Twenty million viewers tuned in to watch the wedding of the Queen's sister, Princess Margaret, as she wed Mr Anthony Armstrong Jones at Westminster Abbey on 6 May 1960. It was a beautiful spring day, and the Princess arrived at the Abbey in the Glass Coach.
Margaret looked like a true princess as she stepped into the Abbey in a Norman Hartnell creation. The dress was made of white silk organza, cinched at the waist, and the silk skirt was hung over tulle petticoats. It also had a V-neckline and long, slim sleeves to suit Margaret's delicate frame. Margaret wore the Poltimore tiara - made in 1870 by the Queen's Jewellers, Garrard's for Lady Poltimore, wife of Queen Victoria's Treasurer - and had a
The glamorous Princess Margaret and her new husband Anthony Armstrong-Jones walking back down the aisle of Westminster Abbey.
Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones wave to the crowds outside Buckingham Palace.
Above: Princess Margaret and her new husband enjoy a quiet moment during the official photographs.
Right: Princess Margaret and Mr Armstrong-Jones leave Westminster Abbey.
Long silk organza veil. Her bouquet was of orchids. Mr Armstrong Jones wore a morning suit. The eight bridesmaids wore Hartnell-designed, ballerina-length dresses. The couple honeymooned on the Royal Yacht Britannia around the Caribbean.
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