Date: 6 May 1960
Place: Westminster Abbey, London
Event: Wedding between Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones
Princess Margaret's wedding was the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television. Margaret's romantic life had been hotly followed by the press for years. So, for the occasion, Margaret wore a dramatic dress and oozed elegance.
The dress was designed by Norman Hartnell and was made of white silk organza including a jacket-like overlay. It had long sleeps and long, slim v-neck with no embellishments such as embroidery or beading.
With a tightly cinched waist, the skirt was very full consisting of about 40 yards of fabric over layers of tulle underskirts.
Margaret's veil was also made of silk organza and cascades from her dramatic up-do (purportedly aided by hairpieces) and drawing even more attention to the dramatic Poltimore tiara that had been purchased just for her. (It sold at auction in 2006 for $1.7 million.)
The veil was trimmed with ivory lining giving the princess a polished, complete "frame."
Tune in tomorrow when Fashionably Royal reviews the wedding of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, in the run-up to Friday's big wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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