3. The bouquet of flowers on the tomb of the unknown soldier
Instead of throwing the bouquet of flowers at a crowd of single, hysterical girlfriends, the royal brides lay their bouquets on the grave of an unknown soldier at Westminster Abbey in London. This tradition was established by Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, mother of Elizabeth II. Before entering Westminster Abbey on her wedding day, she stopped to lay flowers at the grave of an unknown soldier. In this way, she paid tribute to the memory of her brother Fergus, who died in 1915 at the Battle of Loos and all the British soldiers who died during the First World War.
Elizabeth was the first bride to arrive at the altar without a bouquet of flowers in her hands, as she had left it at the entrance to the church. Today, the brides of the royal family do it the next day, after the ceremony, when all the official photos of the wedding have been taken.