London Weddings Essay

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LONDON, United Kingdom - British royal weddings have ranged in scale from huge events broadcast around the world to quiet events in intimate venues. Prince William's April 29 marriage to Kate Middleton will be held at London's Westminster Abbey, where most of the big royal weddings of the past 60 years have taken place. Here is a list of royal weddings during Queen Elizabeth II's reign, and what became of the marriages: PRINCESS MARGARET and ANTONY ARMSTRONG-JONES -- 1960, May 6, Westminster Abbey, London Queen Elizabeth's sister was talked out of marrying equerry Peter Townsend in 1953, as he was a divorcee. She married photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones, who was created Earl of Snowdon, in the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television. Their arty friends attended the ceremony. They had two children, David, who became chairman of Christie's auction house, and painter Sarah. Reports of numerous affairs first circled in 1966 and the couple drifted apart by the early 1970s and they divorced in 1978, when he remarried. Margaret died in 2002. PRINCESS ANNE and MARK PHILLIPS -- 1973, November 14, Westminster Abbey, London Anne was the first of Queen Elizabeth's children to tie the knot, marrying army lieutenant Mark Phillips in an ceremony at Westminster Abbey that was filmed in colour and televised around the world. Unusually, Phillips, an Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian, did not take a title and their two children, Peter and Zara Phillips, bear no titles. They divorced in 1992. PRINCE CHARLES and LADY DIANA SPENCER -- 1981, July 29, St Paul's Cathedral, London Billed as the wedding of the century, the heir to the throne married Diana Spencer in a huge ceremony attended by royalty and heads of state from around the world. Britain had a national holiday and the event was broadcast live across the globe. It was held at St Paul's Cathedral

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