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The day after the wedding the wedding bouquet was returned to Westminster Abbey and placed on the Tomb of the Unknown Warrior; [10] this tradition was initiated by the bride's mother, Queen Elizabeth, following her marriage to the bride's father, then the Duke of York.
Historic Royal Palaces has acquired one of the eight bridesmaids dresses at Queen Elizabeth’s wedding to Prince Philip 77 years ago. The future monarch was still Princess Elizabeth when she ...
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]
The couple married on November 20, 1947, when Elizabeth was just 21 years old -- take a look back at their day! Queen Elizabeth II and The Duke of Edinburgh celebrate their 69th wedding ...
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.
Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip marked a milestone this weekend, celebrating 70 years of marriage. In honor of the special occasion the royal couple posed for new portraits, which were recently ...
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 ...
The wedding of Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) and Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (later Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother) [a] took place on 26 April 1923 at Westminster Abbey. The bride was a member of the Bowes-Lyon family, while the groom was the second son of King George V.