Search results
The wedding dress of Princess Elizabeth (the future Queen Elizabeth II), was worn at her wedding to Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh on 20 November 1947 in Westminster Abbey. Given the rationing of clothing at the time, she still had to purchase the material using ration coupons . [1]
- White bridal dress
- Norman Hartnell
- 1947
- Satin
Nov 8, 2017 · The design of her dress, a stunning gown made from ivory silk and decorated with 10,000 seed pearls, was approved only three months before the wedding. Couturier Norman Hartnell wanted it to be...
- Digital Director
- 2 min
Nov 19, 2018 · Buttonholes for a Royal Bride: What It Was Like to Help Make Queen Elizabeth’s 1947 Wedding Dress
- 2 min
- Jennifer Robson
The wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Sir Philip Mountbatten (later Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh) took place on Thursday 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London, United Kingdom.
- 20 November 1947; 75 years ago
- Westminster Abbey
- London, England
Nov 20, 2020 · While the 21-year-old princess had been engaged since the beginning of July, the intricate ivory silk dress and 15-foot train embroidered in pearl, crystal and applique duchess satin, was made by...
- 3 min
- Monique Jessen
People also ask
Who designed Princess Elizabeth's wedding dress?
How did Queen Elizabeth pay for her wedding dress?
Was Elizabeth I a last-minute bride?
Why did the Queen buy her wedding dress two years after WW2?
Nov 20, 2022 · It was woven by Warner & Sons. Hartnell’s magnificent wedding dress was embroidered with sparkling crystal beads and white seed pearls in a tulle, floral design, which he created alongside the...
Aug 20, 2020 · The story behind the Queen's wedding dress and how designer Norman Hartnell created it using wartime ration coupons, 10,000 pearls and a team of 350 women.
