A Queen in White: The Wedding That Dressed the World
On February 10, 1840, 20-year-old Queen Victoria married Prince Albert in white satin — and set the template for weddings ever since.
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A Wedding That Lifted a Nation
On November 20, 1947, Princess Elizabeth married Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten at Westminster Abbey, giving war-weary Britain its first great postwar celebration.
The Wedding That Cost a Crown: Edward and Wallis Marry
On June 3, 1937, the former King Edward VIII married Wallis Simpson in a French chateau, with none of his royal family present.