Princess Elizabeth & the Duke of Edinburgh, 20 November 1947

[Artemisia]

Do tell us if you find out; I think it would be wonderful to know she had been part of that glorious day, even if indirectly.

I've always loved the Queen's wedding gown; for me, it's just the type of a gown future Queen should wear. But even prettier than the actual dress was the stunning train. It is in fact one of my favourites ever, with only competition coming from Crown Princess Mette-Marit's and Crown Princess Maxima's trains.

[mary stuart]

i will pester my dad as my nan she passed away quite some time ago she was in her eighties it would be great if she did :)

[XeniaCasaraghi]

This may be unpopular, but I'm not a big fan of Elizabeth's gown. It's definitely not ugly or too much like Diana's; it's just not one of my favs. I will say that it definitely does not look like a 1940's dress.

[MAfan]

I'm trying to identify all the people portrayed in this group picture of the wedding of Philip and Elizabeth:
http://i48.tinypic.com/2vaxj0j.jpg

For the moment I've been able to identify (the titles are those they bore at the time):
1st Row:

1. ?
2. HRH Princess Andreas of Greece and Denmark
3. HRH The Princess Margaret
4. HRH Prince William of Gloucester
5. The Most Hon. The Marquess of Milford Haven
6. HRH The Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh
7. Lt. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh
8. HRH Prince Michael of Kent
9. HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent
10. HM The King
11. HM The Queen
12. HRH The Duke of Gloucester
13. HRH Prince Richard of Gloucester
14. HRH The Duchess of Gloucester
15. (?)
16. HH Princess Helena Victoria
17. HH Princess Marie Louise
18. HRH The Crown Prince of Sweden, Duke of Skane

2nd Row:

1. (?)
2. HRH Princess Marie Bonaparte, Princess George of Greece
3. HE The Rt. Hon. The Countess Mountbatten of Burma
4. HRH The Duchess of Kent
5. HRH Princess Juliana of the Netherlands, Princess Regent
6. HM The Queen of the Hellenes
7. HM Queen Mary
8. HM Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain
9. HM The Queen of Denmark
10. HRH The Crown Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Skane
11. HRH Princess Irene of Greece

3rd Row:

1. HM The King of Yugoslavia
2. (?)
3. HE Rear Admiral The Rt. Hon. The Earl Mountbatten of Burma
4. (?)
5. HRH Prince Bernhard of The Netherlands
6. HM The King of Norway
7. HRH Prince George of Greece and Denmark
8. HRH Prince René of Bourbon-Parma
9. HM The King of Denmark
10. HM The King of the Romanians
11. (?)
12. HRH Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg
13. HRH The Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg
14. HRH Princess Eugenie of Greece

Can someone help me to identify the missing people?

[Iluvbertie]

First row - # 8 is Prince Micheal of Kent. He was one of the two page boys.


Can't help otherwise.

[carrief]

Isn't 2nd row #5 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands?

[Artemisia]

Number 6, third row - I believe that's the King of Norway.
Incidentally, here is a much larger picture that will help getting the details a bit better.

[MAfan]

Originally Posted by Iluvbertie

First row - # 8 is Prince Micheal of Kent. He was one of the two page boys.


Can't help otherwise.

Thank you! I was in doubt if he was Prince Michael or his brother The Duke of Kent.

Originally Posted by carrief

Isn't 2nd row #5 Queen Juliana of the Netherlands?

I thought Juliana is the first one in the first row, though I'm not 100% sure. If Juliana is the #5 in 2nd row, who is the #1 in the 1st row?

Originally Posted by Artemisia

Number 6, third row - I believe that's the King of Norway.
Incidentally, here is a much larger picture that will help getting the detail a bit better.

Thanks for your help, and thanks for finding the larger picture.
Besides, I've noticed just now that behind the King of Norway was another man, of whom only an ear and part of the hair can bee seen.

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I think #11 in the 2nd row - the tall woman behind Queen Elizabeth and the Duke of Gloucester - may be the Duchess of Aosta or her sister the Queen Mother of Romania (born Princesses Irene and Helen of Greece). I'm not totally sure, but I think she is the Duchess of Aosta.

[SLV]

Originally Posted by MAfan

I thought Juliana is the first one in the first row, though I'm not 100% sure. If Juliana is the #5 in 2nd row, who is the #1 in the 1st row?

