Kate's Wedding - Synopsis

Thirty-nine-year-old Kate had almost given up on love when she met her fiancé. Now she's planning for the wedding she never dreamed she'd have. But things seem to be slipping out of her control.

Diana, born on the day of the 1981 Royal Wedding, never doubted that one day she would find her prince. Newly engaged, and with daddy's credit card in her grasp, she's in full Bridezilla mode.

Against the backdrop of the other couple getting married in April 2011, both women prepare for the most important day of their lives. But will each bride get her perfect day? Or will it all become a right royal fiasco?

Inspiration for Kate's Wedding

I've been a bridesmaid plenty of times but I was completely unprepared for the madness of the world of a bride-to-be. The minute you get that engagement ring on your finger, you're under scrutiny and under pressure. As I stood on a crate in a bridal salon, listening to the assistants discuss my saddlebags, my one consolation was, 'One day I'm going to write about this'.

Extract

To the two little girls waking up in their caravan that morning, the 29th July was going to be a bit like Christmas. All the usual rules were to be suspended on the day when Lady Diana Spencer married her prince. Even though they were holidaying in a caravan at a Caravan Club Rally held on a sports field, the little sisters were going to be allowed to dress up. The bridesmaids’ dresses they had worn for the wedding of their mother’s younger brother had been brought all the way from Birmingham for this very special second outing.