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The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department

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Perhaps you are someone who doesn't give a flying [redacted] about the Royal Wedding that took place this past weekend, but take a moment to appreciate how many people *did* care.  Saturday Night Live for example.

On that very same day HRM Prince Henry Charles Albert David took Megan Markle to wife, mere hours after the ceremony, SNL taped their season 43 finale which included a Royal Wedding skit.  That on it's own isn't much of a shocker- you can't have a big social event happen with those wonderfully creative and talented madpersons create a sketch about it. The real surprise was how well done the costumes were.

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — "Tina Fey" Episode 1746 — Pictured: Mikey Day as Prince Harry during "Royal Wedding" in Studio 8H on Saturday, May 19, 2018 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)

Specifically, the Royal Wedding coverage began at what, 7am for New York, and historically the show tapes the 8pm dress rehearsal and 11:30pm live performance.  Someone in the SNL costume department was able to recreate several of the iconic looks from the wedding in time for the performance.  Maybe that doesn't seem really awesome to you but as someone who sews, boy-howdy they did pretty great.

HRM Queen Elizabeth II for instance, wore a brilliant electric kiwi silk ensemble designed by Stuart Parvin,with an Angela Kelly hat.

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department

During the sketch, Kate McKinnon wore a pretty dead-on costume. (Kennan Thompson would later play the American Bishop Michael Curry during Weekend Update.)

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department

The Duchess of Cambridge Kate Middleton wore a sky-high buckram hat during the wedding of her brother-in-law.

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department

During the sketch, Cecily Strong wore a pretty good recreation hat.

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department
HRM Prince Charles wore a rather fetching grey suit with a pop of purple when he gave Megan away at the alter.

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department
Beck Bennett played Charles in the sketch

The True Heroes of SNL's Royal Wedding Sketch: The Costume Department
It's pretty damn impressive that the costume department was able to pull off these outfits on such short notice.  Kudos to everyone at SNL.

You can see the sketch here:

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Mary Anne ButlerAbout Mary Anne Butler

Bleeding Cool News Editor Mary Anne Butler (Mab, for short) has been part of the fast-paced world of journalism since she was 15, getting her start in album reviews and live concert coverage for a nationally published (print) music magazine. She eventually transitioned to online media, writing for such sites as UGO/IGN, ComicsOnline, Geek Magazine, Ace of Geeks, Aggressive Comix (where she is still Editor-in-Chief), and most recently Bleeding Cool. 

Over the past 10 years, she’s built a presence at conventions across the globe as a cosplayer (occasionally), photographer (constantly), panelist and moderator (mostly), and reporter (always). 

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