The wedding dress of The Princess Elizabeth of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was designed by Sir Norman Hartnell. The Government granted the Princess an extra 200 extra ration coupons to pay for the satin,silk and lace dress and veil. The rationale was the country could use a boost in morale. The train of the dress was 13 feet in length and the look was inspired by Botticelli's Primavera and covered with have sewn in crytsls and over 10,000 seed pearls. The dress was embroidered with patterns of jasmine, smilax, lilac, White Rose blossoms and wheat ears. The veil was made to be eight feet long. country lace wedding dress