UK Princess dons Grandmother Queen Elizabeth's Dress on wedding day

London : Princess Beatrice chose to wear the same tiara her grandmother Queen Elizabeth wore at her wedding, said Buckingham Palace. It released details about the surprise, private ceremony that was scaled back because of the coronavirus pandemic.

With little of the usual royal pomp and fanfare, the 31-year-old Beatrice married Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi on Friday at Windsor Castle. She is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York.

The marriage was planned for May this year but due to the coronavirus pandemic it was rescheduled and was downgraded to a low key affair.

The 94-year-old monarch and her husband Prince Philip, 99, were among the few who attended.

UK has allowed wedding ceremonies from July 4 with a maximum guest list of 30 members.

"The couple decided to hold a small private ceremony with their parents and siblings following the postponement of their wedding in May," the palace said in a statement.

Buckingham Palace said Beatrice, who is ninth in line to the throne, wore a vintage ivory dress by Norman Hartnell and the Queen Mary diamond fringe tiara, both loaned to her for the day by the queen.

Elizabeth wore the same tiara, made in 1919 from a diamond necklace given to Queen Victoria for her wedding, when she married Philip in 1947.