Princess Diana's stylist was 'horrified' when she saw the wedding dress she wore to get married

The designer who dressed Princess Diana says she was 'horrified' at what the Princess was wearing on her wedding day.

Diana's wedding dress has been hailed as one of the most iconic dresses in history, but a small detail about is said to have 'horrified' the designers who made it.

Lady Diana Spencer married Prince Charles in 1981 at St Paul's cathedral - much to the delight of the nation.

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The then-20-year-old stepped out of her carriage at St Paul's Cathedral on July 29 in 1981 wearing a stunning ivory silk taffeta and antique lace gown designed by husband and wife Elizabeth and David Emanuel.

The couple spent months creating the royal wedding dress, going to extreme lengths to ensure the design remained secret.

When it was complete, it was reported to have cost close to £9,000 and featured more than 10,000 pearls and classic puffed up sleeves which was made up of six different fabrics.

The fabrics included 25 yards of silk taffeta, 100 yards of tulle crinoline and 150 yards of netting for the veil.

It was then followed by a train made of 25 feet of hand-embroidered silk.

But when the designers saw Diana at the church, they were horrified by how creased the dress had become.

Elizabeth recalled the moment she saw Diana step out of her wedding carriage during an appearance on ITV's Invitation to the Royal Wedding in 2018.

She said: "We did know it would crease a bit but when I saw her arrive at St Paul's and we saw the creasing I actually felt faint.

"I was horrified, really, because it was quite a lot of creasing.

"It was a lot more than we thought."

They had done a dress rehearsal beforehand, but they'd used a different material,