See How Queen Elizabeth And Prince Philip Created The Modern Royal Wedding 70 Years Ago

Julia Zorthian, Time: Entertainment
Mon, 11/20/2017 - 3:20pm

The first modern Royal Wedding to captivate the world — decades before William and Kate’s — took place 70 years ago this Monday, when Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip were married with unprecedented fanfare in Westminster Abbey. Back then they were then still Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, but the wedding of the King of England’s elder daughter was unlike any that people had experienced before — in part because it was the first of its kind to be broadcast live.

Place your ad here
Loading...

BING NEWS:

33 most memorable royal weddings of all time: From Princess Kate to Princess Charlene & more
Prince and Princess of Wales' royal wedding, followed by Zara and Mike Tindall's later that year, while 2018 was a busy year for Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and Princess Eugenie and Jack Brooksbank ...
05/3/2024 - 6:59 pm | View Link
How Queen Elizabeth II Broke Protocol at Prince William and Princess Kate’s Wedding
On one of the biggest days in modern royal history, Queen Elizabeth II was the victim of a major faux pas. When the late queen arrived at the April 2011 wedding of Prince William and Princess Kate ...
04/29/2024 - 1:40 am | View Link
Queen Elizabeth's very boozy drink that she enjoyed before bed every night
Queen Elizabeth II enjoyed a very boozy drink ... Unlike his wife, the late Prince Philip would love to try out new foods and got excited about new ingredients.
04/27/2024 - 7:01 pm | View Link
Royal coronations throughout the years – the interesting facts you may not know
But it turns out, that the format for the modern coronation day is something that only began in 1902 with the crowning of King Edward VII and Queen Mary. This royal ... as Prince Philip was never ...
04/24/2024 - 1:17 pm | View Link
The unseen letter that reveals Queen Elizabeth’s feelings on the birth of Prince Andrew
Weeks away from her 12th wedding anniversary, Elizabeth had combined ... the Queen and Prince Philip had toured Canada. Only one Canadian was told the royal news, prime minister John Diefenbaker.
04/22/2024 - 7:59 pm | View Link
More

More Movie News

More Entertainment News

‘Furiosa’ First Reactions Praise ‘Fury Road’ Prequel as ‘Really F—ing Good’ and ‘Powerhouse Action Filmmaking at Its Absolute Be
Variety, Monday - 05/06/2024 - 10:53 PM
The first reactions for George Miller’s “Furiosa” have trickled in on social media ahead of the movie’s world premiere later this month at the Cannes Film Festival, and it appears the “Mad Max: Fury Road” director has another amazing action epic on his hands. “Brings me great joy to report that ‘Furiosa’ is really, really […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Tom Selleck Hopes ‘CBS Will Come to Their Senses’ and Un-Cancel ‘Blue Bloods,’ Says ‘All the Cast Wants to Come Back’
Variety, Monday - 05/06/2024 - 10:36 PM
Tom Selleck isn’t ready to bid farewell to “Blue Bloods” yet. In an interview with CBS News, Selleck said he still believes that “CBS will come to their senses” and reverse its decision to end the police procedural with Season 14. “We’re the third-highest scripted show in all of broadcast.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Ariana Grande Recalls First Time on ‘Wicked’ Set: It Was the ‘Most Emotional Day of My Life’
Variety, Monday - 05/06/2024 - 08:48 PM
While gliding across the Met Gala red carpet Monday night, Ariana Grande — dressed in a custom Loewe ball gown — stopped to discuss her first day on the set of “Wicked” with Variety‘s Marc Malkin. “My first day on set for ‘Wicked’ was the most emotional day of my life,” Grande recalled.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
Contest Seeking Short Stories for Film and TV Adaptation Launched by Roadmap Writers, Barry Josephson
Variety, Monday - 05/06/2024 - 07:23 PM
Roadmap Writers, a screenwriting education and training platform based in Los Angeles, is partnering with Hollywood producer Barry Josephson to identify short stories fit for film and television adaptation. The competition, open now and running through June 14, seeks commercial-leaning work and carries a cash prize of $7,000. The top three stories will be published […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
T Bone Burnett Taps Into a River of Love for His First Acoustic Album in Decades: ‘In a Way It Feels Like My First Solo Record,
Variety, Monday - 05/06/2024 - 05:48 PM
“There’s a river of love that runs through all times,” the singer-producer T Bone Burnett sang in a signature song of his back in the 1980s. But that’s not a river he’s necessarily always been riding. A lot of music from his debut solo album, 1980’s “Truth Decay,” on forward (and even going back to […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
How ‘The Bear’ Could Break Multiple Emmy Records Held by ‘Game of Thrones,’ ’30 Rock’ and ‘Succession’
Variety, Monday - 05/06/2024 - 05:47 PM
With the appetite of a hungry grizzly, “The Bear” could gobble up a few Emmy records for its sophomore season. Fresh off a smashing first season that set a new benchmark for comedy series wins with 10 trophies, FX’s awards-gobbling show shows no signs of letting up. Its second season, which aired in June 2023, […]
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

See How Queen Elizabeth And Prince Philip Created The Modern Royal Wedding 70 Years Ago

Welcome to Wopular

MoviesWithButter : Our Sister Site

More Entertainment News