Royal Weddings and Ceremonies

Historical images from weddings and formal royal events, showcasing elegant gowns, ceremonial attire, and high-profile guests.

The wedding of the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith; shown here emerging from St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh where they were married in the presence of the Queen. Date: 21st January 1953

The Wedding Of The Year -- The Hon. Frances Roche, 18-year-old daughter of Lord and Lady Fermoy, leaving her home at Wilton Crescent for her Wedding to Viscount Althorp at Westminster Abbey today. The Queen and members of the Royal Family were attending the ceremony. With her is Lord Fermoy. June 1, 1954.

Anefo photo collection. State visit to the royal family to Ethiopia. Gala dinner in Imperial Palace No. 12: For dinner: Beatrix and Claus, no. 13: v.l.n.r. Queen Juliana, Haile Selassie, Prince Bernhard, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus. January 24, 1969

Anefo photo collection. Marriage lady-baronesse van Randwijk, secretary of Princess Wilhelmina and Mr Thijs Booy, individual secretary Princess Wilhelmina, Gorsel. October 30, 1954. Gorssel

Prince Rainier and her Serene Highness Princess Gracia of Monaco after the wedding services.

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Prince Karl von Hessen and Countess Yvonne Szapary in The Hague. The bridal couple in the church. April 18, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

01/20/1962. Wedding of Simeon Ii of Bulgaria and Margarita Gómez Holly.

Anefo photo collection. Radio singer Annie Plevier married to German editor Siebert. February 25, 1957

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Junk woman-baronesse van Randwijk, secretary of Princess Wilhelmina and Mr Thijs Booy, private secretary Princess Wilhelmina, Gorsel /. October 30, 1954. Gorssel

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh Attend Reception at the County Hall -- The Queen is seen with Mr. I.J. Heyward looking at the Council Services Exhibition when she attended a reception at the County Hall last night with the Duke of Edinburgh. July 07, 1953. (Photo by London Express News And Feature Services).

The wedding of the Earl and Countess of Dalkeith; shown here emerging from St. Giles's Cathedral, Edinburgh where they were married in the presence of the Queen. Date: 21st January 1953

07/01/1993. Wedding of Carla Royo-Villanova and Prince Kubrat of Bulgaria in the Church of Our Lady of the Incarnation in Madrid. In the image the bride, who wore a dress designed by Lorenzo Caprile, arm in arm with her father.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Marriage Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus .. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

ELIZABETH TAYLOR; NICHOLAS CONRAD "NICKY" JR. HILTON.

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Prince Karl von Hessen and Countess Yvonne Szapary in The Hague. The wedding couple leaves the church. April 18, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Marriage of Princess Francoise from Bourbon Parma with Prince Eduard from Lobkowicz in Paris. January 7, 1960. France, Paris

Anefo photo collection. Margreeing Princess Margriet and Pieter van Vollenhoven number 7 Mayor Kolfschoten overhang booklet. January 10, 1967

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Beatrix visits Netherlands Antilles. princess company Prime Minister Antilles, E. Jonckheer. February 23, 1965. Netherlands Antilles

Anefo photo collection. Marriage lady-baronesse van Randwijk, secretary of Princess Wilhelmina and Mr Thijs Booy, individual secretary Princess Wilhelmina, Gorsel. October 30, 1954. Gorssel

First Woman M.P. To Be Married In Crypt Chapel:Photo Shows -- Miss Thelma Cazalet and Mr. David Keir leaving the Crypt Chapel of the House of Commons after their Wedding. When Miss Thelma Cazalet. M.P. Married Mr. David Keir, who is well known in Political Circles, in the Crypt Chapel, of the House of Commons, she was the first Woman M.P. Ever to have a Wedding Ceremony in the Crypt Chapel. August 05, 1939. (Photo by Universal Pictorial Press & Agency Ltd)

Anefo photo collection. Prinsjesdag 1967. Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus before departure. September 19, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Audrey Hepburn with husband Mel Ferrer during party evening film tuschinsky. November 2, 1954. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Lord Derby Married At The Abbey. Royal Family Among 1,500 Guests -- The bride and groom leaving after the wedding. The bride's dress is of cream satin, tight bodies embroidered with Pearls and Diamonds, and full skirt. The King and Queen, with the Princesses, were among the 1,500 guests attending the Westminster Abbey wedding of Lord Derby, at 30 the richest young man in England, and Lady Isabel Milles-Lade, 28 - described in 1947 as personally penniless'. This was the biggest society wedding of the year. July 22, 1948.

