Royal Weddings
The history of Royal weddings as seen through items in the Royal Collection
The Royal Wedding, 1947
20 Nov 1947RCIN 2002408
An aerial photograph of the scene outside Buckingham Palace on the wedding day of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh.
Huge crowds lined the streets, hoping to catch a glimpse of the couple waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace. An estimated worldwide audience of 200 million people had listened to the radio broadcast of the service.