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404666 03: A mannequin of Britain's Queen Victoria, wearing her wedding dress, stands in front of a model of Queen Elizabeth (R) April 30, 2002 at the launch of the exhibition "A Century of Queens'' Wedding Dresses 1840 - 1947" at Kensington Palace in London. The dresses are on display for the first time as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840. The dress was made by one of the Queens dressmakers, Mrs Bettans from silk trimmed with lace. (Photo by Sion Touhig/Getty Images)

404666 03: A mannequin of Britain's Queen Victoria, wearing her wedding dress, stands in front of a model of Queen Elizabeth (R) April 30, 2002 at the launch of the exhibition "A Century of Queens'' Wedding Dresses 1840 - 1947" at Kensington Palace in London. The dresses are on display for the first time as part of the Queen's Golden Jubilee celebrations. Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in 1840. The dress was made by one of the Queens dressmakers, Mrs Bettans from silk trimmed with lace. (Photo by Sion Touhig/Getty Images)