Yes, that is Queen Juliana in second row. She's right in front of her husband Prince Bernhard.

[PrincessofEurope]

Seen this dress twice - first at KP and then at Buckingham Palace. It is stunning and the work and detail that is on the dress is beautiful. It was a perfect dress for the Heiress with the work on the details and emblems. This is a masterpiece by Hartnell and considering the post war difficulties it make sit even more special

[snowflower]

2nd row - #2: Marie Bonaparte, Princess George of Greece
2nd row - #11: I believe it's Irene of Greece and not her sister Helen
3rd row - #14: Eugenie of Greece, Prince George's daughter

[CyrilVladisla]

The Glass Coach was used at Princess Elizabeth's wedding. Her mother, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret rode in the Glass Coach to Westminster Abbey. King George VI and Princess Elizabeth rode in the Irish State Coach to the Abbey. Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip rode in the Glass Coach from the Abbey after the wedding service.

I saw news footage of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip.
The commentator exclaimed, "The joy of the Princess and people was now complete." as Elizabeth and Philip rode in the Glass Coach from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace.
Truly beautiful.

Prince Philip signed the register with the gold fountain pen with the names of his sisters.
His sisters had given Philip the gold fountain pen as a joint wedding present.

[sarahedwards2]

At the reception, King George VI held up his champagne glass and tearfully said "To the bride!" A few days later he wrote her a touching letter. I always found that so sweet!

[CyrilVladisla]

Prince Philip's sisters, Princess Margarita of Hohenloe-Langenberg, Princess Theodora the Margravine of Baden, and Princess Sophie of Hanover, listened to their brother and Princess Elizabeth's wedding service on the radio in Marienburg Castle.

At least in one way, Princess Elizabeth was like her subjects.
She had clothing ration coupons.
To imagine that a lady's wedding day, an important day in her life, had to be dictated by clothing ration coupons is unbelievable.
However Princess Elizabeth came through!!

Princess Elizabeth and her father King George VI rode in the Irish State Coach.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UR2xn_Yi-Ac

Of the 2,500 wedding invitations, Prince Philip was allotted only two. These he gave to Michael Parker, his navy shipmate, and Cobina Wright.

The route from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey for Princess Elizabeth's wedding was decked with flags and bunting. Yellow and white banners appliquéd with wine-colored motifs bearing the initials E and P were mounted on blue masts in front of the Palace.

[IloveCP]

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor: Wedding Wednesday: Queen Elizabeth II's Gown

I really don't like this wedding gown. While I find the embroidery and the details exquisite, I don't like the overall design of the gown. I really dislike the color and the top design. Also, there are too much details on the dress in my opinion. The veil however is absolutely breathtaking. Very regal and majestic.

From my view, this gown is not horrible but simply too dated to be one of my favorites.

[Marty91charmed]

I think that dress was very glamourous fro that time, and you can spot Queen Elizabeth's style and taste there. Keep in mind that she got married in uncertain times, therefore it is well reported she chose not very expensive gown...

[muriel]

Originally Posted by IloveCP

The Royal Order of Sartorial Splendor: Wedding Wednesday: Queen Elizabeth II's Gown

I really don't like this wedding gown. While I find the embroidery and the details exquisite, I don't like the overall design of the gown. I really dislike the color and the top design. Also, there are too much details on the dress in my opinion. The veil however is absolutely breathtaking. Very regal and majestic.

From my view, this gown is not horrible but simply too dated to be one of my favorites.

Given the dress was used nearly 70 years ago, you would expect it to have dated!

[Iluvbertie]

Having seen the dress up close and personal all I can say is 'wow' it was magnificent.


The dress was on display at KP during the Golden Jubilee year, along with Victoria's, Mary's, Alexandra's and the Queen Mum's. That last one was one ugly dress - but typical of the 1920s while the others were grand affairs.

[Mbruno]

Could anyone kindly identify everyone on the picture in the link below ? Thank you very much.

https://daweddings.files.wordpress.c...06/queen27.jpg

[Lumutqueen]

Originally Posted by Mbruno

Could anyone kindly identify everyone on the picture in the link below ? Thank you very much.

https://daweddings.files.wordpress.c...06/queen27.jpg

MAFan filled in the majority of blanks on a previous page, post #83.