Prince William and Prince Harry's stepsister Laura Parker Bowles – daughter of their stepmom Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall – wed Harry Lopes in 2006.
It may have not been officially a 'royal' wedding, but when Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall's daughter Laura Parker Bowles walked down the aisle with aristocrat Harry Lopes on May 6, 2006 at St Cyriac’s Church, in Wiltshire, England, the nuptials were every bit the fairytale. Like Pippa Middleton in her own gorgeous 2017 wedding, Laura looked like a true princess bride for the idyllic country affair. And the couple's guest list boasted seriously royal credentials, attended by Princess Margaret's daughter Lady Sarah Chatto, Prince Charles, Prince Harry and last but not least Prince William, who was marking one of his early public appearances with then-girlfriend Kate Middleton.
Harry – a 29-year-old former Calvin Klein model turned accountant – and Laura, a 27-year-old art gallery manager, saw their big day draw a crowd of 2,000 outside 16th-century St Cyriac’s in the tiny village of Lacock. The joy was clear as Laura wed her boyfriend of eight years, with guests and wellwishers cheering the newlyweds as they emerged as husband and wife.
Scroll through to see all the best photos of Harry and Laura's charming English country wedding.
The bride arrived with her father Andrew Parker Bowles, who divorced Duchess Camilla in 1995, in a blue Bentley before he walked his daughter down the aisle.
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In that moment the crowds got the first glimpse of the bride's dress: an ivory layered silk chiffon gown by Robinson Valentine, who designed the outfits for her mother’s wedding to Prince Charles in 2005.
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The bride wore a tiara belonging to Duchess Camilla's family anchoring her elegant upswept hairstyle.
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Arriving with husband of one year Prince Charles, Duchess Camilla could not have looked more proud to be seeing her only daughter marry her true love.
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The bride's stepbrothers, Prince William and Prince Harry looked dapper in three-piece suits for the wedding.
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Prince William's then-girlfriend Kate Middleton created a buzz upon her arrival. "I think she looks so beautiful, just like a princess," said one member of the crowd. "I do hope William marries her."
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Kate had traveled to the wedding on a minibus with Prince William and Prince Harry, but was careful to not be photographed with her royal boyfriend.
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The future Duchess of Cambridge wore a silk coat over a cream-colored lace dress, along with a feather fascinator.
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We're late! Billionaire Zac Goldsmith and then-wife Sheherezade – who took her shoes off to pick up the pace! – raced to get to the wedding on time.
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The church bells rang out and guests showered the newlyweds with flower petals as they emerged from the ceremony.
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The wedding was quite an event for the tiny village, where Camilla had moved in not long after her split from Andrew Parker Bowles.
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With husband Prince Charles in the background, mother-of-the-bride Duchess Camilla waved to the cheering crowds.
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The Duchess was lovely in a mint green silk coat dress. Seen behind her, left, is the father-of-the bride.
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Each tiny bridesmaid held a mini-bouquet of daisies and wore a wreath in her hair.
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The bride, clutching her sweet bouquet of lily-of-the-valley, joined her new husband – still with the congratulatory petals in his hair – outside the church.
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Before heading off to their reception – held at Camilla's nearby home Ray Mill House and created by Prince Charles’s chief organizer of hospitality Michael Fawcett –Harry and Laura shared a kiss.
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Today the couple are parents to twins Gus and Louis, born in 2009, and Eliza, born in 2008, who was one of William and Kate's bridesmaids at their 2011 wedding.
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