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Learn about the history, details and significance of the 1947 wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, who later became Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Find out how they met, got engaged, chose their wedding attire, venue and guests, and became the longest-reigning royal couple.
- The Pre-Wedding Celebration
- The Venue
- The Title
- The Guests
- The Transportation
- The Dress
- The Tiara
- The Shoes
- The Jewelry
- The Flowers
Two days before the ceremony, the young couple was celebrated with a ballat Buckingham Palace that would later reportedly be described as a "sensational evening," for which "everyone looked shiny and happy" — particularly the guests of honor, who appeared "radiant."
The young royal became the 10th member of the British monarchy to be married at Westminster Abbey — the same place where her father, King George VI, was crowned just 11 years earlier and where Queen Elizabeth herself would be coronated five years after her nuptials. (The monarch's funeral will be heldat the church on September 19.) The architectura...
Just ahead of the pair's nuptials, Prince Philip received new titles, becoming the Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich of Greenwich.
Though Elizabeth's father, King George VI, was reportedly warned to keep the princess's wedding ceremony "simple" in the wake of the war, the guest list was far from small, with a reported 2,000 people on the list. Among them were five kings, five queens and eight princes and princesses, including King Michael of Romania, King Haakon VII of Norway,...
The princess rode with her father in the Irish State Coach to her wedding venue with the British Life Guards regiment as their escorts. According to the Royal Collection Trust, it was the first time the regiment had worn its "full-dress" uniformssince 1939. On the way back, the bride rode with her new husband in the Glass Coach that was purchased f...
Elizabeth chose a wedding gown design that was submitted by British designer Norman Hartnell just three months before the wedding. It took him and his team of roughly 350 seamstresses just seven weeks to create the piece, which was paid for in part by rationing coupons. According to the groom's cousin, Lady Pamela Hicks, women were even sending the...
Queen Elizabeth's most notable piece of jewelry on her special day was the Queen Mary Fringe Tiara she wore atop her head — her "something borrowed" from her grandmother, Mary of Teck. Once a fringe necklace, Mary had it recreated as a tiara in 1893, and on Elizabeth's wedding day, it seemingly snapped. "The catch, which I didn't know existed, it s...
To complement her gorgeous dress, the princess wore a pair of ivory Duchesse satin heels by Edward Rayne. The silver buckle was studded with silver seed pearl detailing that matched her dress.
In addition to her borrowed tiara, Elizabeth wore two pearl necklaces for her big day — the Queen Anne necklace and the Queen Caroline necklace, after King George II's wife. The princess received both baubles as a wedding present from her father, King George VI, who inherited them as part of the royal collection. According to Queen and Consort: Eli...
In her hands, the princess carried an arrangement crafted by florist Martin Longman of Fenchurch Street, created with flowers from the Worshipful Company of Gardeners. Longman kept the design, which featured white orchids and a sprig of myrtle (a tradition that started with Queen Victoria, who received it from Prince Albert's grandmother) a secret ...
- Nicole Briese
20 November 1947. Princess Elizabeth's wedding to Philip Mountbatten took place at Westminster Abbey and was broadcast to 200 million radio listeners around the world. After the ceremony, the...
- Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip met at another royal wedding. Weddings are known as a great place to meet potential mates, and Elizabeth and Philip proved that, though it would take more than 10 years for them to get together.
- Prince Philip popped the question at Balmoral Castle. The couple didn't get to see much of each other during World War II, as Philip was a Royal Navy officer.
- Elizabeth and Philip kept their engagement a secret for a while. While Elizabeth was quick to accept Philip's marriage proposal, that's not the way that royal marriages work.
- King George VI, Elizabeth's father, was not thrilled about his daughter's choice of mate. Though they eventually came around, Elizabeth's parents were not overjoyed by her relationship with Philip.
Apr 14, 2021 · Princess Elizabeth’s wedding ring – in contrast to her engagement ring of diamond and platinum, designed by Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten – was of Welsh gold, from a nugget which had also...
Sep 8, 2022 · The pair, who were married for 73 years, were wed on Nov. 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey. It was a bright spot for many British people after the years of austerity and darkness during World War II.
Sep 8, 2022 · There were eight bridesmaids at Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip’s wedding – Princess Margaret, Princess Alexandra, Lady Pamela Mountbatten, Diana Bowes-Lyon, Lady Elizabeth Lambart, Margaret Elphinstone, Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott and Lady Mary Cambridge.
