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The bride was the elder daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (later the Queen Mother) as well as the heir presumptive to the British throne. Although Philip was born a prince of Greece and Denmark , he stopped using these foreign titles on his adoption of British nationality four months before the announcement of their marriage.
The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (12 Geo. 3.c. 11) was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which prescribed the conditions under which members of the British royal family could contract a valid marriage, in order to guard against marriages that could diminish the status of the royal house.
Elizabeth's wedding dress was made from deep ivory chiffon moire, embroidered with pearls and a silver thread. [16] It was intended to match the traditional Flanders lace provided for the train by Queen Mary. [16] Elizabeth's dress, which was in the fashion of the early 1920s, was designed by Madame Handley-Seymour, dressmaker to Queen Mary. [17]
Ninety years ago today, the course of future Queen Elizabeth's life was forever altered when her uncle, King Edward VIII, chose to abdicate tthe throne in order to marry Wallis Simpson — casting ...
In addition to Queen Elizabeth’s wedding dress, Hartnell also designed her coronation dress, worn in 1953 and made of duchesse satin richly embroidered in a lattice-work effect. It was further ...
Elizabeth and Philip wed on November 20, 1947 when the 21 year old Elizabeth was still princess and heir tot he throne. UK Press - Getty Images Queen Elizabeth waved from the royal box at the concert.
The Habsburg Philip II of Spain and his wife, the Tudor Mary I of England.Mary and Philip were first cousins once removed. The wedding of Nicholas II of Russia and Alix of Hesse (whose name was changed to Alexandra Feodorovna in the process), second cousins through their shared great-grandparents Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Wilhelmine of Baden
So it appears the love of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s long-lasting marriage is true: At a speech for the couple's Golden Wedding anniversary in 1997 (they’ve now been married more over ...