Princess Margaret At Paris Bald -- After the official opening dances with the British Ambassador and with M. Paul Auriol, son of the President of the Republic, She danced three dances Non-stop with prince Marc Charles Louis Joseph Marie De Beauveau-Craon, 29-year-old French Aristocrat. Princess Margaret, at Present on a visit to Paris, had almost more partners than she could dance with, when She went to the ball given by Lady Deterding at the Cercle Interallie in aid of the British Hertford hospital in Paris, on Nov 21. November 23, 1951. (Photo by Paul Popper, Paul Popper Ltd).

The Second Royal Day -- Her Royal highness mounting the steps of the Princess Elizabeth Hospital at Nairobi. To-day their Royal highness left Nairobi for the Royal Lodge in the foothills of mount Kenya where they will spend a brief holiday before embarking at Mombassa in the "Gothic" for Ceylon. yesterday, however, they had another full round of engagements which included a visit to the National park where the Princess Took some cine pictures of big game. February 03, 1952. (Photo by Paul Popper Ltd.).

Anefo photo collection. Troon distance Queen Wilhelmina / Inauguration of Queen Juliana. Inauguration of the Queen Juliana.Conorable family at home, after the anniversary and inachia parties in Amsterdam. Region of Queen and Prins in the municipality of Baarn, on the way to Palace Soestdijk .. September 9, 1948. Baarn

San Lorenzo de El Escorial (Madrid), 07/18/1991. The ski champion Blanca Fernández Ochoa got married in the Basilica of the Monastery of El Escorial. In the image, Blanca Fernández Ochoa and Danielle Fioretto.

A Prince and His Princess Bride. Prince Jean of Luxembourg and his bride, Princess Josephine-Charlotte of Belgium, walking down the aisle of the Cathedral here after their marriage. April 9, 1953. (Photo by United Press Photo).

President Dwight D Eisenhower and his wife, Mamie Eisenhower, with their guests, President Charles de Gaulle of France and his wife, Yvonne de Gaulle (l-r), as they prepare to enter the White House dining room for a state dinner and musicale during de Gaulle's visit to the United States, Washington, DC, 4/22/60. (Photo by United States Information Agency/GG Vintage Images)

Princess Margaret - Tour Of West Indies, 1955 - Royal Tours. February 16, 1955. (Photo by Joseph McKeown, Picture Post).

Royal Family Their Wedding Guests - Members of the Royal Family were guests at the wedding of Lady Carolien ***** daughter of the Marquess and Marchioness of Bath, and Mr. David Somerset, the Queen's Godson. Here are the bride and brideroom leaving St. Peter's, Eaton-Square, London, after the ceremony. The bride wore a pattern of raised roses on her silk brocade gown. July 05, 1950.

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Prince Karl von Hessen and Countess Yvonne Szapary in The Hague. The bridal couple in the church. April 18, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Junk woman-baronesse van Randwijk, secretary of Princess Wilhelmina and Mr Thijs Booy, private secretary Princess Wilhelmina, Gorsel /. October 30, 1954. Gorssel

JAMES STEWART.

Princess Sibylle of Saxe Coburg Gotha, pictured entering the church in Coburg upon her marriage to Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden in 1932. Both bride and bridegroom were great grandchildren of Queen Victoria and the event was attended by no less than sixty-four royalties. Date: 1932

Newlyweds, Edward and Tricia Nixon Cox leave the White House after their wedding. June 12, 1971.

