THE RELIGIOUS WEDDING

The ivory coloured dress of radzimir silk was designed by Belgian Edouard Vermeulen of the House of Natan, who also designed the dress of Princess Mathilde of Belgium in December 1999. The train was 3,65 metres long. Also the dress Laurentien wore on Thursday was designed by Edouard Vermeulen. The rings that were exchanged were made of platinum.

The bridal bouquet was made by Fernanda Hora Siccama. In the bouquet were orange-blossom, gardenia, bougainvillea, Emerald Green rose, Avalanche rose, snowball (Viburnum) and Convallaria (lily of the valley).

Lectures were read by Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and Willem-Alexander Prince of Oranje.

After the wedding the newly-wed couple rode back from the Grote Kerk to Palace Noordeinde. About 15.000 people stood along the route to get a glimpse of the bride and groom. About 2,5 million people watched the wedding on television.

Along the route there were old militaries, military men and people in various national costumes.