It features a wide-neck V shape, folded shoulders and a low back “that drapes into a flowing full-length train”. Eugenie asked the designers to make an open-back dress as she wanted her scar from the scoliosis operation that she underwent at the age of 12 to be revealed. The fabric featured different symbols in form of rope-like motifs, woven into a jacquard of silk, cotton and viscose blend. These were a Scottish thistle, to show the couple’s fondness for Balmoral”, an Irish shamrock, a nod to the bride’s [maternal] family”, a York Rose, a reference to her family name of York, and ivy, which represented the Ivy Cottage, the couple’s residence at Kensington Palace. Eugenie wore the Greville Emerald Kokoshnik Tiara, which was lent to her by the Queen. It is made of brilliant and rose cut diamonds set in platinum, with six emeralds on either side.