Anefo photo collection. Marriage of Princess Francoise from Bourbon Parma with Prince Eduard of Lobkowicz in Paris, the couple after the wedding conformation. January 7, 1960. France, Paris

Duke of Edinburgh With King And Queen Of Denmark -- Britain's Duke of Edinburgh, consort of Queen Elizabeth, is visiting Copenhagen in connection with the British Trade Fair which has been running in the Danish capital. Much of the Duke's time has been in playing the part of goodwill ambassador and he has attended many official functions. Here he is shown at one of them in the company of King Frederick and Queen Ingrid of Denmark. October 13, 1955. (Photo by London Express News and Feature Services).

Anefo photo collection. Johan Cruijff married Danny Coster the bridal couple at the town hall. December 2, 1968

Brussels (Belgium), 12/15/1960. Wedding between King Baudouíno and Fabiola de Mora y Aragón in the Cathedral of San Miguel and Santa Gúdula.

***** Weds Count John De Bendern -- ***** of Count John De Bendern and ***** Daughter of Lord Queensberry, ***** afternoon at Brompton Oratory. February 18, 1938. (Photo by Keystone)

Anefo photo collection. unknown . Press ball of German journalists in Bonn, Princess Irene and Prince Carlos. November 6, 1964. Bonn

Her name is Miss Lavimia Lambton and she was one of 750 guests at a great charity ball given in the Ice Palais, Paris. She went as "Winter", wearing a white costume to represent snow. The twings on her head are meant to indicate bare trees. She also wears ice skates, for the guests were invited to dance on ice. September 12, 1954. (Photo by Daily Mirror).

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard on January 7, 1937. Undated

04/09/1959. Akihito and Michiko's wedding in Japan.

Anefo photo collection. Series: Marriage Princess Beatrix Prince Claus. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam

Brussels (Belgium), 12/15/1960. Wedding of the kings of Belgium Baudouin I and Fabiola in the cathedral of Saint Michael and Saint Gudula in Brussels. The ceremony was officiated by Italian Cardinal Giuseppe Siri.

Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and John Kennedy talking at their wedding reception, Newport, Rhode Island / Toni Frissell., Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard arrive at the airport of Djakarta, (TV photos), inspection awaits. August 26, 1971. Jakarta

Film still of Evelyn Venable (1913-1993) from 'Death Takes a Holiday'.

Black and white photograph of the wedding of British Princess Elizabeth (1926- ; Queen from 1952) and Philip of Mountbatten (1921- ) on 20 November 1947 at Westminster Abbey in London.

05/13/1962. Wedding in Athens of Don Juan Carlos and Princess Sofia.

Anefo photo collection. Celebration of the 25-year wedding party of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. Visit Keukenhof royal guests (Fabiola and Boudewijn. May 2, 1962

Maria pia of savoy and alessandro of Yugoslavia, wedding, cascais, 1955

ELIZABETH, THE QUEEN MOTHER Seen with the Mayor of Auckland, Mr K.N. Buttle, at the Mayoral reception at the War Memorial Museum during a 2 week tour of the country. Date: 1900 - 2002

The Season's Biggest Wedding -- Mr. Ian Gilmour assists his bride, Lady Caroline Montago Douglas-Scott to out the wedding cake at the reception held at Syor House, Brentford, the historic home of the Duke of Northumberland, which followed their wedding at Westminster Abbey today. Lady Caroline is the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, and the Queen and Princess Elizabeth were there. July 10, 1951.

Christopher Lady Soames 1947 formerly Mary Churchill Wedding day. February 19, 1947.

Elsevier photo collection. State visit King Frederik Queen Ingrid van Denmark De Ridderzaal Hague, Dutch government offered reception. Welcome Minister Drees. April 27, 1954. Hague, South Holland

SARAH MILES in BRIDE TO BE (1975) -Original title: PEPITA JIMENEZ-, directed by RAFAEL MORENO ALBA.

