1947 ROYAL: Wedding of HRH Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey

Date: 24th November 1947

Location: United Kingdom

Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)

Clerics along aisle of Abbey in pageant after the wedding ceremony

Elizabeth and Philip along hand in hand behind official, followed by bridesmaids, Wedding March music heard playing

Various Royal guests from around the world along through Abbey, lead by Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, Consort of King George VI), including King Michael of Romania, King and Queen of Denmark, and King Faisal II of Iraq, Earl Mountbatten

Elizabeth getting into the bridal coach as leaving Abbey, followed by Philip

Coach driven along, Elizabeth waving

Household Cavalry along in procession

Buckingham Palace:

Philip waving from carriage as driven along in wedding procession to Buckingham Palace, past huge crowds of wellwishers

Elizabeth getting out of coach

Huge crowds of onlookers gathered for Royal Wedding

Bride and bridegroom (Elizabeth and Philip) out onto balcony, waving to crowd

Couple joined on balcony by other members of the Royal Family including Queen Mother

Royal Family going back inside

Massive crowd gathered

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