Sarah Ferguson’s designer clashed with Carole Middleton over surprise request | Royal | News
Sarah Ferguson‘s wedding dress designer once had a row with Princess Kate‘s mother, Carole Middleton, over an “unconventional” request, it has been claimed. Sarah, Duchess of York chose British couturier Lindka Cierach to make her stunning wedding gown for her marriage to Prince Andrew 39 years ago on July 23, 1986 at Westminster Abbey.
The Duchess’ dress was made of ivory duchesse satin and featured heavy beading made by the designer, which included various symbols like hearts, anchors, bumblebees and thistles. It also featured a 17-foot-long train with Fergie and Andrew’s initials on it.
Twenty-five years later, in 2011, Ms Cierach was requested for her services again, this time to design Carole Middleton’s outfit her her daughter, Princess Kate’s wedding to Prince William.
But the duo reportedly had a fallout which resulted in Mrs Middleton opting to wear Catherine Walker for her daughter’s big day instead.
According to the Mail, Kate’s mother chose the couturier to design her outfit and then spent four months attending “secret” fittings before finally ditching her at the 11th hour.
Although Ms Cierach never publicly addressed the fallout, it was reported that it emerged after Mrs Middleton asked the designer to deliver the unfinished outfit to her home to show it to friends
The designer reportedly told her that she would only allow the garment to leave the studio if she accompanied it, something which, according to a source, did not sit well with the Middleton matriarch.
They said the couturier was “taken aback” after Mrs Middleton said she was “unaccommodating”, adding that she no longer wanted to wear her design.
It was reported Ms Cierach was left surprised by the “unconventional” request and “completely bemused after all the hard work she had put into creating the outfit”.
Speaking about her new career venture, Sister Sound Circle, which she co-founded with Cherub Sanson and is said to be a “sacred space, celebrating and supporting women in our community,” the coutourier said notably: “I used to get very drained by being with difficult people.”
