The bride’s choice of dress was decidedly 1960s in style. Designed by John Cavanagh, on the recommendation of her future mother-in-law, Princess Marina, it featured a round neck with fitted sleeves, as well as a full skirt with 15-foot train. There were some concerns that the dress was too awkward and heavy to manoeuvre, with the bride reportedly practicing her curtsey multiple times. She borrowed a diamond and pearl tiara from her mother-in-law’s collection, one that had belonged to her husband’s grandmother, Queen Mary. The same tiara was later loaned to Katharine’s daughter, Lady Helen Taylor, on her wedding day in 1992.
Wedding of Duke of Kent with Katharine Worsley at York Minster
Keystone/Getty ImagesGuests at the wedding included Her Majesty the Queen, as well as the Queen Mother, the Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Charles and Princess Anne, who served as a flower girl. There were also royals from Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands and Norway in attendance. It was at this wedding that the future King Juan Carlos of Spain would meet his royal bride, Princess Sophia of Greece and Denmark, too.