Anefo photo collection. Series: Marriage Princess Beatrix Prince Claus. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clore - Host and Hostess at the Dorchester: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Clore wait to receive their guests at the Dorchester last night.The Clore's were host and hostess at the St. John's Wood Charity Committee dinner and dance. More than £10,000 was raised,some for the Westminster Abbey fund. Mr. David Clore, the financier's brother, raised £3,000 with an after dinner auction.Charles Clore spent 240 guineas at the auction and give two bottles of pink champagne, which fetched 60 guineas each. December 07, 1953. (Photo by Evening Standerd Picture)

H.R.H. Princess Elizabeth dancing with Captain Joshua Rayley, Grenadier Guards at a ball in aid of the N.S.P.C.C. at the Old House Hotel, Windsor. She was at the ball as part of the Countess of Gowrie's party Date: 19th June 1946

Athens (Greece), 05/14/1962. Don Juan Carlos and Princess Doña Sofía after the wedding, along with their entire family.

Inner front cover of The Illustrated London News Royal Wedding Number commemorating the marriage of Princess Margaret to Anthony Armstrong Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960. The cover features the newlywed couple leaving Westminster Abbey as husband and wife with Princess Margaret in her stunningly simple Norman Hartnell wedding gown. Date: 1960

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Margain Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. January 10, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

Marriage blessing of Princess Juliana and Prince Bernhard in the Jacobskerk in The Hague on January 7, 1937, 1937 photograph The Hague photographic support gelatin silver print prince. crown princess. (civil) marriage ceremonies Large or Sint-Jacobskerk

10/26/1982. Teddy Bautista's wedding to Paloma Siles.

Anefo photo collection. Princess Margriet and Mrs. Pieter van Vollenhove. Princess Irene and Prince Carlos Hugo and behind it Princess Christina and supervisor. January 10, 1967. The Hague, South Holland

Queen Elizabeth II (b1926) and Prince Philip (b1921), 1947. Artist: Unknown

Sir Winston, in Court dress, holds open the door of the Queen's car as she leaves No.10 after the dinner party. Sir Winston and Lady Churchill entertained the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh co dinner last night at No. 10 Downing Street large crowds waited in Downing Street to watch the royal quests arrive. Sir Winston, in Court dress, and Lady Churchill, waited outside No. 10 to greet the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh. The dinner had been officially described as "a Private affair" but there was little doubt that it was Sir Winston farewell as Her Majesty's First Minister. April 05, 1955.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Princess Michiko from Japan during the Olympic Games in Tokyo. 1964. Japan, Tokyo

04/09/1950. Wedding of Carmen Franco Polo with Cristobal Martínez Bordiú. General Franco, godfather of the ceremony, accompanies his daughter to the altar.

Anefo photo collection. Her Majesty Queen Juliana visits the Westland. Queen Juliana with the mayor of Maasland, F.J. Groot andzerik. January 27, 1961. Maasland, South Holland

Anneliesl.Eva Braun's Photo Albums, ca. 1913 - ca. 1944. These albums are attributed to Eva Braun (four are claimed by her friend Herta Schneider, nee Ostermeyer) and document her life from ca. 1913 to 1944. There are many photographs of Eva, her sisters and their children, Herta Schneider and her children, as well as photographs of Eva's vacations, family members and friends. Included also are photographs taken by and of Eva Braun at Hitler's chalet Berghof (or Kehlstein), photographs of Hitler and his entourage, visitors to Berghof and the scenery around Berchtesgaden, and some studio portraits of Eva and members of her family.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard. 1959

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Princess Elisabeth. November 21, 1947

Anefo photo collection. State visit of Mohammed Reza Pahlavi, the Sjah of Persia to the Netherlands. Queen Juliana and the shah leave the palace on the dam on the way to the gala dinner in the Rijksmuseum. May 20, 1959. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Anefo photo collection. Princess Irene fiancé Carel Hugo. 11 February 1964. Hague, South Holland

Princess Anne, the Princess Royal seen smiling and waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace following her marriage to Captain Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey on 14 November 1973. Prince Edward, now the Duke of Wessex, who served as a pageboy can be seen beside the couple. Date: 1973

1923 marriage of Francisco Franco and María del Carmen Polo (1900 1988) Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892 1975) was a Spanish general, dictator and the Caudillo of Spain from 1939 until his death

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Margain Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. January 10, 1967

The Imperial Royal Family of Persia;Princess Ashraf- Sister of the Shah of Persia, photographed with her husband. March 31, 1953. (Photo by Camera Press).

