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The wedding of Princess Anne (later Anne, Princess Royal) and Mark Phillips took place on Wednesday, 14 November 1973 at Westminster Abbey in London. [1] Princess Anne is the only daughter and second child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, while Mark Phillips is a retired British Army cavalry officer and a skilled horseman and equestrian.
On November 14, 1973, over 500 million fans watched Princess Anne tie the knot with her first husband, Mark Phillips. This made her the first of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s four children ...
The Royal Society as of 2022 has four Royal Fellows: Anne; William, Prince of Wales; Edward, Duke of Kent; and King Charles. [102] She is the Academy of Medical Sciences' first Royal Fellow. [101] Anne was elected Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh effective 31 March 2011, succeeding her father, who stepped down from the role in 2010. [103]
Anne (centre) and her sister Mary (left) with their parents, the Duke and Duchess of York, painted by Peter Lely and Benedetto Gennari II. Anne was born at 11:39 p.m. on 6 February 1665 at St James's Palace, London, the fourth child and second daughter of the Duke of York (later King James II and VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. [1]
The dress was an embroidered "Tudor-style" wedding dress with a high collar and "mediaeval" trumpet sleeves, [1] [5] with white silk chiffon under sleeves edged with pearls and other jewels. [6] Her veil was made of silk net embroidered with floral sprays, and her "something borrowed" was the Queen Mary Fringe tiara.
The Queen and the rest of the Royal Family will, of course, be going to the service of dedication at St George's Chapel. She is very pleased to be giving the wedding reception at the castle."
14 November 1973: Princess Anne, only daughter of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey, London. 29 July 1981: Charles, Prince of Wales, eldest son and successor of Queen Elizabeth II, was married to Lady Diana Spencer at the St Paul's Cathedral, London.
The royal wedding ceremony inside Westminster Abbey. The royal parties were brought in large carriage processions, the first with the Queen and Princess Margaret and later a procession with Queen Mary. [18] Philip left Kensington Palace with his best man, his maternal first cousin the Marquess of Milford Haven. [18]