Escorted by a troop of Household Cavalry, the coach carrying Princess Elizabeth and her bridegroom Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, circles the Victoria Memorial and heads for the gates of Buckingham Palace, lower left, as the royal newlyweds return from their marriage ceremony in Westminster Abbey, Nov. 20, 1947. The mall, upper right, and the fountains of the memorial are jammed with hundreds of thousands of Britons who turned out to cheer the pair. (AP Photo)
The horse drawn Glass Coach, with the the Royal newly-weds British Princess Elizabeth, and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten (Duke of Edinburgh) holding the hand of the princess inside, is accompanied by an escort of the household cavalry, on their way back to Buckingham Palace after their marriage at Westminster Abbey, November 20, 1947. The crowds are giving them a tumultuous greeting. (AP Photo)
Two London constables stand guard over the 500-pound, nine-foot high official wedding cake of Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten, Nov. 16, 1947. The four-tier cake took five and a half weeks to make and ten hours to bake. Included in the recipe were seven lucky charms - a bachelor button, a wedding ring, a thimble, a donkey, a 3-penny coin, a wishbone, and a horseshoe, all made of silver. (AP Photo)
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh in procession to the west door of Westminster Abbey, London after their wedding. (Press Association via AP Images)
A high angled shot of the royal newly-weds, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, leaving Westminster Abbey, London on Nov. 20, 1947, after their marriage. The fifteen foot long bridal train is of transparent ivory silk tulle, attached to the shoulders and edged with graduated satin flowers, finally forming a deep border encrusted with pearls and crystals. (AP Photo)
This is the official wedding picture of Princess Elizabeth and her new husband Prince Philip,Duke of Edinburgh, made after their return to Buckingham Palace after their marriage in Westminster Abbey, Nov. 20, 1947. (AP Photo)
In this Nov. 20, 1947 file photo, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, places the ring on the finger of his bride, Princess Elizabeth, during their wedding ceremony at Westminster Abbey, in London. At bride's left is King George VI. At Philip's right is his best man, Marquis of Milford Haven. At extreme left on altar is the Earl of Mountbatten, Philip's uncle. Standing by unoccupied chair at right side of altar is Queen Elizabeth. Next to her is the Queen Mother Mary. (AP Photo/file)
THE BRIDE, PRINCESS ELIZABETH (NOW QUEEN ELIZABETH II), AND THE GROOM, THE NEWLY-CREATED DUKE OF EDINBURGH, APPEAR ON THE BALCONY OF BUCKINGHAM PALACE AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED IN A CEREMONY AT WESTMINSTER ABBEY ON THE DAY THAT THE QUEEN MOTHER CELEBRATED HER 80TH BIRTHDAY. (Press Association via AP Images)
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