Monday, April 11, 2011

British Royal Weddings of the 20th Century

Princess Diana, Prince Charles leaving St. Paul's after the wedding ceremony







Above: Prince Charles and Princess Diana Wedding


1986 PRINCE ANDREW weds MISS SARAH FERGUSON
1973 PRINCESS ANNE weds LIEUTENANT MARK PHILLIPS

1934 PRINCE GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT weds PRINCESS MARINA OF GREECE
1981 PRINCE CHARLES weds LADY DIANA SPENCER
1922 PRINCESS MARY weds HENRY CHARLES GEORGE, VISCOUNT LASCELLES
1923 PRINCE ALBERT, DUKE OF YORK wed ELIZABETH BOWES-LYON
1960 PRINCESS MARGARET weds ANTONY ARMSTRONG-JONES
1947 PRINCESS ELIZABETH weds PHILIP MOUNTBATTEN, DUKE OF EDINBURGH
1947 PRINCESS ELIZABETH weds PHILIP MOUNTBATTEN, DUKE OF EDINBURGH

1922 LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN weds MISS EDWINA ASHLEY

British Royal Weddings
Of The 20th Century



Major Royal Weddings of the Twentieth Century

Throughout the twentieth century, Royal Weddings were events of majestic splendour. People would camp out overnight in the streets of London to get a prime location for the procession the next day. They would gather in their thousands to garner a glimpse of the newly married couple on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. Street parties were held up and down the country in celebration - the extravagance, the splendour, the sheer pomp and pageantry all combined to make for extraordinary scenes of patriotic pride and national unity.

This collection features footage of all the major Royal Weddings of the Twentieth Century, just as the cinema audiences of the time experienced them. This is a comprehensive and nostalgic look back at some of the most memorable and extraordinary days, in not just royal history, but in the history of Britain.

Running time: 181 mins approx

DVD CONTENTS

1922 PRINCESS MARY weds HENRY CHARLES GEORGE, VISCOUNT LASCELLES

1922 LORD LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN weds MISS EDWINA ASHLEY

1923 PRINCE ALBERT, DUKE OF YORK wed ELIZABETH BOWES-LYON

1934 PRINCE GEORGE, DUKE OF KENT weds PRINCESS MARINA OF GREECE

1935 PRINCE HENRY, DUKE OF GLOUCESTER weds LADY ALICE SCOTT

1947 PRINCESS ELIZABETH weds PHILIP MOUNTBATTEN, DUKE OF EDINBURGH

1960 PRINCESS MARGARET weds ANTONY ARMSTRONG-JONES

1961 PRINCE EDWARD DUKE OF KENT weds MISS KATHARINE WORSLEY

1963 PRINCESS ALEXANDRA weds MR ANGUS OGILVY

1972 PRINCE RICHARD (DUKE OF GLOUCESTER) weds MISS BIRGITTE VAN DEURS of DENMARK

1973 PRINCESS ANNE weds LIEUTENANT MARK PHILLIPS

1981 PRINCE CHARLES weds LADY DIANA SPENCER

1986 PRINCE ANDREW weds MISS SARAH FERGUSON



DVD BONUS FEATURES

1919: PRINCESS PATRICIA weds COMMANDER ALEXANDER RAMSAY

1949: GEORGE LASCELLES, 7TH EARL OF HAREWOOD weds MISS MARION STEIN

1960: LADY PAMELA MOUNTBATTEN weds MR DAVID HICKS

1960: Alternative report on Princess Margaret's Wedding

1999: PRINCE EDWARD weds MISS SOPHIE RHYS-JONES

1947: and additional silent camera rushes of the wedding of Princess Elizabeth and Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh

DVD Info: http://www.seeofsound.com/p.php?s=MVD5203D