Elsevier photo collection. Princess Margriet Pieter van Vollenhoven dinner, offered Leiden Dutch government Lakenhal. January 4, 1967. Leiden, South Holland

SPENCER TRACY, ELIZABETH TAYLOR and DON TAYLOR in FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1950), directed by VINCENTE MINNELLI.

Anefo photo collection. Series: Marriage Princess Beatrix Prince Claus Princess Beatrix bridal dress. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam

Prince Alexander & Princess Maria Pia - Yugoslavia - Foreign Royalty. May 10, 1955. (Photo by United Press Associations)

Princess Margaret accepts a bouquet from little Susan Thorne at the London premiere of the film Dambusters last week. The film is based on Australian writer, Paul Brickhill's book of the RAF raids on the Ruhr dams. May 25, 1955. (Photo by The Associated Press Ltd.).

Anefo photo collection. Award ceremony by Prince Bernhard 1977. Prince Bernhard pinches silver carnation at Sister Dorothea M. Herwegh. June 23, 1977

The marriage of Lady Margaret Cavendish-Bentinck, younger daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Portland, to Principe Gaetano Parente, eldest son of the late Marchese Enrico Parente and of Marchesa Maria Imperiali, took place on April 12 in the private chapel of Welbeck Abbey. Our group shows(L to R)Marchese Imperiali di Francavilla(best man), the bridegroom, the bride, the Duke of Portland, the Duchess of Portland and Lady Anne Cavendish-Bentinck at Welbeck Abbey after the ceremony. Date: Apr

Photograph of Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Youth and Service Ball in Edinburgh.

PS: The bride - Princess Maria Pia of Italy. February 15, 1955. (Photo by Daily Mirror)

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven arrival wedding couple St. Jacobskerk. January 10, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Princess Beatrix and Claus in the church. Behind them Prince Bernhard and Queen Juliana. March 10, 1966. Amsterdam

Anefo photo collection. Baptism Willem Alexander. Number 8 prince armgard and Mrs. Von Amsberg, number 9.10 Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus /. September 2, 1967

Anefo photo collection. Marriage Prince Karl von Hessen and Countess Yvonne Szapary in The Hague. The bridal couple in the church. April 18, 1966. The Hague, South Holland

Anefo photo collection. Queen Juliana attends a gala show in Krasnapolsky on the occasion of the 16th anniversary of the Corps of the Free University. October 18, 1960. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

Lord Andrew Cavendish Weds the hon. Deborah MitfordPhoto Shows the bridal CoupleThe marriage arranged between Lord Andrew Cavendish, Coldstream Guards. and the Hon. Deborah Mitford, took place at St. Bartholomew the Great. Smithfield, London.The Hon. Deborah Mitford is sister of Unity Mitford and youngest of Lord Redesdale's six daughters.Lord Andrew Cavendish is the son of the Duke of Devonshire. April 19, 1941. (Photo by L.N.A.)

Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip in a full-length wedding portrait. 1947.

A Posy For The BrideBride with a posy on her prayer book is Lady Mary Baillie-Hamilton, a close friend of Princess Margaret and one of the Queen's maids of honour at the Coronation. The daughter of the Earl and Countess of Haddington, She was to-day the bride of Mr. Adrian Bailey, at St. James's, Spanish-place. July 21, 1954.

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Margain Princess Margriet and Mr. Pieter van Vollenhoven. January 10, 1967

Year: 1964. Stars: ELIZABETH TAYLOR; RICHARD BURTON.

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