The late Princess Margaret tied the knot with Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, at Westminster Abbey on May 6 1960. The televised event attracted millions of viewers across the world, as well as 2,000 guests having attended the ceremony in person. The princess was 29 at the time, and her sister, Queen Elizabeth II, then 34, had been the reigning monarch for some years. For some weddings, brides choose to ask their father to walk down the aisle with them.
However, Princess Margaret was not given the option of following this tradition, due to her father King George VI having died on February 6, 1952.
But, that’s not to say that the royal arrived at the alter on her own.
Instead, Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh accompanied his sister-in-law down the aisle.
While some brides choose to ask their siblings to be part of their wedding party, Princess Margaret did not give Queen Elizabeth II the role of bridesmaid.
Traditionally, many Britons tend to choose children and young teenagers to take on the duty.
And, for Princess Margaret, the Queen’s daughter, Princess Anne, who was nine at the time, was amongst the bridal party.
Princess Margaret is not the only member of the Royal Family to have asked another royal who is not a direct relative to perform the touching role of accompanying them down the aisle.
Last year, Meghan Markle, 37, was joined by her father-in-law Prince Charles as she arrived at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The Duchess of Sussex’s own father, Thomas Markle, confirmed in the days ahead of the wedding, that he would not be able to attend, citing health reasons.
Elsewhere in Royal history, Princess Margaret wore a stunning Dior dress for her 21st birthday party.
The item, said to be her “favourite dress of all,” is currently on display in the Christian Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at the Victoria and Albert (V&A) Museum, London.
It will remain on show until July 14 this year.
The exhibition features 200 dresses all made by hand, and is the largest ever of its kind for Dior’s work in the UK.
It seems that when the models displayed the designer’s creation to Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, she asked them to break royal protocol.
According to reports, when in the company of royalty, one should not turn their back to them.
However, in order to see the design of the dresses at the rear, it seems that the late Queen Mother asked the models to turn their backs to her, in order to get a proper glance of the creations.