On This Day In Royal History . 20 November 1947 . Queen Elizabeth II married Prince Philip . . 👑 Princess Elizabeth (now Queen Elizabeth II) and Philip Mountbatten (now Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) were married at 11:30 GMT on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey. . ◼ Princess Elizabeth was attended by eight bridesmaids: HRH The Princess Margaret (her younger sister), HRH Princess Alexandra of Kent (her first cousin), Lady Caroline Montagu-Douglas-Scott (daughter of the Duke of Buccleuch), Lady Mary Cambridge (her second cousin), Lady Elizabeth Lambart (daughter of the Earl of Cavan), The Hon. Pamela Mountbatten (Philip's first cousin), The Hon. Margaret Elphinstone (her first cousin) and The Hon. Diana Bowes-Lyon (her first cousin). Her cousins Prince William of Gloucester & Prince Michael of Kent served as page boys. . ◼ The royal parties were brought in large carriage processions, the first with The Queen and Princess Margaret and later a procession with Queen Mary. At Kensington Palace, Philip departed with his best man, the Marquess of Milford Haven. Princess Elizabeth arrived at the Abbey with her father, King George, in the Irish State Coach. . ◼ The wedding ceremony was officiated by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, & the Archbishop of York, Cyril Garbett. The ceremony was recorded & broadcast by BBC Radio to 200 million people around the world. Elizabeth and Philip then proceeded to Buckingham Palace, where a breakfast was held at the Ball Supper-room. The couple received over 2,500 wedding presents from around the world & around 10,000 telegrams of congratulations. . ◼ Upon their marriage, Elizabeth took the title of her husband & became Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh. They departed for their honeymoon in Broadlands in Hampshire, home of Philip's uncle, Earl Mountbatten . . . #OnThisDayInHistory #ThisDayInHistory #TheYear1947 #RoyalWedding #HerMajesty #QueenElizabethII #ElizabethII #Royalhistory #Royalweddings #onthisday #instaweddings #Instahistory #ERII #ERII1947 #ElizabethRegina #PrincePhilip #DukeofEdinburgh #PrincePhilipDukeofEdinburgh #RoyalFamily #HouseofWindsor #BritishMonarchy #GodSaveTheQueen #D20Nov (at Westminster Abbey) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Gi1fIANSE/?igshid=amg9eh1yixft
