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The wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell, the favoured couturier of the royals, and was made from silk organza.The skirt comprised some 30 metres of fabric. Hartnell specifically kept the adornments of the dress such as the crystal embellishments and beading to a minimum in order to suit Margaret's petite
In the striking black and white photo, Princess Margaret is seen sitting down as her large gown billows around her. She also wore a long flowing veil and a sparkling Poltimore tiara, while holding ...
Princess Margaret's wedding gown. Princess Margaret wore a French-made white satin gown trimmed with orange blossom, myrtle and Irish lace. Her veil, a gift from the ladies of Ireland, later draped her coffin and was removed and given to her daughter Ingrid who wore it at her wedding in 1935.
[140] 2,000 guests were invited for the wedding ceremony. [133] Margaret's wedding dress was designed by Norman Hartnell and worn with the Poltimore tiara. [38] She had eight young bridesmaids, led by her niece, Princess Anne. [citation needed] The Duke of Edinburgh escorted the bride, and the best man was Dr Roger Gilliatt. [133]
On May 6, 1960, Princess Margaret married Lord Snowdon at Westminster Abbey. It was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television, with an estimated 300 million viewers tuning in around ...
The Queen Mother’s famed 1939 shoot in the Buckingham Palace gardens, dressed in gowns designed by Norman Hartnell, will be on display. Images of Princess Margaret, taken by her husband Lord ...
A royal mystery is finally getting a happy ending. Queen Mary's Diamond Lozenge Bandeau has been considered missing since the '60s, but thanks to a royal wedding, the tiara is back in the spotlight.
Princess Margaret met photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones in 1958 at a dinner party at the Chelsea home of Lady Elizabeth Cavendish. [2] [3] The two had previously encountered each other when Armstrong-Jones was the photographer at the wedding of Margaret's friends, Lady Anne Coke and The Hon. Colin Tennant, in April 1956. [4]