Picture No | 10499618 |
Date | 1923 |
Description | Royal Wedding 1923 - T.R.H depart on honeymoon |
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Front cover of The Sketch showing the newlywed Duke and Duchess of York. Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI) married Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on 26 April 1923. They spent their honeymoon at Polesden Lacey, a country estate in Surrey and are shown here at Bookham Station on their way. The Duchess wore a dress and coat of dove grey crepe embroidered romain with a small brown hat, an ensemble specially chosen to allow the crowds to see her face.
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Source | Front cover of The Sketch, 2 May 1923 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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