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| Princess Anne recycles 1981 dress | Princess Anne recycles 1981 dress |
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| Princess Anne has worn the same dress she wore to the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 27 years ago to another royal wedding. | |
| The Princess Royal wore the white dress with yellow floral print to Saturday's wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman, at the Queen's Chapel, London. | The Princess Royal wore the white dress with yellow floral print to Saturday's wedding of Lady Rose Windsor and George Gilman, at the Queen's Chapel, London. |
| The 57-year-old even completed the outfit with the same hat she wore to Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981. | The 57-year-old even completed the outfit with the same hat she wore to Charles and Diana's wedding in 1981. |
| Kate Middleton also attended, but without boyfriend Prince William. | Kate Middleton also attended, but without boyfriend Prince William. |
| Lady Rose, 28, is the youngest child of the Duke of Gloucester, who is a relation of the Queen. | Lady Rose, 28, is the youngest child of the Duke of Gloucester, who is a relation of the Queen. |
| She observed the tradition of the bride wearing something old with a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary. | She observed the tradition of the bride wearing something old with a tiara that belonged to Queen Mary. |
| Her dress was designed by Franka Couture. | Her dress was designed by Franka Couture. |
| Her bridesmaids were Mr Gilman's nieces, Lily, three, and Alice, nine, and her pageboy was five-year-old Jesse Grylls, son of the TV star Bear Grylls. | Her bridesmaids were Mr Gilman's nieces, Lily, three, and Alice, nine, and her pageboy was five-year-old Jesse Grylls, son of the TV star Bear Grylls. |
| Other guests to attend included Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn. | Other guests to attend included Princess Anne's son Peter Phillips and his wife Autumn. |
| 'Frugality' | |
| Princess Anne has famously recycled a number of items of her wardrobe in the past. | |
| The yellow hat she wore to her daughter Zara's christening in 1981 reappeared on a trip to Khartoum in 1985 and again at Ascot three years later. Princess Anne is renowned for her frugality Hilary AlexanderFashion editor, Daily Telegraph | |
| Similarly, a midnight blue dress was dug out in 1999 - 23 years after its first outing at a function in Berlin in 1976. | |
| When asked about her frugality, Princess Anne has said: "A good suit goes on for ever. If it is properly made and has a classic look you can go on wearing it ad infinitum. | |
| "The economy is bred into me. My parents believe that things are not to be wasted." | |
| Hilary Alexander, fashion editor at the Daily Telegraph, told BBC Breakfast that other members of the Royal Family, including the Duchess of Cornwall, had done the same in the past. | |
| "Princess Anne is renowned for her frugality," she said. | |
| "The fabulous thing is that the dress is a size 10 and 27 years on the Princess Royal is still wearing it. It's a body miracle." | |
| A Buckingham Palace spokesman said the princess did not formally speak about her wardrobe choices. |