I think whatever this couple did there would be criticism in the press and elsewhere. The Princess obviously wanted her grandparents to be at her wedding, and the photographs released outside the church with the beautiful floral decorations will be something to treasure. Even more poignant as their remaining two grandchildren are so much younger, it will likely be the last they will attend of that generation.
The up cycling of the Queens dress from many decades ago was very appropriate, though there will no doubt be those who will criticise that. (Many years ago at around Beatrice’s age I wore a 1920s designer dress belonging to my grandmother at a function, simply because I loved it and I loved her, and it gave her great pleasure to see me wearing it).
As to the photographs, they released two, so what? Do we have a god given right to see everything so we can pick it over? Had we seen one featuring the DofY there would have been untold criticism which would cloud the day. They were a young(ish) couple who didn’t want to wait to get married. Some comments I read this morning made by the public following newspaper articles were extremely mealy mouthed. (This is a general comment not aimed at GN.) I am not a fan of the Duke and Duchess of York, I do not know enough about their daughters to form an opinion about them, but for heaven’s sake, let’s wish the newly weds well and leave it at that,