The 10 best wedding dresses of the royal weddings From Meghan Markle's minimal chic Givenchy dress to Grace Kelly's iconic lace and taffeta outfit

From Cinderella to Snow White, old school Disney fairy tales have taught us that princesses marry their prince charming in a glittering, voluminous white gown. If for common and celebrities this cliché seems to be obsolete and replaced by alternative and more contemporary silhouettes and colors, the royals keep carrying on the most classic of fairy tale traditions. Who does not remember the meringue style model worn by Lady Diana for her wedding with Charles or the opulent creation with golden details showed off by Rania of Jordan on her special day? Both dresses were not beautiful at all, but they were popular and copied because they were worn by two iconic women.

The groom: Prince Rainier III of Monaco

When: 18th April 1956

The dress: the actress's dress has become one of the favorite inspirations for royal and common brides: long sleeves, a lace corset with a mandarin collar, closed frontally by mother-of-pearl buttons, and a taffeta balloon skirt. It was a gift from Metro Goldwyn Meyer and was created by the studio's costume designer, Helen Rose, who was famous for her mastery in working with the most delicate fabrics, to the point of being nicknamed "the Lady of Chiffon". It seems that it required 24 meters of silk taffeta, 24 meters of gros de longre and 270 meters of fine Valenciennes lace. Instead of the tiara, to fix the veil, Grace Kelly chose a Juliet cap, adorned with lace, orange blossoms and jewels.