Princess Margaret of the United Kingdom and Antony Armstrong-Jones were married on 6 May 1960 at Westminster Abbey in the first-ever televised British royal wedding.
As her father, King George VI, had already died, she was escorted to the altar by her brother-in-law, the Duke of Edinburgh. They had arrived in the Glass Coach, travelling from Clarence House.
Princess Margaret was dressed in a silk organza Norman Hartnell gown, and she wore the Poltimore Tiara, which she had only purchased the year before. She also wore a diamond riviére, which was a gift from her grandmother, Queen Mary.
She was accompanied up the aisle by eight bridesmaids: The Princess Anne, Miss Angela Nevill, Lady Rose Nevill, The Hon. Catherine Vesey, Miss Sarah Lowther, Lady Virginia Fitzroy, Miss Annabel Rhodes, and Miss Marilyn Wills.
In addition to family and friends of the friend and groom, several members of foreign royal families were also in attendance, such as the Queen of Denmark.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, led the traditional Church of England service.
After the service, they travelled to Buckingham Palace for a wedding breakfast with their guests.
A year after the wedding, Antony was raised to the peerage with the titles Earl of Snowdon and Viscount Linley. The couple went on to have two children together before divorcing in 1978.
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