Princess Anne & Captain Mark Philips 1973

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I absolutely loved this pair...

To bad their marriage didn't last either, like many other marriages in the British Royal Family. But that doesn't mean that the couple wasn't photogenic. Therefore, I decided to post pics of their engagement and wedding.

The engagement was announced on May 30, 1973.

 

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Pics from the wedding which took place November 14, 1973

 

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The wedding took place at Westminister Abbey

 

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Princess Anne met Captain Mark Philips through her interest in horses

 

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Princess Anne wore a tudor style wedding dress embroidered with pearls. The wedding gown had a high collar and medieval sleeves.

 

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Princess Anne's pure silk gauze train was carried by Prince Edward and Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones.

 

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Despite Princess Anne's plea for a quite affair, the wedding ceremony took place on a grand scale and was watched live by millions of viewers around the world.

 

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As the couple left the church, more than 45,000 spectators were waiting to cheer them.

 

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What's the "Story" on these two now-a-days ?

I hear Mom won't permit a second divorce, so how are they coping with living as far apart as possible ?

 

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I hear Mom won't permit a second divorce, so how are they coping with living as far apart as possible ?

Hmm? I believe Mark Philips and the Princess Royal have been divorced since the early 1990s. You must mean her second husband, Timothy Lawrence.

 

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Great thread pdas1201! While I'm not a big fan of her dress, or her hair, she really was a beautiful bride. In some of these photographs, you can really see the resemblence to her mother. She has her smile. I was just sitting here thinking - and this is really awful, I know - but I don't think that Captain Mark Phillips was very attractive, but Peter really turned out to be very good looking and I think that he resembles his dad quite a bit.

Another question - is that Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones who is the flower girl? And the paige (I think that is what they are called) is that David Linley, or Prince Edward. It looks like Edward, but was he that young when Anne got married?

 

[Dennism]

Some photos from Corbis:

 

[hrhcp]

You must mean her second husband, Timothy Lawrence.

Right !
My mistake.

But the question still applies: "I hear Mom won't permit a second divorce, so how are they coping with living as far apart as possible ?"

 

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Wow, thanks for the pics, Dennis! I have to admit, those are gorgeous shots...The poses are unique.

 

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Another question - is that Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones who is the flower girl? And the paige (I think that is what they are called) is that David Linley, or Prince Edward. It looks like Edward, but was he that young when Anne got married?

Yes, the pageboy was Prince Edward. He was nine years old at the time.


Here is a link to the video from the wedding, provided by BBC..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/14/newsid_2519000/2519003.stm

 

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Another pic of the engagement...

The engaged couple with their parents in the gardens of the Buckingham Palace.

The couple had been engaged for six weeks before telling the world.

 

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A closer look at the engagement ring, the ring, a sapphire supported by diamonds.

 

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Pics of the engaged couple...

 

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Guests:

#1. Captain Mark Phillips mother and sister

#2. Alan Oliver, show-jumping friend of Mark Phillips and his wife, trainer of Princess Anne's horses and confidante of the royal romance from its early days

#3. The Earl of Lichfield, the Queen's cousin

#4. The Queen Mother

#5. Crown Prince Harald and Crown Princess Sonja of Norway

#6. Groom's parents with Princess Margaret

#7. Prince Charles

#8. Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco

 

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The crowd gatherd outside for the wedding...

 

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#1. The Groom and Groomsman leaving from the Cavalry Club and make their way to the Westminister Abbey, where their uniforms are waiting

#2. The bride and her father leave the Buckingham Palace for the Church

#3. The Queen accompanied by the Queen Mother

#4. Sarah Armstrong-Jones, the bridesmaid and Prince Edward as the page

 

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The bride steps of the coach

 

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#1. Princess Anne arrives at the Abbey with her father attended by Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones and Prince Edward.

#2. Princess Anne hands her bouquet to her bridesmaid, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones before approaching the Archbishop of Canterbury with Captain Mark Phillips

#3. The Archbishop blesses the couple

#4. The couple kneel for the blessings

 

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#1. After the ceremony, the bride and groom bow to the Queen and Prince Philip

#2. The couple leaving the Abbey

#3. The Abbey Register

#4. Princess Anne hands her bouquet to her bridesmaid for the journey back to the Palace

#5. The couple leaving the Abbey for Buckingham Palace

 

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Princess Anne enters the Palace with her new husband

 

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The couple along with their families on the Balcony of the Buckingham Palace

 

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The guests wave goodbye as the couple leave for their honeymoon in the Caribbean

 

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Formal Portraits

 

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A sketch of the wedding gown

The gown was made by Mrs. Maureen Baker of Susan Small. The gown was based on a court dress of the reign of Elizabeth I. The knee-length trumpet sleeves edged with Pearls, and the shoulder train embroidered with Orange Blossom designs by the Queen's embroiderer added the distinction of a bygone era to the gown.

 

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Stamps issued to commemorate the wedding