Popular Princess Margaret Wedding Dress
The dress that princess beatrice would eventually wear to her own wedding has been worn by the queen on at least three occasions ending in the mid 1960s.
Popular princess margaret wedding dress. Famous for its simplicity this dress was designed to flatter princess margaret s frame and to showcase the famous and fabulous poltimore tiara that the bride wore on her wedding day. Margaret spent much of her childhood with her parents and sister. A state dinner in rome the premiere of lawrence of arabia and the 1966 state opening of parliament. On may 6 1960 29 year old princess margaret married photographer antony armstrong jones in england s first televised royal wedding captivating an estimated 300 million viewers worldwide.
21 august 1930 9 february 2002 was the younger daughter of king george vi and queen elizabeth and the only sibling of queen elizabeth ii. Princess margaret marries earl of snowdon anthony armstrong jones 1961. The pair tied the knot in a small ceremony at the royal chapel of all saints in windsor on friday after their initial wedding date was cancelled due to coronavirus. A wedding dress or bridal gown is the dress worn by the bride during a wedding ceremony.
The color style and ceremonial importance of the gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. In western cultures the wedding dress is most commonly white which fashion was made popular by queen victoria when she married in 1840. Princess margaret s wedding to photographer anthony armstrong jones on 9th may 1960 was the first ever royal wedding to be televised. Her life changed dramatically at the age of six when her paternal uncle king edward viii abdicated to.
A state dinner in rome the premiere of. The dress that princess beatrice would eventually wear to her own wedding has been worn by the queen on at least three occasions ending in the mid 1960s. Princess margaret s wedding dress designed by norman hartnell was made from silk organza with 30 metres of fabric in the. By nicole stinson.
Their consequent separation in 1978 was a huge landmark. The queen wasn t the only windsor besides the queen mother who became a devoted client.