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The wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II), was worn at her wedding to Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abbey. Given the rationing of clothing at the time, she still had to purchase the material using ration coupons. [1] The dress was designed by Norman Hartnell. [2]
For her wedding dress, Elizabeth still required ration coupons to buy the material for her gown, designed by Norman Hartnell. [12] [13] The dress was "a duchesse satin bridal gown with motifs of star lilies and orange blossoms." [13] Elizabeth's wedding shoes were made out of satin and were trimmed with silver and seed pearl. [11]
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at Buckingham Palace, London, after their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947 and one of Queen Elizabeth's bridesmaids dresses ...
Queen Elizabeth II’s Evolution From Princess to the Longest-Reigning British Monarch Read article When Her Majesty, who died at age 96 on Thursday, September 8, married Prince Philip in 1947 ...
The Queen's robes – Information and images of Queen Elizabeth II's 1947 wedding dress "Fashion Drawing and Illustration in the 20th Century". Victoria & Albert Museum. 13 August 2013. Nikkhah, Roya (28 October 2012). "Queen's role as international trend-setter exhibited in new show of Hartnell and Amies couture". The Telegraph.
A slice of wedding cake from the nuptials of the future Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip — a full 77 years ago — has sold for over four times its expected value at auction.. After being found ...
Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten were offered many cakes from well-wishers around the world [1] for their wedding on 20 November 1947. Of these they accepted 12. [2] [3] The principal, ‘official’ cake, served at the wedding breakfast, was baked by the Scottish biscuit maker, McVitie and Price.
The ivory taffeta gown by Norman Hartnell and a tiara were worn by Queen Elizabeth II on her own wedding day in 1947. U.K.'s Princess Beatrice borrowed Queen Elizabeth II's dress and tiara for ...