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Monday, December 6, 2010

A video of the Wedding of then Princess Elizabeth to Philip Mountbatten

Two years after the end of World War II, Britain and the eyes of the world looked at London, where The Princess Elizabeth married her beloved Philip, the former Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark.

Philip and Elizabeth met in 1934 when Elizabeth was 13 years old at the wedding of Philip's cousin, Princess Marina of Greece. It was love at first sight for Elizabeth and she started writing letters to Philip. The first photograph of the couple together was taken in 1939.
They became secretly engaged in 1946. Because of her age, her family at first opposed her marriage to Philip, but relented. Their engagement was officially announced on July 9, 1947. Her platinum engagement ring had a large square diamond with smaller diamonds on either side. The diamonds came from Philip's mother's tiara.




http://uk.truveo.com/video-detail/british-path-archive-the-1947-royal-wedding-of-princess-elizabeth-and-philip-mountbatten/3860918052

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