported around the world, so there are probably many people who can immediately picture the wedding dresses of Princess Diana, Duchess Catherine, and Duchess Meghan in their minds.

Upon revisiting it, I noticed this characteristic about the bouquet＊

Prince William and Duchess Catherine, who married in 2011.

The wedding dress designed by Alexander McQueen and the balcony kiss that looked like the final page of a fairy tale.

I can vividly recall the wonderful scenes from that time, but as I was looking back at their wedding, I noticed something new＊

It was the handle of the bouquet.

Everyone knows Duchess Catherine’s bouquet was a beautiful design featuring lovely small lily of the valley flowers...

However, I've always (by my own imagination) thought this bouquet was a clutch bouquet with the stems naturally bundled together.

But!

The back of the flowers was wrapped with tape, creating a [narrow handle] like this＊＊＊

I hadn't noticed this from the front at all, but to think it was made this way...!

It was only when I saw this angle of the photo that I realized, “Oh, so that’s how it was...!!!” discovering a new fact after ten years＊

A clutch bouquet is held by grasping the bouquet, but with a handle, you can hold it at a beautiful angle like showing off a ring.

Of course, Duchess Catherine must have been well taught on how to hold her bouquet gracefully, so she looks beautiful without a doubt. Still, she appears stunning from every angle.

I wondered if there were other brides who also carried this type of bouquet, and when I looked it up, I found that Princess Eugenie, who married in 2018, also had a bouquet with the same handle.

Times go around＊

Recently, bouquets have been trendily large and fluffy both overseas and in Japan...

But I thought the type of handled bouquet that Duchess Catherine carried ten years ago is really quite lovely ♡

This type has advantages such as:

✅ Easy to hold with one hand

(But Duchess Catherine holds it elegantly with both hands always, except when waving＊)

✅ The flowers look beautiful from the front

(With a clutch bouquet, the stems are inevitably visible. If you care about the appearance from the front, this is the best shape)

✅ It matches royal dresses

✅ Because it’s not too large, it’s manageable in any situation

✅ Its smaller size means the bouquet doesn’t overshadow the rest of the details

These are some benefits.

At marry, we’ve held the opinion for several years that “small bouquets are cute,” so I still think Duchess Catherine’s bouquet is genuinely the most beautiful design even a decade after the wedding ♡

I just learned about the thin handle recently, but I thought this type is nice! It’s cute, pretty, and looks easy to handle!

Even as times change and trends come and go, Duchess Catherine’s bouquet remains a timeless and delicate design.