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Who: HRH
Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones When: May
6, 1960 Where: The
couple were united in marriage inside Westminster Abbey in London,
England. The Ceremony: A sun drenched spring day greeted Princess Margaret Rose as she began her journey to Westminster Abbey in a horse-drawn Glass Coach, tracking the same route taken by her sister Elizabeth in 1947. From the carriage, the bride acknowledged the crowd of well-wishers lined up on the Mall, which was festooned in kaleidescopic floral displays for the occasion. Those lucky enough to be in the vicinity of the Abbey heard trumpets herald the bride's arrival with "Master of The Queen's Musick" before the princess, clutching the arm of her brother-in-law, the Duke of Edinburgh, began her walk down the aisle to "Christ Is Made The Sure Foundation." Over two thousand
guests and millions of television viewers (the wedding was the
first royal nuptials to be televised) witnessed the Church of
England ceremony in which the groom placed a wedding band upon
his bride's finger to accompany an engagement ring consisting
of a ruby anchored amidst a cluster of tiny diamond leaves.
Halos of flowers
adorned the heads of eight young bridesmaids, who wore short-sleeved,
ballerina-length dresses accented with ruffled hems by designer
Norman Hartnell. A young Prince Charles, also a member of the
wedding party, was garbed in a tartan kilt and ruffled cravat. The Honeymoon:
The newlyweds set sail aboard Brittania for a six-week excursion
to the Caribbean islands. Read about other celebrity weddings; search by the celebrity's last name: | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I - J | K | L | M | N - O | P - Q | R | S | T - V | W - Z | |
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Lovetripper.com Romantic Travel Guide
The
world watched these royal nuptials held at London's St.
Paul's Cathedral.
