#1 That she'll wear her hair down unlike...
Lara Dutta
Call me unconventional but nothing kills a beautiful veil or tiara like a beehive on your head. Yes, I understand that an updo is often necessary to keep the damn thing firmly perched on your crown but there's something wispy and romantic about hair framing your face that a Maharashtrian-style ambada could never spell. Mrs Bhupathi must have also fallen for the logic of it all, given she had to balance a Miss Universe crown on her pretty head for a year, but it didn't work for me. The solution, I think, is to have a half-up, half-down style that makes place for the pins and allows your mane to flow out nicely.
#2 That she'll go full sleeves or none at all unlike...
Amrita Arora
Again, this is personal prejudice at play but I hate half sleeves on a gown. It's the most formal occasion of your life and the sleeve that ends above your elbow is just a tad too casual for a day like so. If Kate does decide to go for a full-sleeved look, here's hoping it's a-la Jennifer Lopez from when she married Chris Judd. Classy to the power of infinity.
#3 That her dress won't be all washed out unlike...
Stephanie Seymour
Yes, yes, it was only a music video but Seymour's dress from the Guns n' Roses November Rain single inspired a huge number of knock-offs. Rain threatens to play spoiler at the royal wedding on Friday but here's praying that the hemline firmly remains where it should stay - below the ankle
#4 That she won't be lost in a sea of tulle unlike...
Princess Diana
She's wearing her ring but let's hope Kate doesn't seek inspiration from her late mother-in-law's wedding dress too. Yes, Diana was breathtaking but that's all that saved this look. The exaggerated mutton sleeves, the 25-foot long train, that cut up could clothe every inhabitant in Ralegaon Siddhi, and the tulle petticoat, were one too many fairytale wedding gowns - all rolled into one.
That's not asking much. However I will rest assured, that even none of these come true, she'll still pass go. After all, she ain't no Camilla Parker-Bowles.
Update: And Princess Catherine scored full marks on this one! Her hemline wasn't ever going to rise too much above her ankle but she a) wore her hair down with a stunning Cartier 'halo' tiara, b) went for a full-sleeved gown by Sarah Burton for Alexander McQueen that was a little like J.Lo's(see above) and, c) there was no tulle in sight! I could have shed a tear if I wasn't smirking at the big canary at the Abbey that was the Queen. Sorry for the earlier barb Camilla; you trumped her well and good this time.
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