It’s no secret that we’re obsessed with modern-day princesses*, but today we have our eye on an old-school royal: Queen Elizabeth, who’s back in the spotlight as Netflix films its original drama The Crown. The actors took to the streets of London yesterday (including Claire Foy as a princess bride Elizabeth) to shoot the wedding, which originally took place on November 20, 1947. Here are the behind-the-scenes pics:
Claire donned a double strand of pearls and a replica of Elizabeth’s Norman Hartnell wedding gown. Here’s how she stacked up against the real royal deal.
Here’s Princess Elizabeth, nailing that whole “blushing bride” bit. Her duchesse satin wedding dress was embroidered with jasmine and lilac blossoms embellished with crystals and more than 10,000 seed pearls.
Here are the bride and groom directly following their nuptials at Westminster Abbey.
And doing our favorite royal wedding pose: Waving to crowds from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
Like Diana and Prince Charles almost half a century later, Princess Elizabeth and Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, were followed up the aisle by a gaggle of white-clad attendants. (And also an impressive train: Elizabeth’s was 13 feet long compared to Kate Middleton’s 9-foot train. But Diana’s dress bested them both, trailing a 25-foot train behind it.)
*The younger generation of royals we love:
- Meet the Belgian Prince Who Gave Up His Chance to Be King When He Married a Commoner
- 11 Non-Royals Who Have Married Into Royalty
- Monaco’s Royal Family Celebrates the Wedding of Pierre Casiraghi and Beatrice Borromeo
- Royals Off Duty: This Is What Queens and Princesses Wear When the Tiaras Come Off
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