This Is What Queen Elizabeth And Prince Philip's Wedding Looked Like

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has died on the age of 96. The queen was the longest-serving British monarch ever and the oldest reigning feminine monarch in world historical past.

Her demise comes a yr and a half after the lack of her husband, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. He was 99.

The pair had an epic love story, and a courtship that was capped off with a stunning, headline-making marriage ceremony.

Lengthy earlier than Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge or Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, there was one other royal marriage ceremony the world eagerly anticipated: the nuptials of then-Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in 1947.

The pair, who had been married for 73 years, had been wed on Nov. 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey. It was a vivid spot for a lot of British folks after the years of austerity and darkness throughout World Conflict II.

“For months, the general public was handled to tantalizing hints in regards to the particulars of the bridesmaids’ clothes and the cake and so forth,” Sarika Bose, a royalty skilled and a lecturer in Victorian literature on the College of British Columbia, instructed HuffPost. “Right here you had this younger couple that represented hope for a brand new, happier age after the battle.”

Not in contrast to Harry and Meghan and Prince William and Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, Princess Elizabeth and her suitor had been seen as a breath of recent air. The dashing Philip Mountbatten, who was 26 on the time of the marriage, had served in World Conflict II and possessed a barely rebellious angle ― not less than by royal requirements. Elizabeth, then 21, fell arduous for him.

In keeping with their mutual cousin Patricia Mountbatten, the long run queen noticed that behind his barely steely exterior, “Philip had a capability for love which was ready to be unlocked, and Elizabeth unlocked it.”

Under, we have a look again at Elizabeth and Philip’s marriage ceremony.

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Elizabeth and Philip had been distant cousins by her great-grandmother Queen Victoria. Philip was initially a prince of Greece and Denmark, although he would abandon these titles to marry the inheritor to the British throne.

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Crowds gathered round London's Trafalgar Sq. to see Elizabeth and her father, King George VI, arrive on the service by royal coach.

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Two thousand friends attended the ceremony, which was broadcast to hundreds of thousands worldwide by BBC Radio.

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A girl holds up a toddler to observe the royal procession in London for the marriage.

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Police maintain again crowds exterior Buckingham Palace in London through the marriage ceremony.

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Confectioners stand subsequent to the spectacular official cake, which stood 9 ft tall.

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The quilt of a particular royal marriage ceremony version of Image Publish journal, exhibiting Elizabeth arriving at Westminster Abbey.

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Tens of hundreds of individuals gathered in freezing temperatures to attempt to catch a peek on the royal couple.

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With postwar austerity measures nonetheless in impact, Elizabeth needed to save up ration coupons to buy the fabric for her marriage ceremony robe. Right here, she arrives at Westminster Abbey along with her father King George VI.

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Two members of the British royal household -- Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent (again), and Princess Alice, Duchess of Gloucester -- arrive at Westminster Abbey.

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Elizabeth and Philip make their means down the aisle of Westminster Abbey.

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The long run queen wore a robe embellished with crystals and 10,000 seed pearls, designed by Sir Norman Hartnell.

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That 15-foot prepare was held by two 5-year-old pages, Prince William of Gloucester and Prince Michael of Kent, who wore Royal Stewart tartan kilts and silk shirts.

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The scene on the altar steps through the royal marriage ceremony ceremony.

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The title web page of a Bible introduced to Elizabeth to commemorate her marriage to Philip.

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Philip's endearments for his bride? "Lilibet" (her childhood nickname) and “darling."

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The couple with Elizabeth's eight bridesmaids within the throne room at Buckingham Palace, together with her sister, Princess Margaret, to the proper of Philip.

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A honeymoon-bound Elizabeth and Philip journey in a carriage procession to Waterloo Station. After the marriage, the pair caught a prepare to Winchester after which stayed at Broadlands, the house of Philip's uncle, the Earl Mountbatten. Elizabeth's Corgi, Susan, joined them.

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Six years after the marriage, Elizabeth returned to Westminster Abbey for her coronation following the demise of King George VI. Of their 73 years of marriage, the couple had 4 youngsters, eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren.

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