British royal brides
Victoria married Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840.
Photo: Queen Victoria, June 1, 1898.
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Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother)
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon married Prince Albert, Duke of York, on April 26, 1923. She became Queen consort when Albert, who took the name George VI, became king after his brother Edward's abdication.Queen Elizabeth became known as the Queen Mother when her daughter, Princess Elizabeth, became queen.
Photo: Queen Elizabeth, the former Duchess of York, smiles as she poses in 1937 for this official picture in London after the May 12, 1937 coronation the Duke of York.
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Queen Elizabeth (The Queen Mother)
Queen Elizabeth, Queen Consort to King George VI, poses sometime in 1930 with Princess Elizabeth, left, and Princess Margaret.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II)
Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip at Westminster Abbey on Nov. 20, 1947.Photo: The wedding blessing of the Princess Elizabeth and Philip The Duke of Edinburgh, Nov. 20, 1947, at Westminster Abbey, in London.
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Princess Elizabeth (later Queen Elizabeth II)
The Princess Elizabeth II of England and Philip The Duke of Edinburgh pose on their wedding day, Nov. 20, 1947, in Buckingham Palace, London.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Margaret
The newlywed Princess Margaret, the younger sister of Queen Elizabeth II, leaves hand-in-hand with her husband, Antony Armstrong-Jones, from Westminster Abbey on their wedding day May 6, 1960. They divorced in 1978.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Margaret
Princess Margaret and photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones on their wedding day, May 6, 1960.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Anne
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's only daughter, Princess Anne, married Mark Phillips on Nov. 14, 1973. They were divorced on April 23, 1992. Anne is remarried to Timothy Laurence.Photo: Princess Anne and Mark Phillips as newlyweds, waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace, Nov. 14, 1973.
Princess Diana
Lady Diana Spencer in wedding dress before her wedding to Prince Charles on July 29, 1981, in London.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Diana
Lady Diana Spencer and Charles, Prince of Wales, are seen during their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Diana
Lady Diana Spencer is shown with Prince Charles at their wedding at St. Paul's Cathedral in London on July 29, 1981.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Diana
Princess Diana and Prince Charles wave to well-wishers from the 1902 State Landau carriage after their wedding ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral on July 29, 1981, in London.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Diana
Princess Diana and Prince Charles on the Buckingham Palace balcony after their wedding on July 29, 1981, in London.Special section: The royal wedding
Princess Diana
The balcony kiss.Photo: Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day in London, July 29, 1981.
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Princess Diana
An official family photo taken on July 29, 1981, the wedding day of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.Special section: The royal wedding
Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Queen Elizabeth II's son, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, married Sarah Ferguson on July 23, 1986. Their children, Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, are fifth and sixth in line to the throne.Photo: The newlyweds, Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, wave to crowds on July 23, 1986, from the balcony of Buckingham Palace in London, while Queen Elizabeth II and the Queen Mother look on.
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Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York
Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Duke and Duchess of York, kiss after their wedding, June 23, 1986.Special section: The royal wedding
Lady Sarah Frances Elizabeth Chatto
Princess Margaret's only daughter, Sarah Armstrong-Jones, married Daniel Chatto on July 14, 1994, in London.Photo: Sarah Armstrong-Jones with her groom Daniel Chatto after their wedding at St. Stephen Walbrook, in London, July 14, 1994.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex
Prince Edward, Queen Elizabeth's youngest child, married Sophie Rhys-Jones on June 19, 1999.Photo: Prince Edward and Sophie, Countess of Wessex, leave St. George's Chapel after their wedding, Windsor, England, June 19, 1999.
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Sophie, Countess of Wessex
Sophie, Countess of Wessex, and Prince Edward leave St. George's Chapel in carriage after their wedding, Windsor, England, June 19, 1999.Special section: The royal wedding
Autumn Phillips
Autumn Phillips is married to Princess Anne's son, Peter Phillips.Photo: Peter Phillips with his bride, Autumn Kelly, in Windsor, England, May 17, 2008.
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Autumn Phillips
Bride and groom Autumn Kelly and Peter Phillips wave to family members and guests as they leave in a horse-drawn carriage after their wedding ceremony at St. George's Chapel in Windsor Castle, May 17, 2008, in Windsor, England.Special section: The royal wedding
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Prince William married Catherine Middleton on April 29, 2011 at Westminster Abbey.Photo: Catherine Middleton waves to the crowds as her sister and Maid of Honor Pippa Middleton holds her dress before walking in to the Abbey to attend the Royal Wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey on April 29, 2011 in London.
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Prince William and Kate Middleton
Kate Middleton arrives at Westminster Abbey at the Royal Wedding in London Friday, April 29, 2011.Pictures: Royal wedding ceremony
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton exchange rings in front of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Westminster Abbey, London, April 29, 2011.Pictures: Royal wedding ceremony
Prince William and Kate Middleton
Britain's Prince William kisses his wife Kate, Duchess of Cambridge on the balcony of Buckingham Palace after the Royal Wedding in London, April, 29, 2011.Pictures: Royal wedding ceremony
Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips, the granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II, married English rugby player Mike TIndall on July 30, 2011.Photo: Mike Tindall kisses his new bride Zara Phillips after their wedding ceremony at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30, 2011.
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Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips, granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, arrives for her wedding to England rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30, 2011.Pictures: Royal wedding in Scotland
Zara Phillips
Mike Tindall and Zara Phillips leave after their wedding ceremony at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30, 2011.Pictures: Royal wedding in Scotland
Zara Phillips
Zara Phillips, the eldest granddaughter of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, arrives for her wedding to England rugby player Mike Tindall at Canongate Kirk in Edinburgh, Scotland, on July 30, 2011.Pictures: Royal wedding in Scotland